My feelings back in those days

The adolescent stage is a period full of uncertainties and also characterized by emotional, physical, and social development. It is a stage full of discoveries, whether positive or negative, challenges, and an incessant search for identity. In this context, there are several cinematic representations specifically designed to address these issues in a deep and reflective manner. "The Breakfast Club" is one of the films that best illustrates this transitional stage, directed by John Hughes in 1985. In this movie, we observe an ideal model of how young people approach their difficulties and internal battles, something that many young people, including myself, can relate to. The story of "The Breakfast Club”, five students with different characteristics, personalities, and social groups spend a Saturday in detention; against their will, they must comply with this order, being a Saturday and each having made plans to spend their day (obviously) away from the school.

At the beginning of the movie, each of them is seen with their typically teenage way of being and dressing: the princess with her diva attitude and face of "everything annoys me and I'm too much to be here," the athlete with his strong biceps and well-toned body, the nerd sheltered in his books and notebooks, the rebel without a cause with desires to start a rebellion in the detention room, and the invisible outcast with thoughts of “swallow me up, earth.”

The movie progresses and the barriers begin to break down, the stereotypes are left behind, and the complexity of each character starts to be explored. As they converse and share their experiences, they discover that they share the same things despite their differences; among them, fears, insecurities, and desires. As they explore themselves through questions, they connect emotionally with something experienced in my own life during the transition to adulthood.

I see myself reflected in this movie because the characters have an internal struggle to find themselves, they want to find their place in the world, a search that, in my view, does not end in adolescence; it continues throughout life. When I was a teenager, I experienced the same thing that is reflected in this movie: moments of confusion and the search for my identity, the need to fit in with groups that seemed perfect, but the desire to be myself was stronger. This duality is brought to the screen, showing me what I was living and what was truly important. Seeing myself reflected, I became interested in this movie "The Breakfast Club," where the characters, despite their superficial differences, struggle with common issues such as social pressure, family expectations regarding our education, and anxiety about the future.

In this movie, it also showed the importance of friendship and empathy in adolescence; they gradually let go of prejudices and show their mutual support without realizing it, learning a new lesson in life, demonstrating how friendships can be a fundamental pillar during the formative years. I have found comfort and companionship in friends who have helped me face my own dilemmas. During my adolescence and adulthood, I felt emotionally connected to the outcast from The Breakfast Club. "The Outcast," portrayed by the talented Molly Ringwald, always resonated with me the most emotionally.

She is a girl seen as the black sheep, the odd one out, the one who doesn't fit into any group. She is misunderstood, judged, and excluded by her classmates “the ones who think they are perfect.”

She shows an inner strength and a defiant attitude that deeply inspired me. Her sensitivity and vulnerability reminded me of my own struggles during those times when I felt out of place or made to feel that way, different from others.

Throughout the movie, we see the interaction between each member of the group and among them the outcast who, with her fears and unhealed emotional wounds, decided to confront her inner fears and opens up to her detention mates, and the group begins to share some of their deepest thoughts and greatest fears. As the confinement period progresses, a unique bond is formed among them; mutual understanding and acceptance emerge. This was a valuable lesson on how emotional connection is necessary in our lives, and I discovered the importance of opening up my feelings and sharing my own experiences with others, even if I felt vulnerable or judged by them.

It's not negative to be outside the norm, we don't all have to be the same, the world was made with its differences. The outcast girl made me see it: it's better to be authentic. She, being true to herself, inspired me to embrace my own peculiarities and not be afraid of being different and not fitting in. Through her story, I learned to accept my way of being, to love myself just as I am regardless of what others might think or say.

The motivation to be true to myself is owed to the outcast from The Breakfast Club; she has been a character I remember and who has accompanied me throughout my life, making me accept my differences with love and compassion. She has left a profound mark and reminder in my heart with her story and has inspired me to be authentic and embrace my uniqueness at every stage of my life. This has taught me that what matters in life is being oneself and that is what is valuable.

The Breakfast Club is a Universal Pictures movie.