Classic Film: The Breakfast Club Directed By John Hughes

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The 1985 classic film , The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes tell us a story of five different characters named Claire Standish, John Bender, Allison Reynolds, Andrew Clark, and Brian Johnson. The setting takes place as these students end up in detention at Shermer High school where each of them is from a different clique who end up having to write an essay as their punishment. The Breakfast club is a good example of how well a story is told through a few things such as its plot , characters, and cinematography. Each formal and stylistic element plays a part in this iconic film. The Breakfast Club had an impactful plot that made many viewers hooked. The plot did not tell too much that it would ruin the story. It made the viewer want

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