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* Come on now, I know Dr. Insano's theories are fun but why all the hate for Ferris? This is my favorite movie and I just see Ferris as a creative, kind-hearted teenager who wants to have fun. Not a sociopath. As for him hitting Cameron and then "guilt-tripping" him afterwards, I always assumed it was them just joking around. I mean they're best friends. Why does everyone hate Ferris?
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* Come on now, I know Dr. Insano's theories are fun but why all the hate for Ferris? This is my favorite movie and I just see Ferris as a creative, kind-hearted teenager who wants to have fun. Not a sociopath. As for him hitting Cameron and then "guilt-tripping" him afterwards, I always assumed it was them just joking around. I mean they're best friends. Why does everyone hate Ferris?Ferris?
** Because when you look past the fun-loving persona, he really is a terrible person who gets away with bad behavior, and is only made to look good by having Principal Rooney be even more unpleasant. He steals, guilt-trips his friends, lies, impersonates people, claims family members have ''died'' to get his way, and makes people think he's dying of a terminal disease.
** Because when you look past the fun-loving persona, he really is a terrible person who gets away with bad behavior, and is only made to look good by having Principal Rooney be even more unpleasant. He steals, guilt-trips his friends, lies, impersonates people, claims family members have ''died'' to get his way, and makes people think he's dying of a terminal disease.
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*** They are conclusively said in the film, you just either didn't watch it or didn't pay attention or are deliberately refusing to acknowledge it. He specifically says he wants to ruin Ferris' life for defying him. It's in the movie. Stop lying.
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*** They are conclusively said in the film, you just either didn't watch it or didn't pay attention or are deliberately refusing to acknowledge it. He specifically says he wants to ruin Ferris' life for defying him. It's in the movie. Stop lying.lying.
* Come on now, I know Dr. Insano's theories are fun but why all the hate for Ferris? This is my favorite movie and I just see Ferris as a creative, kind-hearted teenager who wants to have fun. Not a sociopath. As for him hitting Cameron and then "guilt-tripping" him afterwards, I always assumed it was them just joking around. I mean they're best friends. Why does everyone hate Ferris?
* Come on now, I know Dr. Insano's theories are fun but why all the hate for Ferris? This is my favorite movie and I just see Ferris as a creative, kind-hearted teenager who wants to have fun. Not a sociopath. As for him hitting Cameron and then "guilt-tripping" him afterwards, I always assumed it was them just joking around. I mean they're best friends. Why does everyone hate Ferris?
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*** ^ It's rather ironic that you make up stuff about Rooney's motivations, as well as those of people who disagree with you. I think you'd have to go a long way to find someone, even someone who thinks Rooney was well-intentioned, who thinks that he didn't go too far when he broke in to the Beullers. Unquestionable: He is a man overly dedicated to catching what he believes to be a truant student. Questionably: The fact that he's failed to before could easily indicate that he is desperate, or it's personal, or he is a petty tyrant. However, none of those are conclusively indicated by the film. Part of the reason he wants to catch Ferris, to further the cop analogy, is that Ferris is a repeat offender who has a tendency to get away with his "crimes". His only real goal, as stated in the film, is to catch Ferris. Everything else is speculation.
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*** ^ It's rather ironic that you make up stuff about Rooney's motivations, as well as those of people who disagree with you. I think you'd have to go a long way to find someone, even someone who thinks Rooney was well-intentioned, who thinks that he didn't go too far when he broke in to the Beullers. Unquestionable: He is a man overly dedicated to catching what he believes to be a truant student. Questionably: The fact that he's failed to before could easily indicate that he is desperate, or it's personal, or he is a petty tyrant. However, none of those are conclusively indicated by the film. Part of the reason he wants to catch Ferris, to further the cop analogy, is that Ferris is a repeat offender who has a tendency to get away with his "crimes". His only real goal, as stated in the film, is to catch Ferris. Everything else is speculation.speculation.
*** They are conclusively said in the film, you just either didn't watch it or didn't pay attention or are deliberately refusing to acknowledge it. He specifically says he wants to ruin Ferris' life for defying him. It's in the movie. Stop lying.
