Our group watched "The Breakfast Club" written and directed by John Hughes. This movie is one of my favorites and I believe it is a classic. One thing Hughes did that I loved was, the opening scene of the film. Hughes started the film off with the main characters, Andrew, John, Brian, Claire and Allison. Hughes showed the viewers an inside look on the characters relationship with their parents. We first see Claire and her father in his car. Claire is upset about going to detention. Her fathers placates her, meaning he goes along with everything she says. Then it moves on to Brian and his mother. His mother is telling him to find a way to make use of the time by studying. She is very controlling. Next, we see Andrew and his father. His father is lecturing him on how messing up in school can affect his wrestling scholarship possibilities. After Andrew's father leaves, we see John walking alone into the school. This shows John's parents don't really take care of him, he is very independent. We then see Allison getting dropped off. She is about to say goodbye, but her parents drive off without any acknowledgement. Hughes lets us see into the lives of these five characters in a short one-two minute opening scene. I thought this was a great way to get background information about each one of the characters.
I agree with Elizabeth, I liked opening scene and how John Hughes introduced all the characters. At least at first you learn their background information not from them but from their parents lecturing them or their conversations with them. At the end of the movie Hughes mimics the opening scene but instead when they come out we can see the changes they have gone through, Allison has gone though a big transformation which Claire helped her with, we can now see her face and she isn't wearing her dark baggy clothing and seems to be happy ; Claire kisses John and gives him one of her earrings before she gets into her car; and Brian seems to have more confidence in himself.
When watching the Breakfast Club, I found myself relating it to the documentary American Teen, both movies touch on the issues of cliques and insecurities. Claire and Megan both in the popular group both very involved with school activities,they both you could say "rule the school". Then there is Colin and Andrew the jocks they are both pressured by their fathers to excel, be the best in their sports and to get a college scholarship. Next there is Hannah, John and Allison the misfits and misunderstood, they don't like the small town feeling they can see right through people and want to get out as soon as possible. Finally there is Brian and Jake the nerds, they both are very smart and they both deal with self-doubt and they both want to impress girls. Both movies do a great job on showing how high school is really like and how people can change throughout high school.
Besides what Abby mentioned about mimicking, Hughes also has Brian reading the essay he wrote, exactly like the opening scene. I thought Abby's comparison of The Breakfast Club and American Teen was interesting. I have never seen American Teen, but from that explanation it sounds very similar. I think that The Breakfast Club gave meaning to the viewers who watched the movie. High schoolers can relate to some of the pressures from parents, peers, and teachers. In the movie there were Jocks, Preps, Nerds, and Freaks. High schoolers have gone through the name calling, and all of the pressures. The movie mentioned drug use, sexual intercourse, and drinking. All pressures as well as a high schooler. I believe anyone can relate to this movie, and have some of the same feelings as the characters did.
I too liked the opening scene of the movie, along with the way Hughes did an echo at the end. The voice over he did of Brian's voice at the end I think made the scene a lot more interesting in a way where it drew the viewers attention in more, because what he was saying is what high schoolers believe. As well as elizabeth, I think that Abby's relationship between American Teen was very interesting. I believe the two capture the way high school is today very well. As Elizabeth said, it draws our attention so much because it is relatable to everyone, of any age. Like Elizabeth said, the movie goes over the pressures to do certain things while in high school. The part of the movie that sticks out to me most is when John goes to "light up" in the back of the Library. This is an example of the pressures to do certain things. At first Claire, Andrew and Allison were opposed to going back and smoking. While Brian, was the first to join John. Then when Claire left, Andrew caved into the "pressure" to go smoke along with Allison. John Hughes portrays High school life very well in this movie, making it a classic that everyone can relate to.
I have new discussion to start. I kind of got confused at the ending. Those two couples that were formed at the end looked just so awkward and I was wondering why it would happen like that. Also I feel like they didn't really tell like what brought them together. Any answers for me???
Our group watched the "Breakfast Club" a film by John Hughes. I learned that it does not matter who you are or what you do,or what people say, just be yourself. You should be able to hang out with anyone that you want and it should not matter what kind of group you belong to. A prime example of students of various groups and backgrounds getting along with each other was shown in the scene where the students sit around and discuss why they got detention. I liked how the director set up this scene because it seemed realistic and it made re-think about the specific clics that occur my high school. It was easy to relate to this movie.
