ferris bueller's day off

in part in honor of the late film maker, but also just because i hadn't seen it in a while, i decided to watch ferris bueller's day off. it occurs to me that the entire film in some ways is a celebration of what it would mean to explore the city of chicago. i mean go to the highest building. go to the most interesting museums. go to a baseball game. go to a parade. and so on. so i love the film. it's a cheer me up on a cloudy day. it's about people who care about each other, and about cameron, who has problems with his family. he has to stand up to his father, and by the end of the film, he has decided to take responsibility for what he has done and stand up to his father. the film reminds me a lot of the 80's, of the last year of high school, of carefree days when it seemed we would always be young. the music is also great. all in all it is a well made high school type of film, but you have to take its sunniness with a grain of salt---- sometimes the movie heathers has more truth in it, about the high school experience.