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The Breakfast Club Setting Analysis

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The Breakfast Club. A movie enjoyed by many in the years that it had been released. A movie that is relatable today, as it was when it first released in 1985. The film’s setting created a sense of importance to the viewers. Without the setting, would The Breakfast Club be as significant to us today if it had been differently? In my opinion, it wouldn’t have been as significant. The importance of the setting is overwhelming as to why it is so important. The setting ties into the theme/message of the movie. Within the movie, it talks much about life experiences that are overlooked by your peers. At school, you seem to forget that everyone else has personal issues of their own. Near the end of the movie when the kids are sitting near each other …show more content…

I feel like the setting is a huge reason as to why people still enjoy watching it today. The setting plays into the theme of the story which makes it very relatable. Those people you went to high school with, are no different than this movie. Like I said before, we all portray ourselves as the people that we want to be seen as. Some of us portray ourselves to be cool and funny, others may portray ourselves to not care about what others thing- even in reality they probably do care. This creates a soft spot in all of us because we understand. We understand the teenagers who went through those hardships. We understood what it was like either be that popular kid or being that kid who was looked at as weird. With the relatability, it creates a connection that makes us enjoy the movie that much more. The setting may seem like it’s not of any importance, but truly it is a main factor in creating a classic film, such as The Breakfast Club. The setting is an important part of a film. It not only just gives us a time and place, it puts us in that place. It gives us the reality and understanding of the story to be able to comprehend what is going on. It allows us to envision the true meaning behind stories that the writer and director had envisioned. The setting is key to making a major movie blockbuster, and pleasing the audiences around the

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