Early December, my cousin and I were having a heated argument as to what to watch in the cinema: Frozen or Catching Fire. I wanted Catching Fire, he wanted Frozen. Well, since he was paying for the tickets, we watched Frozen. At first, I wasn't so interested in this movie. I didn't even know what it would be about. Knowing it is a Disney movie, I thought, oh some lonely girl with issues finds a boy and it will end with true love’s kiss but before that happens, some evil lady will use the lonely girl for her own benefit or wants her banished yada yada. Hell, no. Frozen is not your typical Disney movie. Let me explain further: (Disclaimer: might contain spoilers to those of you who haven't seen it [WHY HAVE YOU NOT SEEN IT?!])

1. The sidekick that loves the idea of summer

     While Elsa had to live up to the Queen reputation, there was Anna: gassy, stuffing chocolate in her face, drooling all over her pillow, swinging from the thing on the roof, etc. Anna's big energy and sense of adventure shows us the not so typical Disney Princess attitude we're used to.

5. Act of true love

     Now I don’t think this movie needs an introduction anymore and I don’t think I have to explain what it is about, but if you’re one of those who haven’t had the chance to watch The Breakfast Club, I suggest you go see it first. 

     This month revolves around ‘Stereotypes’, and what better movie to show that off other than one of the most epic coming-of-age films in history? Contrary to popular belief, not everyone likes The Breakfast Club. Some may even say that the plot is quite shallow and over the top considering that the characters have only met each other on the day of their detention. I guess it may be true in some aspects, but The Breakfast Club isn’t dubbed as the “quintessential 80’s film” for no reason.  

     So you have the typical jock, the typical rich girl, the typical nerd, the typical rebel, and the typical freak; you put them all in one room and you’ll have yourself a whole different kind of mess...but what do they all have in common? They all got issues. They might come from very different backgrounds and cliques, but being alone together in a library for nine hours made them the best of friends each of them could ever have. Why? Because they realized they weren’t that different after all. 

     Director John Hughes showed us just what it means to be a stereotype and how hard it is to live up to what you’re labeled as. Each of the characters projected the kind of things their “stereotype” would do but what the others don’t see is that they’re just as messed up as they are. The scene where they all sat on the floor in a circle pouring their hearts out to one another showed us that people are more than what other people perceive them to be, and it’s comforting to know that a movie can make you relate to the characters in so many levels. (Fun fact: I heard from somewhere that the scene was all ad-libbed!)

     I think we all have a John, Claire, Allison, Brian, and Andrew inside of us and that’s not something to be ashamed of; liking this movie shouldn’t be too. There are tons of things you can learn from this movie but I think the most important one is that we’re not alone...and we will never be. 

- Reign