Breakfast Club
In this famous 80’s movie, The Breakfast Club shines a light on so
many defining roles of society. The movie introduces us to very different
characters whose portrayals are the typical high school social groups. Each of
the five characters has a very defining role throughout the film. We meet Andy
the “jock”, Claire the “princess”, Allison the “loner”, Brian the “brains”, and
Bender the “criminal.” In the beginning when they all meet in detention, they
clash. Because of their different social standings and diverse cliques, they
make it seem that they are un-relatable when in reality they really do have
many things in common. This movie engages us to think who makes these social
groups and why do we put each other in them. For example, the movie makes it
seem so obvious that the character Claire gets put into the “pretty popular
girl” category because of her looks, how she dresses, and her family’s money.
This makes it easy for the other characters to make an assessment without even
getting to know her.
The real
question is, “how do we fall under these groupings?” It’s so typical of us to
think that we can separate ourselves into “classes” which creates a separation
between people. Because this film touches upon the multiple axes of difference
such as class, we can conclude that by having these groupings it makes people
feel like they belong somewhere. It is how these characters identify with
themselves and each other.
Charlie’s Angels
Charlie’s Angels TV shows, movies, products were a huge hit in the 80’s. It personified three main women who fought, caught bad guys, and kicked butt while looking cute and not a hair out of place. These advertisements basically showed three beautiful girls as crime-fighting sex symbols, which was thought of “every man’s fantasy.” Even if these women took on a larger than usual role it still appeared
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