80s Movies

One movie we watched in class that definitely reflects the events of the decade is War Games. This movie highlights a teenage boy who accidentally breaks into the government's computers and potentially ignites a nuclear war against the Soviet Union. This movie reflects the times because it presents the nuclear warfare scare that the United States and the Soviet Union faced through the games of the movie. I half enjoyed this movie. I enjoyed the comedy of it that a teenager was able to break into a government's computer and potentially destroy the world, but other parts seemed to be boring and it seemed as if much didn't happen. In addition, the 80s also highlighted movies with teenagers. Two movies we watched were Ferris Bueler's Day Off and The Breakfast Club. It seems as if this is the decade that introduced movies specifically meant for teenagers. I really enjoyed these two movies because they were each movies I was able to relate to, as I'm a teenager. In addition, the movies presented everyday problems that every teenager questions or deals with at one time in their life. These movies portrayed the teenager's life very well. Another movie we watched was Indiana Jones. I've never enjoyed these movies because I find them to be extremely repetitive and cheesy. The action movies and teenage movies don't reflect any specific events during the 80s. One last movie we watched was Batman. I love Batman. Indiana Jones and Batman provide the satisfying storyline of good conquering evil, one of the people's favorite qualities in movies. We enjoy seeing the good win because we underrstand that that is not always the case in the real world.