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Oh yeah, in case you are wondering those are your common typical high school clique (maybe a bit different in Malaysia setting but still the commonality is there). These figures are prominently featured in the classic 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club. And yeah.. i smell a movie review coming in! hahaha..

My expectation of the movie is very very high considering the amount of praises and rave reviews about it. Not to mention the cult status the film has achieved (honored 20 years later in MTV Movie Awards). But I’m proud to report that the movie does not disappoint me a bit! It is just what I expected of a coming of age movie should be.

During the whole course of the movie I can’t help but wonder how is it possible for one detention scene to made up the whole complete movie? The answer lies in the characters itself. The vibrant and vivid characters portrayed by the five then-unknown actors really reflects the personality and personification of each and every clique. I myself especially love Ally Sheedy (The Basketcase) character. I think she plays the character flawlessly and beautifully. Haha and I especially love it when she is transformed at the end of the movie (So Cinderella-like… but with an 80’s twist!).

Halfway throughout the movie, I find myself really engrossed and living each moment in each different scene. I started to think “Oh crap this movie gonna end soon! Why can’t John Hughes make it like 3 hours longer!”. When the movie finally ends, I find myself wondering how many other teenagers are inspired the same way I do after seeing this movie. Its simple but important message will continues to rings throughout your whole high school years!

Well that’s the magic of The Breakfast Club. After 23 years later, it still touch the heart and lives of individual. I guess we see them as we want to see them… in the simplest terms and most convenient definitions. A great movie that stand the test of time and will not stop continue to vow and inspire the audience for the coming generations.