The truth about the Breakfast Club

When Judd Nelson dies, the only notable achievement that will be addressed at his funeral is "Bender". Although I truly love this classic teen film, something never quite sat right for me. On the surface this is a warm hearted look at the interaction between five different teenager class types: the jock, the prom queen, the nerd, the weird girl, and the juvenile/criminal. The exterior of the film has a concluding message that although we seem very different everyone has a lot of the same problems/ concerns/ faults/ etc. Therefore we should except people for who they really are inside and not be so caught up with superficial beliefs.

To the untrained eye the movie appears to present that underlined message, but if you have trained for years as I have, you will notice that the movie contradicts its morals by taking a big steaming shit on its own chest. If you watch closely in the last half hour of the movie you will notice how truly evil all the characters are. At the point that all of the kids are reasonably open and close to one another, the nerdlinger Bryan confesses his anxiety at school and describes one incident where he brought a gun to school. Although we learn that the weapon is actually a flare gun, it is still somewhat serious matter, that a nerd got so upset failing a class that he was going to make things right by holding his teacher at gunpoint with a prop. However the friendly group dismiss Bryans problem with laughter so they can continue questioning Claire if she has ever been porked. Claire later admits that despite everything the group has been through together she will never be able to be friends with anyone due to the pressures of social status. Near the end of the movie however everyone seems to break the chains of social imagery and accepts everyone for the wonderful people that they are inside. Claire uses her mad cosmetic skills to make Allison ( the independent spirit ) into something that Claire feels she can be seen with in public. When Allison walks back into the detention room, looking like everything she hates, the jock then accepts her as now being "penetraitable". He now begins to talk to her and show her attention. After a job well done at destroying another girls individuality, Claire demands respect from the bad-ass that has been taunting her for the duration of the movie. She uses what she has and makes out with him ( that is one way to show someone that you are not the self-centered, shallow bimbo they thought you were).
Claire embarks on a relationship with someone just so she can shut him up about how awful of a person she is. Everyone leaves detention with a new gal on their arm, except the nerd of course. He remains alone as always, as the group leaves their true friend to write all their papers for them.