Comments on: John Hughes wrote the manifesto for my generation on film http://itsablogeatblogworld.com/2009/08/john-hughes-wrote-the-manifesto-for-my-generation-on-film/ Just a blog about nothing. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: BS http://itsablogeatblogworld.com/2009/08/john-hughes-wrote-the-manifesto-for-my-generation-on-film/comment-page-1/#comment-76 BS Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:57:00 +0000 http://itsablogeatblogworld.com/2009/08/john-hughes-wrote-the-manifesto-for-my-generation-on-film/#comment-76 Some of my fondest memories from a less than enjoyable life are from the time John Hughes was most active as a writer and director. I would have to say that THE BREAKFAST CLUB was the pinnacle of his movies because at the heart of his movies were stories of relationships and the bonds that hold them together, whether it be friend or lover. BREAKFAST CLUB seemed to be the culmination of all his own experiences and themes he wished to pursue, perhaps it was a love letter to his own friends but more likely a portrait of what those experiences have meant to him. I think I was fortuanate to have seen BREAKFAST CLUB in a theater during its first release when I was at university. I cannot never forgot leaving the NAU theater in Old Main on a winter night and seeing the movies with friends, good people who were important to me at the time. After the film we picked up pizza and beer and returned to one of the dorm rooms and spoke of the film, shared some things amongst ourselves and bonded closer as friends. I am sorry John Hughes never made many more films in the last twenty years, but I happy he never tried to top films such as BREAKFAST CLUB. I like to think he never found a need to go the distance, to see if he can succeed just one more time. He was content with what he had produced and what he had to say. He was satisfied to devote more of his time in Chicago, raising his family. I suspect that was his favorite endeavor. Some of my fondest memories from a less than enjoyable life are from the time John Hughes was most active as a writer and director. I would have to say that THE BREAKFAST CLUB was the pinnacle of his movies because at the heart of his movies were stories of relationships and the bonds that hold them together, whether it be friend or lover. BREAKFAST CLUB seemed to be the culmination of all his own experiences and themes he wished to pursue, perhaps it was a love letter to his own friends but more likely a portrait of what those experiences have meant to him. I think I was fortuanate to have seen BREAKFAST CLUB in a theater during its first release when I was at university. I cannot never forgot leaving the NAU theater in Old Main on a winter night and seeing the movies with friends, good people who were important to me at the time. After the film we picked up pizza and beer and returned to one of the dorm rooms and spoke of the film, shared some things amongst ourselves and bonded closer as friends. I am sorry John Hughes never made many more films in the last twenty years, but I happy he never tried to top films such as BREAKFAST CLUB. I like to think he never found a need to go the distance, to see if he can succeed just one more time. He was content with what he had produced and what he had to say. He was satisfied to devote more of his time in Chicago, raising his family. I suspect that was his favorite endeavor.

]]> By: KarlitoMosquito http://itsablogeatblogworld.com/2009/08/john-hughes-wrote-the-manifesto-for-my-generation-on-film/comment-page-1/#comment-74 KarlitoMosquito Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:43:56 +0000 http://itsablogeatblogworld.com/2009/08/john-hughes-wrote-the-manifesto-for-my-generation-on-film/#comment-74 John Hughes' movies helped me survive my angsty teenage years. The Breakfast Club had a profound affect on me as a teenager, it taught me that everyone has problems, and that pot is the great equalizer ;) Ferris Bueller's Day Off taught me that life moves pretty fast, and if you don't stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it :) Last weekend I saw Pretty In Pink for the first time all the way through and it taught me that even after all these years, John Hughes can still entertain me. And last but certainly not least, John Hughes introduced me to so many great 80's songs (and lots of bad ones too). John Hughes’ movies helped me survive my angsty teenage years.

The Breakfast Club had a profound affect on me as a teenager, it taught me that everyone has problems, and that pot is the great equalizer ;)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off taught me that life moves pretty fast, and if you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it :)

Last weekend I saw Pretty In Pink for the first time all the way through and it taught me that even after all these years, John Hughes can still entertain me.

And last but certainly not least, John Hughes introduced me to so many great 80’s songs (and lots of bad ones too).

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