John Hughes was a director and writer whose movies came to embellish the 80s and 90s. His films were charming, well-written, has a sense of magic. The plots of those movies often followed a group of young characters and how they came into contact with change and heart ache.
His work is a staple in pop culture and our current obsession with nostalgia.
But beyond everything he captured the feelings of pain, heartache and the feeling of being alone and an outcast on screen.
You’ve seen many of his movies already, but if you haven’t so far you’ll probably love them once you do.
Baby’s Day Out
This is the movie that will have dying with laughter. You’ll be following the adventures of Baby Bink as he adorably escapes his kidnappers and has an adventure around the city.
It’s cute, light-heated and truly unique since we haven’t a concept on screens like that ever since.
Pretty in Pink
A young romance, a love triangle, three people struggling for love and acceptance. It’s near tear and perfection.
Pretty in Pink is a movie that a lot of pure emotional scenes, balanced with moments of comedy, fun acting and pink tints in the cinematography. It gets the struggle of young love, but instead of breaking our hearts in the end, we get that happy ending.
Home Alone
You’ve probably seen this a million times, and you’ll probably want to see it a million times more.
Home Alone is again a concept that otherwise scary, but it manages to be funny and easy to watch. It’s like a Christmas movie staple, but its good to watch with the family. ( Or when they’ve forgotten you home)
Feris Bueller’s Day Off
This movie is basically Baby’s Day Out and Home Alone in the teenager scenario.
It’s a fun adventure with friends and has enjoyable, musical scenes and magically realistic characters who can recognize in our own lives.
The Breakfast Club
If you haven’t seen this yet, you should now. Of most of his films this is not a crazy setting or idea, but it’s beautiful and heartfelt, and has a good lesson about how friendships are formed.
Sixteen Candles
Just a really cute love story that we love. Young love in the air with fantastical situations that we wish actually happened to us.
These are the movies that we like, but John Hughes made dozens of films that are worth watching. They catch us in our imagination and human vulnerability and we a thankful of the cinematic gift he left for the world.
Maheen Ahmed – Writing to make culture
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