The Breakfast Club is very different from almost every other entry into what was (at the time) a burgeoning genre. Instead of relying on the staples of bare flesh‚ crass humor‚ and brainless plots‚ this movie focuses on five dissimilar characters‚ is almost entirely dialogue-driven‚ and doesn’t offer even a glimpse of a breast or buttock. It’s a story about communication gaps‚ teen isolation‚ and the angst that everyone (regardless of how self-assured they seem) experiences during the years that
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Unfortunately‚ this stereotype may never change. The Breakfast Club written and directed by John Hughes expresses exactly that theme. Fortunately‚ youth of every age understand exactly what they are going through and have the ability to change what is being thrust on them by the socialization process which begins in the home and is reinforced at school‚ not only by students and parents‚ but teachers like Mr. Vernon as well. In The Breakfast Club five unique personalities‚ each secure in his identity
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The well-known song “Don’t You Forget about Me” plays at the end of the movie The Breakfast Club‚ signaling not only the end of the famous movie‚ but also the end of the transitory group that had developed in the earlier scenes. Although movie was released over twenty years ago‚ high school students today can still use the labels that are examined in the movie to identify themselves in the cruel world they call high school. With the final lines “you see us as you want to see us...In the simplest
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The Breakfast Club is the story of five teens from different cliques forced to spend the day together as they serve their detention. All of the major high school stereotypes are represented: the jock‚ the rebel‚ the popular girl‚ the nerd‚ and the outcast. Conflict quickly arises as the students are forced to interact with one another‚ but as the afternoon wears on‚ *things begin to change. Thus unfolds a humor-infused teen drama that reveals the breakdown of labels and the bonding of a very diverse
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In the movie The Breakfast Club‚ five students are to spend the entire day together in detention. These five teenagers all come from extremely different backgrounds and social groups within their school. As the movie progresses they learn more about one another. This bond comes about due to the students trying to have fun while in detention. In the beginning ten minutes of the movie one can see the setting of a team form. This means that it was clear that there would be a plan of action made by
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3/15/2012 Film analysis for The Breakfast Club In the beginning of the movie I think the only person who falls under the open self category is Brian. He is upfront with the others about his grades‚ his academics‚ and his family. As the day goes on and he starts to bond more with the others he starts to talk about his thoughts and emotions as well. I didn’t think there was any one with a blind self. I felt that John was under the hidden self because he was just know for breaking rules
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The film “The Breakfast Club” directed by John Hughes is a compelling film that illustrates the inner working of the teenage mind-set. A film quite literally opens your eyes to how teenagers work within different stereotypes. John Hughes is able to show how although each character may give the impression that everything is “OK” but really‚ on the inside their whole life is just constant stress. This stress‚ which numerous things‚ including their parents and peers brought on‚ effected them in a way
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Claire Standish is one of the teenagers spending her weekend in detention in the movie‚ The Breakfast Club. Claire represents the “popular” clique. Claire is known as a princess; she is spoiled and gets what she wants. Even though Claire has money‚ friends‚ and gets what she wants‚ she is still unhappy. Claire feels like she is misunderstood. Claire comes off as being conceded‚ but says that she hates being that way. Towards the end of the film‚ as the group open up to one another Claire says she
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The Breakfast Club This paper is an analysis of five dissimilar teenagers representing a cross-section of middle class high school students in the suburbs. The students meet each other for the first time during a Saturday morning detention session. Each student arrived to the school by different means‚ which is a precursor to determining the type of individual each one is. The group is comprised of a "princess"‚ an "athlete”‚ a "brain"‚ a "criminal"‚ and a "basket case". These are the roles the
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Saturday detention. The Breakfast Club gives viewers a first hand look at Gordon Allport’s Contact Hypothesis and it’s effect on high school students. The Contact Hypothesis is one of the best ways to improve conflict among inter and outer groups experiencing conflict and is exemplified throughout The Breakfast Club as the five students are forced to sit through a Saturday detention. The Contact Hypothesis is an important theory to understand before analyzing The Breakfast Club. The Contact Hypothesis
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