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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

fuck John Hughes. Everyone of his movies is actually about how much better it is to be a typical conformist.

right?

spoiled sociopath ferris bueller wants a fancy car. ok, funny movie, and on the surface anti-authority but... not really. he just wants a world of servants, and rationalizes fucking over his friend. entitled asshole.

the various molly ringwalds where all she wants is to get with the rich kid.

other derivative similars i can't remember the names.

freaks and geeks (tv) portrayed 80s middle class teenage life much better. well in part because apatow was actually there. but... there's also a kind of realism and lack of wish fulfillment bullshit in it. like when the scrawny kid goes out with the cheerleader... and it sucks for him, as he finds her boring hahahahaaaaaaa. which is truer to life!

also the actual emotional problems of the troubled kids dont go away with an opportunity with the better off, wtf. they're still fucked up. eg the "drummer". things go better for him when he finds someone who likes him as he is.

just much better writing, and not a fairytale. pity it was cancelled. too good for advertising sugary sodas i guess.