I agree with that. It seems like it is kind of hard to make it happen in this real life because something like different " group" belonging people getting together and talking about their real life situations, what they are going through and actually becoming friends. I have never ever seen something like this before!!!! I think it'll be azimg this actually happens because Itll probably decrease racial comments or hate hurting comments. The director did an amazing job of showing a dream social life of highschool. l
while watching "The Breakfast Club", directed by John Hughes, I realized that so many of the stories in this movie could happen to any of us. Though the selection of people are quiet odd, it's actually very realistic. Hughes did such a good job at directing and writing this film! The way he started off the film, with everyone getting to the school for detention, shows us the type of lives they live at home. we get so much information just in the first five minutes of this film that will help us to understand there actions later on.
What john hughes did especially well is keeping all the dialogue and cinematography very real. The dialogue was relatable which is hard to say of a lot of movies. He didn't sacrifice anything to make it more " watchable ". He kept all of the awkward and jerkish moments of real life. As for the. Cinematography he kept all of the angles, shots and lighting how it would naturally me in a school setting. This made it even more like u were there in all of the fights and laughter. It brought in an emotional connection with all the characters unlike the usual one or two like normal films. This brings u on all of the highs and lows of all the characters, sucking u in till the end of the film
'Sixteen Candles' is such a wonderful movie. I love how priceless and classic this movie is. Its about how Samantha Baker's family forgets her 16th birthday. It slips everyones mind because her older sister is getting married and everyone is more focused on the wedding. Even her grandparents who are in town for wedding have forgotten. Also, it's about she has a huge crush on the most popular boy in school who doesn't even know she exists. While she is so concentrated on this boy, Jake Ryan, another boy is infatuated with her and thats the geek. The one boy who she would NEVER have any intrest in. During the movie, Sam is constantly embarrased. the best part of the movie though would have to be the ending, and the birthday cake.
Brianna summed up the movie wonderfully. One thing i love about John Hughes is that he focuses on teenagers pressures, problems and lives. He does a really god job of showing different types of teens, like a jock, a dork, or the popular one. We see these different social groups on the bus, in the classroom, and at the dance. Crushes really impact a teenage girl's life, and Hughes does an amazing job of portraying how much Samantha loves him. An example of this is when she is practicing what she is going to say to Jake in the hallway, something a typical teenage girl would do. Something important i think Hughes does though, is we see the high school pressures of both a female and a male. I think thats an important thing to have in movies, something that can relate to both genders.
I love how john puts in the subtle humor. I was like actually laughing out loud. The movie is also not super corny like i expected. I mean it definately has its moments but its overall a pretty believable story. John hughs sticks to his roots with this movie also with his nearly real life camera shots. As you watch it and get into his movies, you almost forget its a movie until he does a long tracking shot up to the school like usual. His movies arent necessarily high class or particulaly high quality but they are believAble and fun and sixteen candles displays this just as well as the breakfast club. My favorite part was definately when longduckdong said what up hot stuff. Need i say more? With that nAme and lines like that he is definately getting any girl he wants.
I really enjoyed watching this movie :) It was so relatable and even though it was made in 1984, I realized that feelings each teenagers have has not changed at all since 1984. I agree with Elizabeth how she brought up about the scene when Samantha was practicing what to say to Jake. When I saw that scene, I totally could imagine some teenager girl doing the exact same thing in front of her mirror in her room. Also, Cassen, I like that scene too. It was so not expected that he would randomly come out in that scene. I also liked how every one said he is Chinese but I don’t exactly remember what scene it was but he says “banzai” which is totally a Japanese word… I’m pretty sure I am the only one who caught this but I thought it was funny so I brought up.
This is the kind of movie that I enjoy because I liked the comedy in it. The geeks had panties in the bathroom, making the boys pay $1.00 to see them. Sam kept trying to sneak down from her bedroom to see her grandparents when they were staying with the family. I didn't think the main plot idea about everyone forgetting Sam's birthday was that funny. There was a family wedding going on, so I could see how people could forget. When Sam was up in her bedroom, she said, "Technically, I'm 16, but I still look 15." I liked that kind of dialogue, like how a normal teenage girl might think. The geek character was over the top, but most of the characters are convincing and believable. I am liking John Hughes as a director. I always like his subjects and his music.
