There was another post that got deleted which made me interested in “The Breakfast Club”. Maybe we can continue the discussion here?

People said Allison is a cool character and that people like Allison turned out to be good people in their experience. What do you think about that?

Others said, you must see this movie if you’re one of those “movie nerds” as it’s cinematographically competent. @southsamurai@sh.itjust.works wrote a whole essay on it (thanks btw).

What other movies tried to copy The Breakfast Club and failed? Or succeeded?

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    19 minutes ago

    I remember studying this film as a young teen. It was an old film then, and that was a long time ago.

    As such, I have no real constructive comments to add, sorry

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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        4 minutes ago

        Um. Good music. Character development. That shot between the chicks legs. Satsifying story arch and a general fun 80s vibe. That’s about all I remember

  • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    50 minutes ago

    The previous conversation disappeared because the user deleted their new account 😞

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.orgOPEnglish
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    53 minutes ago

    Excerpt from @southsamurai@sh.itjust.works’s mentioned essay:

    Hughes had this really distinct visual style. Bright, vibrant, and kinda larger than life. He used it to take a look at slices of life that were, in the breakfast club, angsty as fuck. Most scenes are vivid, and the drama plays out in that almost candy coated world.

    Since the cast was perfect for their roles, something else Hughes was great at imo, they managed to each fulfill their stereotype in a way that pops out of the screen. The very artificialiality of the cinematography and the almost cheesy costuming allows you to skip past a lot of immersion barriers and just enjoy the characters and dialogue.

    Hughes was really good at that balance. The Breakfast Club is the best example of his vision. And, because it influenced so many other filmmakers and the industry, it’s an important one to watch from that perspective, even if it isn’t really going to resonate as well with someone born much later. Not that it can’t, or won’t at all, just that the entirety of teen living shifted post internet, and much of the gen Y range falls into that era.

    Thanks again. Hope it’s OK I reposted this, thought it needs to be preserved 😅