Ferris Bueller's Day Off

ingenuity during the 1980’s. Selling jokes and working in the offices of National Lampoon Magazine, Hughes arrived on-screen in his early 30’s. Ushering in a series of teen hits such as, Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), and Pretty in Pink (1986), Hughes established himself as a storyteller by attracting an array of audiences. In exploring the limitations of comedic cinema, he created a masterpiece with The Breakfast Club; a simple, yet powerful…

Writer and television producer, Alain de Botton once wrote, “The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.” The Ferrari Crash scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off not only fulfills the emotional necessity to entice its audience, but allows any audience member to connect on a deeper level. In a time period where young adults were expected to conform to preset goals and dreams, John Hughes created the film to express…

films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Fight Club, all of which refers to transcendentalism and anti-transcendentalism in some way or another. Transcendentalism is the belief that knowledge of reality is derived from intuitive sources rather than from objective experience (The American Heritage Dictionary). Anti-Transcendentalism is the belief in society, institutions, material possessions and that all humans are in some way inherently evil. Transcendentalists, more often than not, live off the…

School Vs. Prison Genre Although some people may argue the fact that prison and school films are unrelated in every way, I am here to argue the fact that these two genres are similar in many ways that some might not be able to point out for themselves. I am going to use three different critical articles as well as three different movies to explain my reasoning. I feel as though the significance of comparing these two genres is very important because it gives additional meaning to some aspects of…

There is perhaps no American icon that satirically represents the teenage world better than Ferris Bueller. Director John Hughes was already immersed in telling stories of American youth when his most successful film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, was released in 1986. The movie revolves around Bueller’s determination to skip to school while avoiding capture at the hands of Dean Edward Rooney, one of many comic fools in the film. Much of the story revolves around cultural context involving…

important elements like Characters, Themes, Settings, Music and Plot. My movies I picked to discuss with is “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, “Wayne’s World” and “10 Things I Hate About You”. The important elements I am going talk about is they Characters, they Setting and they Music. My First I am going to talk is a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. My first element about it is “Characters”. Ferris Bueller is our main protagonist and we laugh with him because of his sense of humour, Cameron Frye is our…

friendships groups are brought together on a Saturday for detention. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off depicts the adventures of three friends skipping school for a day in the city. These films have several characteristics found between them. One of these characteristics would be the setting of Chicago. John Hughes loved his hometown and refused to film his movies in Hollywood. Hughes himself said, “Chicago is what I am. A lot of Ferris is sort of my love letter to the city.” It is fair to say that…

In Touching Spirit Bear Yoda is a perfect fit for Edwin. Yoda is a Jedi Master in “Star Wars” and is very wise, just like Edwin. Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker all the needs for becoming a master. Edwin taught Cole everything he needed to know to get rid of his anger. Edwin is old just like Yoda was 900 years old. Cole is the angriest character in Touching Spirit Bear. Throughout the book, the narrator kept on explaining that Cole’s anger was smoldering and was about to explode. In the movie…

Without a Cause, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, have influenced American identity by making teenagers more independent, rebellious, and determined to break through societies stereotypes. Considered the movie that started it all, Rebel Without a Cause starring James Dean was a movie that inspired kids to conspire against society by changing their habits and attitudes. All told in a 24-hour period, the story of Jimmy Stark (James Dean) and his days as a…

Role Models Robert K. Merton is the sociologist who coined the term, “role model”. Merton focused his work on social Through Merton’s research and studies on social groups, Merton discovered that people tend to set the behavior, instead of individuals setting the behavior. A role model is someone who sets the example and appropriate behavior in situations. Psychologically, role model are important to the development of the youth. The knowledge of the role model guide the youth to a successful…