Ferris Bueller's Day Off: A few thoughts
After recently re-watching and researching The Breakfast Club (because I think itâs great) I decided, on a whim, to watch Ferris Buellerâs Day Off, which was also written and directed by the late John Hughes. (Fun fact: they were filmed at the same time, the same school is used in both films as they rented the place in one go! #banter)
I have a few thoughts. (spoilers)
Firstly, John Hughes must have fucking loved Simple Minds. Not only is the song Donât You Forget About Me (an absolute stinker, by the way, I do rate a good 80âs banger) the lead trophy to The Breakfast Club, but there is a nice little poster hung up on the wall in Ferrisâ room brandishing the artist and song. If you squint, you might be able to see it to the right of the Dadâs head:
Pretty naughty.
After watching this film, I cannot believe how many Family Guy references I now understand. The user DrPepperJNL (luls) has kindly fitted them together in a couple of pristine videos for our pleasure:
Donât forget, as the user puts, these are original DrPepperJNL uploads guys. Theyâre original.
I know that Seth MacFarlane has what seems like a constant eager for 80s references but I didnât know the film was actually that big. Was it?
Iâve never seen Charlie Sheen look so young!
Fair play, it was a brilliant cameo.
Now on to how I actually feel about the film. So, mostly, what awful morals for a film. âSkip school and youâll succeed if you are this cool!!!!!!1â. Who is that helping? Seriously? And really, who would want to be like Ferris Bueller? He manipulates his friends and everyone around him with lies to make him seem better and for a laugh. Yeah yeah he did it for his mates own good or whatever, but Iâm not game.
To be fair to the film, it did keep me engrossed. I didnât wander off for a fag or anything. I even finished my beer and decided to stay watching the film as a pose to getting a new one (although that might just be laziness).
But, to be honest, I just wanted everyone else to win. This is one of the rare occasions where actually, the good guy doesnât deserve to reap all the benefits of being a twat.
5/10
Bottom line: Ferris Bueller. What. A. Cunt.
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