Nostalgia Movie Night

I didn't watch the Oscars but I heard about the tribute to John Hughes. It made me think about all the great movies I loved from childhood and how he seemed to be responsible for most of them. Starting with my all-time favorite movie, Pretty in Pink. I can't really say what exactly about this movie struck a cord with me. I knew I wanted to be like Molly Ringwald's character Andie. I must have been around six years old when I first saw the movie and I wanted to get my ears pierced because of her. She had the coolest earrings! Her character designed and made a lot of her clothes which seemed stylish to me at the time. The story is about a girl from "the wrong side of the tracks" who falls for the rich, popular guy. I also loved her best friend, Duckie. He was secretly in love with her but too scared to say anything. Anyway, it's kind of a Romeo and Juliet story. Their friends don't agree with them dating, they get into fights with them and continue to see eachother. It ends happily, even though they "break-up" for a brief moment.

Other movies from Hughes that I loved include; Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. He wrote, directed, and produced so many great movies. They always had a "lesson" but it wasn't preach-y. A lot of his movies dealt with teenage angst. Some were funny, others had a more serious, dramatic tone. I've yet to see anyone make movies quit like his, there was just something about them.

Every time I come across a movie that I grew up watching, I will watch it again, even if I have seen it a hundred times. Seeing those movies takes me back to my childhood and to a time when all you had to worry about was getting homework done so you could go outside and play. Everything felt so simple compared to adult life. So I've decided I'm going to have a Nostalgia Movie Night once a week. I'll pick out a movie, Hughes or not, and transport myself back to a time where life was simple and stress was not a part of the vocabulary. I'll think of it as a nice way to relax.