The first time I saw this film I did not like it. It was too dull, taking place in just a high school and pretty much no action whatsoever. I was very young and at that time I was more into action driven westerns and martial arts movies. When I saw it again one or two years later I was blown away. The dialogues are witty and spot on and even when the characters are joking around one can detract a rich layer of traits that makes them tick. Obviously, after watching this movie everyone was trying to figure out which one of the characters they were. Guys were breaking their head over being the athlete, the criminal or the brain while girls tried to figure out whether they were the princess or the basket case.
Yet the movie does not simply hammer on stereotypes. The further the story unravels the more we learn why these kids are what they are and act the way they do. As the movie concludes with the essay written by Brian, each one us is a criminal, athlete, brain, princess, and basket case. There might be differences in the prevalent trait but we're all human. Furthermore, the David Bowie quote at the very beginning of the movie ensures that this is not just some teen movie, it deals with genuine problems that people have to deal with while growing up. And everyone can relate to these timeless issues.
I even taped the entire audio of this movie at one point in time to listen to on my walkman (if anyone remembers those). That's how much I love this movie.
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