Megan looks at the history of high school movies, from the 1960s to the present day… Dont take this personally.
It was purely a term for those hip young things that lived at the ages of thirteen to nineteen.
Drug culture escalated, something that can still be seen in the lives of todays teens.
He also had a motorbike, so that was cool.
In other words, the characters get away with anything.
It all looks fairly innocent compared to the supposed worries of todays teens.
On the other hand, Ferris Bueller is not a character that youd associate with good morals.
But thats not what this movie is about.
Ferris is a good kid at heart and his parents know that.
Everyone in school loves him and, as we see in the end, his sister does too.
Setting up two of her teachers gets her a higher grade which is never questioned.
Her father even praises her for dishonestly amending her report card with her skills of negotiation.
Chers idea of helping others is giving them makeovers and finding them boyfriends.
Shes deluded beyond belief and still gets a happy ending probably not a brilliant moral for young people watching.
Then theres the other story of the quiet, nice guy who swoons over the beautiful, popular girl.
Theres alcohol, theres dating, theres a prom and theres a happy ending.
Gross humour comes to the forefront, as does the quest for losing virginity.
The film ends abruptly though after theyve all had their first serious sexual encounter.
Theyve reached their goal, what else is there to show?
What makes this film stand apart from its 90s equivalents is its believability.
His fool proof popularity is no longer cool and gets him resented by the new, eco-friendly cool kids.
So what does the future of high school movies hold?
Well, lets hope more-21 Jump Streetand less-Project X.
And definitely noBreakfast Clubremake.
