The Breakfast Club

About the Characters:
Brian- Brian is the nerdy kid that kept a gun in his locker. He kept getting pressured by his parents to get good grades in school so he wanted to kill himself. Brian is a major character that is smart, pressured and suicidal. He developed friendships with the other four main characters, but no love relationship. His attitude was awkward and friendly.

Claire- Claire is the "princess" that has a wealthy family. The reason why she was in detention was because she went shopping when she was meant to be in school. Claire is a major character who is "perfect", wealthy and popular. As well as developing friendships with the other four characters, she develops a love relationship with John. Her attitude was quiet and sometimes friendly.

Allison- Allison was a strange character that sat in the corner most of the time without saying a word. She was only in detention because she had nothing better to do. Allison is a major character that is strange, freaky and weird. As well as developing friendships with the other four main characters, she develops a love relationship with Andrew because she gets a makeover from Claire, showing Andrew what was really under all of her dark makeup. Her attitude was quiet and strange.

Andrew- Andrew was the jock of the group. He has a father who pressures him to be someone that he doesn't want to be, a jerk. Which is a part of the reason that he was in detention. He is a major character that is pressured, he likes to stand up for himself and others and he is protective. As well as developing friendships with the other four characters, he develops a love relationship with Allison. His attitude is friendly and protective.

John- John is the bad boy of the group. He likes to stir up trouble and pick fights with everyone. John is a major character that is bad, troublesome and impolite. As well as developing friendships with the other four characters, he develops a love relationship with Claire. His attitude is bad-mannered and impolite.

Characters' Costumes:
Brian- He wore a green jumper, cream coloured pants, blue shoes and he had short strawberry blonde hair.

John- He wore a white t-shirt with a checkered red long sleeve shirt over the top, a denim jacket, black jeans, black gloves, black runners and he had shoulder length brown hair.

Andrew- He wore a blue hoodie, white t-shirt with a blue singlet underneath, blue jeans, white runners and he had short brown hair.

Claire- She wore a pink v-neck shirt, brown skirt, brown boots, diamond earrings and she had short red hair.

Allison- She wore a black jumper, dark navy checkered skirt, black stockings, dark makeup, black shoes and shoulder length black hair.

How the students felt about each other and how it changed:
At the start of the film, each of the major characters didn't like each other. This changes because they spent time with each other in detention and they each told everyone why they were there and also telling them about some of their personal problems.

The plot of The Breakfast Club:
The Breakfast Club is about five very different students that are each different stereotypes that spend 8 hours in detention on a Saturday.

Where the film is set:
The film is set at Shermer High School, the sub settings included the library, the street in front of the school, the gymnasium, the basement, the faculty room, the corridors, the vents and the oval.

The type of music featured:
The type of music that they used was rock/pop music that was popular when the music was made, they used the music for the situation that they were in at the time, they used it for the characters' emotions and even to cover up curse words.

The themes and issues raised during the film:
- Stereotypes- Each of the characters were labelled differently
- Anger- They kept getting angry with each other and fighting
- Love- The relationships between Allison and Andrew, John and Claire
- Friendship- They all developed friendships with each other
- Family issues- They all had similar problems with their relatives

How this film is similar/different to other teen films I have watched:
This film is similar because they always include the same themes, but it was different to other teen films because you don't usually see a film that shows detentions and just detentions.

Film review for The Breakfast Club:
"THE BREAKFAST CLUB"
The Breakfast Club is about five stereotypical students that spend 8 hours in detention on a Saturday, and they all have very different personalities which is very interesting to watch as they all come together.
I found this film very interesting as the plot is something that isn't very common.
The things that the film did well was the use of music, the storyline and the stereotypes together trying to get along, but the things that the film could have done better was the use of comedy, because I thought that more humor could have been involved.
All together the students find out that they aren't all that different. They find out that they have similarities that involve both school and family or home problems.
I recommend this film as it is an interesting film to watch. My rating out of 5 is 4.