Whenever I am about to go view a 1980s film or any older film always bring with me cenain assumptions. These assumptions are usually Wrong and the older film usually impresses me. Many popular movies of today are usually smothered With special effects and it’s a common belief by many people that all these special effects make movies better, I can honestly say that I take that misconception With me as I start to watch older films. such as the breakfast club. I originally thought the meme might be worth seeing. but overall I subconsciously predetermine that the meme won‘t be as good as it could be because the special effects would be minimal.
But, as I said above lam usually impressed by older mowes because where they may not maximize speCial effects they make up for it with good acting. This precarious balance of good acting and blow-your-mind special effects is really quite lopsided in today’s films, In some cases – not all – but in some cases. the special effects of a meme can be great and impressive, but it’s almost like their compensating for the crummy acting of the characters. The Breakfast Club didn’t have crazy time Wild shocking special effects but its acting and characters were very well developed and portrayed. The acting of each of the characters and their interactions with each other allowed us a glimpse into their specmc insecurities. Through good acting we could see the story flow and the sublime flaws that each character possessed created the very plot of the story.
Every character could feel the pressure of society around them and their parents pushing them into roles for their lives. The expectations of others had pasted each of these characters into some inVISible mural of society to create some larger picture of what the generation was supposed to be. If the director or screenwriter was trying to get a message across, I believe he was trying to get the Viewer to see this generation as a collection of individuals. That society can live in acceptance and to be wary of the fact that our insecurities shine With our relations With other people. But, ultimately there still is the individual person With their own hopes, fears and dreams. The youth of this generation were all lumped into a huge group of a crazy rebellious drug nation. This film took that a small lump of people all sewing detention and broke it back down into individuals and where they were coming from and explain the SOClal demands that were being placed on them.
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The director paints a somal picture for us regarding the role of the individual in the group as portrayed by the group of teenagers. If we contrast this picture with what was happening politically at the time we get an interesting equation. Ronald Reagan was reshaping the roles of the individual as it related to the role of the group or government. The New Deal during the great depression had brought the role of the government into greater regard as far as dealing With the economic crisis at the time. Reagan lessened the role of the government and there was more of a free market. The Breakfast Club was in no way about economics or Reagan, but the whole idea of the individual versus an authority figure was certainly evident.
