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Film Analysis: The Breakfast Club

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"The world's an imperfect place." From the wise words of the high school criminal, John Bender, we realize the world is hard. Different obstacles are set in place for each of us. Those who overcome them, determine where they will go in life. The Breakfast Club was released in 1985 by director John Hughes. It was intended to be a comedy/drama film but as one submerges themselves deeper into the story, we are introduced to problems battling internally within each character. The main setting is a high school library in Chicago where the stereotype of each clicc are forced to spend the day together in Saturday detention. The jock (Emilio Estevez), the diva (Molly Ringwald), the brain (Anthony Hall), the basketcase (Ally Sheedy), and the criminal

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