Pretty In Pink Film Analysis

In India, The Caste System is used to determine what rank one will be in society and the social class one is in cannot be changed. The Caste System is mostly practiced in India, however it slowly travelled and made its way to high school. In the 1986 comedy, drama, and romance, “Pretty in Pink”, starring Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh and Andrew McCarthy as Blane McDonnagh the two main characters face many trials and tribulations in their love for each other in 1980’s high school because of the different social classes the two come from. Ultimately, because the two come from different worlds this leaves into question, can their relationship work?

Andie is a high school senior who is an outcast at school. She creates her own clothes by upcycling and uses the color pink very much. Andie’s best friend is Duckie, who has a not so-secret crush on her, and Iona, her boss at TRAX (record store) and is Andie’s mentor. In addition, she takes care of her father
The comedic talent of Jon Cryer starring as Duckie was a very unique character in the film and was very interesting and fascinating to watch. Throughout the entire film Cryer as Duckie makes many jokes such as “it's called a sense of humor - you should get one - they're nice” and “this is an incredibly romantic moment, and you're ruining it for me”. The jokes were very well laid out and kept the audience laughing as if one were eating out of the palm of Jon Hughes hands. Cryer’s performance had me wanting to see more of him and feel what he felt. I found myself feeling empathy for Duckie as he found out his dream girl loved another and could understand the anger he felt when he would see Andie and Blane together. Consequently, after watching “Pretty in Pink” one will be finding a good laugh after seeing Cryer’s performance as Duckie and will be pleased with his performance and realize the true star of the movie was Duckie and not Blane or