John Hugheses I Have Known - aka Why Cameron Frye is the Perfect John Hughes Character
source: http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/08/07/john-hughes-gone-at-59/
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Nostalgia for John Hughes films can work in a number of ways – we can feel regret at getting older, we can romanticise the past (let’s not forget that the reason we liked his films was rooted in how much we didn’t like being kids), we can smile a wry smile at the memories of stupid things we did, or courageous. For me, I think of Cameron Frye. Not, himself, the coolest guy in the class; but the friend. Not, himself, the sports hero; but the fan. Not, himself, the king; but just happy to be in the palace grounds. So used to being terrified of what the authorities might do to him when he makes a mistake that his only possible response to complete screw-uppery is to decide he’s going to take it like a man, and in the process, become one.
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