Sixteen Candles is one of my favorite classics. Hughes does such a great job, like Megumi said, of portraying the way a Teenage girl acts. How nervous girls get when they like a guy and I didn't notice the whole Banzai thing, that's pretty funny! I found the humor in this particular movie to be crude. But Hughes did a good job avoiding the humor being offensive to people. An example of this is Sam's older Sister's Fiancee is referred to as "The Oily Bohunk", if you know what i mean. Also, as Megumi had mentioned earlier about the kid that everyone referred to as "Chinaman", this humor being crude but somehow Hughes manages to make it not so defensive. Overall, I find hughes to be a very good director. He really makes movies that teenagers of any generation can relate to.
I agree that John Hughes was able to be funny without being too crude. I wasn't at all offended by this film. I like the kind of humor which has a crude side and isn't too PC. I hate when things are too PC. When something is in plain language, I love it. This movie tells it like it is. It is a relaxing movie, and you don't have to think too much. John Hughes directs films with clear plots, fun music, and humor. Anybody of all ages can relate to it.
We watched plains trains and automobiles. For a little summary, it is basically about two guys who have totally different personality and different kind of job and basically everything different met by fighting against one cab. Then, they met again at the airport going to chicago but it turned out that they have to stop at Kansas because of the weather In Chicago. And then weird things happens few times over and over so they has to sleep in the same bed and had to drive a burned car on their way to Chicago. Through out their trip, they started getting along and at the end they could not leave one apart of them. I thought this movie was really pretty and cute. It made me so happy when I saw them getting back together at the train station and went back to his house together for thanks giving dinner.
Megumi gave a good summary of the movie. Steve Martin is one of my favorite actors and I love all of his movies. He has a way of acting that nothing ever gets boring with him. I love the opening scene of the movie. It shows Neal Page (Steve Martin) struggling with getting a cab. Not only is this scene shot and put together well, but its entertaining and never boring. He meets Del Griffith, an odd ball played by John Candy. They end up being put on a plane together. The reason i liked the opening scene so much is because you already learn about both characters in the first five minutes of the film. John Hughes does a great job telling a story about each character without making it boring or wasting a lot of time. We learn that Neal Page is a very busy buisnessman, while Del Griffith is a very strange man who is a little offbeat.
Steve Martin, is also one of my favorite actors because he does such a good job at the roles he plays. I agree that Planes, Trains and Automobiles was a good movie, and it was different from what we had seen from John Hughes. It was different in the way that it was about the workaholic Neal Page and the salesman, Del Griffin and their struggle to get to Chicago. It was different in the way that the other two movies, Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles were about teens while this one was about adults. My favorite scene of the movie is when Page is trying to get a rental car from the Rental Place and how he is swearing every other word, while the sales lady just stands there and takes it so calmly. I liked this scene so much mainly because my grandparents have had the same problems while trying to rent a car and to see it happen to someone else and their reaction.. well it's pretty funny. Like elizabeth said, John Hughes does a fantastic job at introducing characters along the way without making it too boring.
Ya i liked this movie probly the best out of all of them. You reLly cant get much better than steve martin and that othr guy in one movie. I also liked how it was just one bad situation after anothr. It always sucks when your plane is delayed and also when some random guy with a nasty mustache starts talking to you randomly. If i had those two qt once i would die! The. Cinematography of the movie was pretty much the same as the others as far as camera angles and sound goes. I think what john hughs excels at is writing.
Sara, I love that scene as well. Its not only funny, but it really shows how amazing Steve Martin is. The entire plot of this story just makes the movie so amazing. Its not only the actors but the entire storyline. I love how some of the wackyest things can happen, but they make it seem almost realistic. I definitely agree with Cassen. I could never ever imagine sharing a hotel room, let alone a bed with a complete stranger! Especially someone like Del. Everything Hughes did was thought out well, and made this movie one of his bests.
Ok so i dont know what to blog about becausE there wasnt really a discussion started. I need the points so i am starting a little discussion. What does everyone think makes john hughes' movies seem like a john hughes movie? The plots are prrtty generic but you can always tell its his movie
I think the element that makes his movie so noticiable that it is directed by him is that he uses this old school comedy that is funny to mostlikely every generation people!! My most favorite film that we watched was 16 candles and it was so funny and that I can even laugh about it is kind of rare because it is kind of difficult for me to catch those American jokes.
