The Breakfast Club 4K 1985

The Breakfast Club is one of the best examples of youth cinema (if not the best). Released in 1985 and directed by John Hughes, it has not aged at all, becoming a true classic among films about growing up.

What makes The Breakfast Club so good? First of all, its vitality. The jock (Estevez), the princess (Ringuold), the rebel (Nelson), the nerd (Hall), the psycho (Shidi) — everyone can relate to these characters, and many people are similar in personality to them, so you empathize with them from the beginning to the end of the film. Many people today are experiencing the same difficulties in life as the characters in the film, realizing that growing up is inevitable, and that when you grow up, your heart dies, as Allison Reynolds said in the film. The characters have the same problems with their parents that we have. They don't want to become like their “ancestors”: cold and boring. That's why you empathize with the characters even more.
Secondly, the dialogues. The characters' dialogues play a key role in the film. The entire film is built on them. Five kids, locked in the library on Saturday as punishment for various misdeeds, talk about what they did when they lost their virginity, what they can do, argue, laugh, joke, swear at each other, smoke weed, confess their love, etc. All the dialogues are brilliantly staged. Everything is so believable.
And thirdly, the acting. John Hughes managed to bring together six young (at the time) and talented actors in the film. And they all play their roles perfectly. I did like Emilio Estevez (Andy) less than the others, though. However, he plays a simple, honest guy. An athlete who finds himself in an unpleasant situation because of his father. But he still plays the part well. Judd Nelson (Bender), on the other hand, is something else! Something with something! What he does in the film is simply indescribable; you have to see it to believe it. His character is a cocky and self-confident bully who, as it turns out, is actually a very weak and helpless person - played to perfection. Probably the best role in the film. But the other actors are also great: Anthony Michael Hall (the shy straight-A student Brian), Molly Ringwald (the flighty rich girl Claire), Ally Sheedy (the strange girl Allison, who dreams of leaving home), Paul Gleeson (the mean teacher Vernon) - also did a great job.

All in all, The Breakfast Club is a very kind, funny, touching, and at times sad film that everyone will enjoy. If you're tired of all the “teen” nonsense, such as American Pie and Party Animal, watch The Breakfast Club. The film will make you understand and rethink a lot of things. Personally, I consider it one of the thirty best films ever made. Watch it and you won't regret it.