Synopsis
Shermer High School, not the most typical education
institute. The weekly Saturday detention in the library was attended by five students, who were at no surprise to be a quiet group, known to each other previously at school but had never spoken a word before.
The main issue was the fact that they were all apart of different
social groupings, causing an immense amount of problems to arise. Bender the socially smart guy , Claire the stuck up girl, Allison the secluded one, Andrew the sporty jock and Brian the geek who have nothing in common, are forced by Mr Vernon to write a 1000 worded essay revolving how they see themselves. It turns out to be much harder than what they originally thought.
This diverse group have to get along for the day and make the most out of their time together, even if there's no effort to exchange kind remarks. Soon they will realise how much they have in common and secure tight friendships. Even though their lives may be extremely different, they all agree on how much the adult society rules their entire lives and as time is wasted through the day, they manage to get up to mischief while all achieving one thing during the day. That no matter what, their differences will always continue to keep them apart because well, who would want to be seen with a nerd if you were a popular girl. It's a tough thing to visually think about but that is one of the struggles in high school. The Breakfast Club is a film which clearly portrays the main issues which occur in schools still to this day and can promote a promising message for young viewers who wish to stop this happening to them in the coming future.