Intercourse is a part of life, not some offscreen prize.
Boy, was intercourse bizarre in John Hughes motion pictures. It could possibly be a bootleg reward, because the one (presumably) granted to the Geek in Sixteen Candles; it could possibly be a degree of disgrace, because it was for Breakfast Membership’s Brian; it may even be assumed that Ferris and Sloane (Mia Sara) had a satisfying (however strictly offscreen) intercourse life. Everybody wished it, however we may solely assume some acquired it.
The kids in Do Revenge, then again, have intercourse and the filmmakers don’t really feel the necessity to play coy. The truth that intercourse is usually recorded (and used as a significant plot level) simply underscores the realities of youngster sexuality within the 2020s. Widespread Sense Media is aware of the drill: “Mother and father have to know that Do Revenge represents excessive schoolers as vengeful, anxious, sexually energetic, identity-conscious informal drinkers.”
In different phrases, excessive schoolers.
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Poor children can win (with out falling for the wealthy child).
Hughes purportedly hated the wealthy children when he was in highschool, however you wouldn’t realize it from his motion pictures. Clearly prosperous Ferris whines about wanting a automobile for his birthday however solely getting a pc. Fairly in Pink encompasses a woman from the poor facet of city, however she dumps her greatest good friend for the handsome wealthy man. In Hughes motion pictures, the rich children win.
Do Revenge’s Drea, like Fairly in Pink’s Andie, is from the incorrect facet of the tracks. She positively aspires to the finer issues and isn’t going to let her monetary standing stand in the way in which of getting what she desires. However in the long run, she pulls an anti-Andie, rejecting wealth and standing (within the type of a spot at Yale) for friendship.
Poor Duckie wanted extra buddies like Drea. We want Hughes was right here to get the message.
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