In the last three movies I have notice that John Hughes seems to have a theme of throwing people who are completely opposite in to extremely wacked out situations. In Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Neal Page is just trying to get home for the holidays and everything is just working against him and when he meets Dell things just seem to get worse, thats what makes the movie so funny. It's really funny cause you sympathize with both characters cause they just want to get to their destination but then you sort of are like wow why did they take the hard way and keep making mistakes but its totally unavoidable. I too agree with Elizabeth John introduced the characters perfectly especially Dell he is such an offbeat, nice and innocent guy you instantly love him, and Neal as you can see is an business man, very serious and will do anything possible to just get home.
I'm with sara my favorite scene was the car rental place its so funny how the lady is talking on the phone and she is all chipper and then when she gets off the phone, she is greeted by an angry Steve Martin, and wow Steve played his role perfectly wow, you can see he is worn out, frustrated, and just wants to get home and when he has to wait in line while the clerk is talking to her family about thanksgiving we can see that is the last string.
Like almost everyone has said and I completely agree with is that Steve Martin is a wonderful actor. In the sequence involving the car rental lady, everything bad is happening to him, just one after another. Some of the things that happen to him are just unbelievable. The best part is his reactions to everything that is happening to him. We, for the most part, see Steve Marting acting relatively cool about everything that is happening. When the lady at the car rental place is on the phone, we see how angry it is making Martin and we know that the end will not be a pretty one. Martin plays this role so wonderfully as does John Candy!
This film in my opinion was the best out the three movies that we watched. As you watch the movies though you can also see how John Hughes progresses in the way he films his movies, the technological and sound advances. Starting with Sixteen Candles, that was made in 1984 how it compares to his 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Throughout the movies, like Megumi said, Hughes does a good job of making situations that anyone of any generation can connect with. I think what really makes Hughes films though are the contrasts between the characters in them and how they come together. John Hughes is definately one of my favorite directors of all time.
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Our group watched "The Breakfast Club" written and directed by John Hughes. This movie is one of my favorites and I believe it is a classic. One thing Hughes did that I loved was, the opening scene of the film. Hughes started the film off with the main characters, Andrew, John, Brian, Claire and Allison. Hughes showed the viewers an inside look on the characters relationship with their parents. We first see Claire and her father in his car. Claire is upset about going to detention. Her fathers placates her, meaning he goes along with everything she says. Then it moves on to Brian and his mother. His mother is telling him to find a way to make use of the time by studying. She is very controlling. Next, we see Andrew and his father. His father is lecturing him on how messing up in school can affect his wrestling scholarship possibilities. After Andrew's father leaves, we see John walking alone into the school. This shows John's parents don't really take care of him, he is very independent. We then see Allison getting dropped off. She is about to say goodbye, but her parents drive off without any acknowledgement. Hughes lets us see into the lives of these five characters in a short one-two minute opening scene. I thought this was a great way to get background information about each one of the characters.
I agree with Elizabeth, I liked opening scene and how John Hughes introduced all the characters. At least at first you learn their background information not from them but from their parents lecturing them or their conversations with them. At the end of the movie Hughes mimics the opening scene but instead when they come out we can see the changes they have gone through, Allison has gone though a big transformation which Claire helped her with, we can now see her face and she isn't wearing her dark baggy clothing and seems to be happy ; Claire kisses John and gives him one of her earrings before she gets into her car; and Brian seems to have more confidence in himself.
When watching the Breakfast Club, I found myself relating it to the documentary American Teen, both movies touch on the issues of cliques and insecurities. Claire and Megan both in the popular group both very involved with school activities,they both you could say "rule the school". Then there is Colin and Andrew the jocks they are both pressured by their fathers to excel, be the best in their sports and to get a college scholarship. Next there is Hannah, John and Allison the misfits and misunderstood, they don't like the small town feeling they can see right through people and want to get out as soon as possible.
Finally there is Brian and Jake the nerds, they both are very smart and they both deal with self-doubt and they both want to impress girls.
Both movies do a great job on showing how high school is really like and how people can change throughout high school.
