You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried

Okay so a few months ago, I’ve been reading a book which is called You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried. You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried is a book that was written by Susannah Gora. It’s about all the John Hughes films from the 80s . I’ve always been really interested in learning about films from that time period, especially if it’s John Hughes. John Hughes was and is an absolute legendary director and film maker. All of his films just have that magic touch. This book talks about his upbringing, his films and it also explains the origin of The Brat Pack, what it was like when making these kinds of films, they just touch up on everything . His films just made such a big impact on the generation and the generations to come. He really knew how to capture the essence of teenagers and he gave those a voice who felt they weren’t being listened to. I really love his films. The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off are my absolute favourites . I’m just obsessed with The Breakfast Club, it’s just awesome . Uncle Buck and Home Alone are my favourites too.

This was such a great read. John Hughes wanted to be a director and a writer when he was younger but his parents were like ” No, get out of your little dream world, go to college, study and get a proper job ” that must have been awful to go through, especially if it was something he was really passionate about, just to go through all that only for your hopes and dreams to be crushed. I see a lot of myself in John Hughes, considering how he just felt like a fish out of the water and he felt like he didn’t belong . I feel like art and pop culture was escapism for him, when it all got a bit too much for him, he would just go and spend some time with himself in his little corner, just doing the things he wanted to do or the things he had pleasure doing which is something what I would do sometimes when I didn’t have many friends, I would just sit there for ages, thinking about certain things and reading books, fun times. It’s just good to stand out and do your own thing, you don’t want to be like everyone else. That chapter struck a chord with me, especially because I went through the exact same thing, but now I look back and I’m grateful it went that way because if I followed the herd, then I wouldn’t get to do all this amazing theatre stuff and I wouldn’t have all these opportunities, I would be working in Morrisons, stacking shelves or something. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that but I’m glad I went my own way. So yeah, that chapter was really interesting, I learned so much from it, it just goes to show how the most quiet individuals are the most talented and interesting individuals. When you enter a really loud, noisy room, go and find the most quiet person there, because they’re the ones who are most likely to be really interesting .

If you’re a big fan of John Hughes, I totally recommend this book. You’ll learn so much, especially about the Brat Pack, it’s a really interesting subject, those kinds of films are a huge part of American cinema and a big part of American History, John Hughes paved the way for many other film directors and writers in Hollywood. His films will forever be classics, they’re just so magical.

Thank you so much for reading this post, I hope you liked it. I totally recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of John Hughes, Susannah did a great job writing this book, it was a great tribute to the late John Hughes and a homage to all the 80s films, I had so much fun reading this. Have a great day everyone

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