Besides what Abby mentioned about mimicking, Hughes also has Brian reading the essay he wrote, exactly like the opening scene. I thought Abby's comparison of The Breakfast Club and American Teen was interesting. I have never seen American Teen, but from that explanation it sounds very similar. I think that The Breakfast Club gave meaning to the viewers who watched the movie. High schoolers can relate to some of the pressures from parents, peers, and teachers. In the movie there were Jocks, Preps, Nerds, and Freaks. High schoolers have gone through the name calling, and all of the pressures. The movie mentioned drug use, sexual intercourse, and drinking. All pressures as well as a high schooler. I believe anyone can relate to this movie, and have some of the same feelings as the characters did.
I too liked the opening scene of the movie, along with the way Hughes did an echo at the end. The voice over he did of Brian's voice at the end I think made the scene a lot more interesting in a way where it drew the viewers attention in more, because what he was saying is what high schoolers believe. As well as elizabeth, I think that Abby's relationship between American Teen was very interesting. I believe the two capture the way high school is today very well. As Elizabeth said, it draws our attention so much because it is relatable to everyone, of any age. Like Elizabeth said, the movie goes over the pressures to do certain things while in high school. The part of the movie that sticks out to me most is when John goes to "light up" in the back of the Library. This is an example of the pressures to do certain things. At first Claire, Andrew and Allison were opposed to going back and smoking. While Brian, was the first to join John. Then when Claire left, Andrew caved into the "pressure" to go smoke along with Allison. John Hughes portrays High school life very well in this movie, making it a classic that everyone can relate to.
I have new discussion to start. I kind of got confused at the ending. Those two couples that were formed at the end looked just so awkward and I was wondering why it would happen like that. Also I feel like they didn't really tell like what brought them together. Any answers for me???
Meg k
Our group watched the "Breakfast Club" a film by John Hughes. I learned that it does not matter who you are or what you do,or what people say, just be yourself. You should be able to hang out with anyone that you want and it should not matter what kind of group you belong to. A prime example of students of various groups and backgrounds getting along with each other was shown in the scene where the students sit around and discuss why they got detention. I liked how the director set up this scene because it seemed realistic and it made re-think about the specific clics that occur my high school. It was easy to relate to this movie.
I agree with that. It seems like it is kind of hard to make it happen in this real life because something like different " group" belonging people getting together and talking about their real life situations, what they are going through and actually becoming friends. I have never ever seen something like this before!!!! I think it'll be azimg this actually happens because Itll probably decrease racial comments or hate hurting comments. The director did an amazing job of showing a dream social life of highschool. l
while watching "The Breakfast Club", directed by John Hughes, I realized that so many of the stories in this movie could happen to any of us. Though the selection of people are quiet odd, it's actually very realistic. Hughes did such a good job at directing and writing this film! The way he started off the film, with everyone getting to the school for detention, shows us the type of lives they live at home. we get so much information just in the first five minutes of this film that will help us to understand there actions later on.
What john hughes did especially well is keeping all the dialogue and cinematography very real. The dialogue was relatable which is hard to say of a lot of movies. He didn't sacrifice anything to make it more " watchable ". He kept all of the awkward and jerkish moments of real life. As for the. Cinematography he kept all of the angles, shots and lighting how it would naturally me in a school setting. This made it even more like u were there in all of the fights and laughter. It brought in an emotional connection with all the characters unlike the usual one or two like normal films. This brings u on all of the highs and lows of all the characters, sucking u in till the end of the film
'Sixteen Candles' is such a wonderful movie. I love how priceless and classic this movie is. Its about how Samantha Baker's family forgets her 16th birthday. It slips everyones mind because her older sister is getting married and everyone is more focused on the wedding. Even her grandparents who are in town for wedding have forgotten. Also, it's about she has a huge crush on the most popular boy in school who doesn't even know she exists. While she is so concentrated on this boy, Jake Ryan, another boy is infatuated with her and thats the geek. The one boy who she would NEVER have any intrest in. During the movie, Sam is constantly embarrased. the best part of the movie though would have to be the ending, and the birthday cake.
Brianna summed up the movie wonderfully.
One thing i love about John Hughes is that he focuses on teenagers pressures, problems and lives. He does a really god job of showing different types of teens, like a jock, a dork, or the popular one. We see these different social groups on the bus, in the classroom, and at the dance. Crushes really impact a teenage girl's life, and Hughes does an amazing job of portraying how much Samantha loves him. An example of this is when she is practicing what she is going to say to Jake in the hallway, something a typical teenage girl would do.
Something important i think Hughes does though, is we see the high school pressures of both a female and a male. I think thats an important thing to have in movies, something that can relate to both genders.
I love how john puts in the subtle humor. I was like actually laughing out loud. The movie is also not super corny like i expected. I mean it definately has its moments but its overall a pretty believable story. John hughs sticks to his roots with this movie also with his nearly real life camera shots. As you watch it and get into his movies, you almost forget its a movie until he does a long tracking shot up to the school like usual. His movies arent necessarily high class or particulaly high quality but they are believAble and fun and sixteen candles displays this just as well as the breakfast club. My favorite part was definately when longduckdong said what up hot stuff. Need i say more? With that nAme and lines like that he is definately getting any girl he wants.
I really enjoyed watching this movie :) It was so relatable and even though it was made in 1984, I realized that feelings each teenagers have has not changed at all since 1984.
I agree with Elizabeth how she brought up about the scene when Samantha was practicing what to say to Jake. When I saw that scene, I totally could imagine some teenager girl doing the exact same thing in front of her mirror in her room. Also, Cassen, I like that scene too. It was so not expected that he would randomly come out in that scene. I also liked how every one said he is Chinese but I don’t exactly remember what scene it was but he says “banzai” which is totally a Japanese word… I’m pretty sure I am the only one who caught this but I thought it was funny so I brought up.
This is the kind of movie that I enjoy because I liked the comedy in it. The geeks had panties in the bathroom, making the boys pay $1.00 to see them. Sam kept trying to sneak down from her bedroom to see her grandparents when they were staying with the family. I didn't think the main plot idea about everyone forgetting Sam's birthday was that funny. There was a family wedding going on, so I could see how people could forget. When Sam was up in her bedroom, she said, "Technically, I'm 16, but I still look 15." I liked that kind of dialogue, like how a normal teenage girl might think. The geek character was over the top, but most of the characters are convincing and believable. I am liking John Hughes as a director. I always like his subjects and his music.
Sixteen Candles is one of my favorite classics. Hughes does such a great job, like Megumi said, of portraying the way a Teenage girl acts. How nervous girls get when they like a guy and I didn't notice the whole Banzai thing, that's pretty funny! I found the humor in this particular movie to be crude. But Hughes did a good job avoiding the humor being offensive to people. An example of this is Sam's older Sister's Fiancee is referred to as "The Oily Bohunk", if you know what i mean. Also, as Megumi had mentioned earlier about the kid that everyone referred to as "Chinaman", this humor being crude but somehow Hughes manages to make it not so defensive. Overall, I find hughes to be a very good director. He really makes movies that teenagers of any generation can relate to.
I agree that John Hughes was able to be funny without being too crude. I wasn't at all offended by this film. I like the kind of humor which has a crude side and isn't too PC. I hate when things are too PC. When something is in plain language, I love it. This movie tells it like it is. It is a relaxing movie, and you don't have to think too much. John Hughes directs films with clear plots, fun music, and humor. Anybody of all ages can relate to it.
We watched plains trains and automobiles.
For a little summary, it is basically about two guys who have totally different personality and different kind of job and basically everything different met by fighting against one cab. Then, they met again at the airport going to chicago but it turned out that they have to stop at Kansas because of the weather In Chicago. And then weird things happens few times over and over so they has to sleep in the same bed and had to drive a burned car on their way to Chicago. Through out their trip, they started getting along and at the end they could not leave one apart of them.
I thought this movie was really pretty and cute. It made me so happy when I saw them getting back together at the train station and went back to his house together for thanks giving dinner.
Megumi gave a good summary of the movie. Steve Martin is one of my favorite actors and I love all of his movies. He has a way of acting that nothing ever gets boring with him.
I love the opening scene of the movie. It shows Neal Page (Steve Martin) struggling with getting a cab. Not only is this scene shot and put together well, but its entertaining and never boring. He meets Del Griffith, an odd ball played by John Candy. They end up being put on a plane together.
The reason i liked the opening scene so much is because you already learn about both characters in the first five minutes of the film. John Hughes does a great job telling a story about each character without making it boring or wasting a lot of time. We learn that Neal Page is a very busy buisnessman, while Del Griffith is a very strange man who is a little offbeat.
Steve Martin, is also one of my favorite actors because he does such a good job at the roles he plays. I agree that Planes, Trains and Automobiles was a good movie, and it was different from what we had seen from John Hughes. It was different in the way that it was about the workaholic Neal Page and the salesman, Del Griffin and their struggle to get to Chicago. It was different in the way that the other two movies, Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles were about teens while this one was about adults. My favorite scene of the movie is when Page is trying to get a rental car from the Rental Place and how he is swearing every other word, while the sales lady just stands there and takes it so calmly. I liked this scene so much mainly because my grandparents have had the same problems while trying to rent a car and to see it happen to someone else and their reaction.. well it's pretty funny. Like elizabeth said, John Hughes does a fantastic job at introducing characters along the way without making it too boring.
Ya i liked this movie probly the best out of all of them. You reLly cant get much better than steve martin and that othr guy in one movie. I also liked how it was just one bad situation after anothr. It always sucks when your plane is delayed and also when some random guy with a nasty mustache starts talking to you randomly. If i had those two qt once i would die! The. Cinematography of the movie was pretty much the same as the others as far as camera angles and sound goes. I think what john hughs excels at is writing.
Sara, I love that scene as well. Its not only funny, but it really shows how amazing Steve Martin is.
The entire plot of this story just makes the movie so amazing. Its not only the actors but the entire storyline. I love how some of the wackyest things can happen, but they make it seem almost realistic. I definitely agree with Cassen. I could never ever imagine sharing a hotel room, let alone a bed with a complete stranger! Especially someone like Del.
Everything Hughes did was thought out well, and made this movie one of his bests.
Ok so i dont know what to blog about becausE there wasnt really a discussion started. I need the points so i am starting a little discussion. What does everyone think makes john hughes' movies seem like a john hughes movie? The plots are prrtty generic but you can always tell its his movie
I think the element that makes his movie so noticiable that it is directed by him is that he uses this old school comedy that is funny to mostlikely every generation people!!
My most favorite film that we watched was 16 candles and it was so funny and that I can even laugh about it is kind of rare because it is kind of difficult for me to catch those American jokes.
In the last three movies I have notice that John Hughes seems to have a theme of throwing people who are completely opposite in to extremely wacked out situations. In Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Neal Page is just trying to get home for the holidays and everything is just working against him and when he meets Dell things just seem to get worse, thats what makes the movie so funny. It's really funny cause you sympathize with both characters cause they just want to get to their destination but then you sort of are like wow why did they take the hard way and keep making mistakes but its totally unavoidable. I too agree with Elizabeth John introduced the characters perfectly especially Dell he is such an offbeat, nice and innocent guy you instantly love him, and Neal as you can see is an business man, very serious and will do anything possible to just get home.
I'm with sara my favorite scene was the car rental place its so funny how the lady is talking on the phone and she is all chipper and then when she gets off the phone, she is greeted by an angry Steve Martin, and wow Steve played his role perfectly wow, you can see he is worn out, frustrated, and just wants to get home and when he has to wait in line while the clerk is talking to her family about thanksgiving we can see that is the last string.
Like almost everyone has said and I completely agree with is that Steve Martin is a wonderful actor. In the sequence involving the car rental lady, everything bad is happening to him, just one after another. Some of the things that happen to him are just unbelievable. The best part is his reactions to everything that is happening to him. We, for the most part, see Steve Marting acting relatively cool about everything that is happening. When the lady at the car rental place is on the phone, we see how angry it is making Martin and we know that the end will not be a pretty one. Martin plays this role so wonderfully as does John Candy!
This film in my opinion was the best out the three movies that we watched. As you watch the movies though you can also see how John Hughes progresses in the way he films his movies, the technological and sound advances. Starting with Sixteen Candles, that was made in 1984 how it compares to his 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Throughout the movies, like Megumi said, Hughes does a good job of making situations that anyone of any generation can connect with. I think what really makes Hughes films though are the contrasts between the characters in them and how they come together. John Hughes is definately one of my favorite directors of all time.
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