*** They are conclusively said in the film, you just either didn't watch it or didn't pay attention or are deliberately refusing to acknowledge it. He specifically says he wants to ruin Ferris' life for defying him. It's in the movie. Stop lying.
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*** The bit with the parade could be seen as Ferris showing his sincerity about giving Cameron a good time. He wanted to do something so audacious and over-the-top that Cameron would absolutely never forget "The time we all skipped school and went to town and Ferris got up on a parade float and sang". In that moment he cared more about Cameron seeing something unforgettable and awesome than he did about getting caught.
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*** There's also the fact that Rooney is a petty tyrant, drunk off of his relatively minor amount of power. He sees himself as the arbiter of who will go on to have a good or bad life after they get out of school... and because Ferris has defied him, he wants to see Ferris destroyed. Lots of people try to ascribe noble goals to him, goals that he never states, and they try to ignore (and often try to keep other people from pointing out) that he himself says he intends to see Ferris have a miserable life for the crime of defying him. Rooney doesn't care if it's an excused absence... if he can prove Ferris wasn't sick, he's going to punish him no matter what the rules say.
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*** There's also the fact that Rooney is a petty tyrant, drunk off of his relatively minor amount of power. He sees himself as the arbiter of who will go on to have a good or bad life after they get out of school... and because Ferris has defied him, he wants to see Ferris destroyed. Lots of people try to ascribe noble goals to him, goals that he never states, and they try to ignore (and often try to keep other people from pointing out) that he himself says he intends to see Ferris have a miserable life for the crime of defying him. Rooney doesn't care if it's an excused absence... if he can prove Ferris wasn't sick, he's going to punish him no matter what the rules say.say.
*** ^ It's rather ironic that you make up stuff about Rooney's motivations, as well as those of people who disagree with you. I think you'd have to go a long way to find someone, even someone who thinks Rooney was well-intentioned, who thinks that he didn't go too far when he broke in to the Beullers. Unquestionable: He is a man overly dedicated to catching what he believes to be a truant student. Questionably: The fact that he's failed to before could easily indicate that he is desperate, or it's personal, or he is a petty tyrant. However, none of those are conclusively indicated by the film. Part of the reason he wants to catch Ferris, to further the cop analogy, is that Ferris is a repeat offender who has a tendency to get away with his "crimes". His only real goal, as stated in the film, is to catch Ferris. Everything else is speculation.
*** ^ It's rather ironic that you make up stuff about Rooney's motivations, as well as those of people who disagree with you. I think you'd have to go a long way to find someone, even someone who thinks Rooney was well-intentioned, who thinks that he didn't go too far when he broke in to the Beullers. Unquestionable: He is a man overly dedicated to catching what he believes to be a truant student. Questionably: The fact that he's failed to before could easily indicate that he is desperate, or it's personal, or he is a petty tyrant. However, none of those are conclusively indicated by the film. Part of the reason he wants to catch Ferris, to further the cop analogy, is that Ferris is a repeat offender who has a tendency to get away with his "crimes". His only real goal, as stated in the film, is to catch Ferris. Everything else is speculation.
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*** Rooney's dialogue about the history of Ferris at school - and about his mother being convinced by all the acts - suggests that Rooney isn't really out to find evidence that other staff/parents will believe. Rooney probably sees himself as the Anti-Hero cop, busting a wise-ass lowlife who's too smug. It's about facing down Ferris, rather than about anyone else. He wants to catch Ferris in the act and gloat, in order to show Ferris that not everyone will follow his game or believe him. He's basically trying to give Ferris a rude awakening. It's become a personal quest.
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*** Rooney's dialogue about the history of Ferris at school - and about his mother being convinced by all the acts - suggests that Rooney isn't really out to find evidence that other staff/parents will believe. Rooney probably sees himself as the Anti-Hero cop, busting a wise-ass lowlife who's too smug. It's about facing down Ferris, rather than about anyone else. He wants to catch Ferris in the act and gloat, in order to show Ferris that not everyone will follow his game or believe him. He's basically trying to give Ferris a rude awakening. It's become a personal quest.quest.
*** There's also the fact that Rooney is a petty tyrant, drunk off of his relatively minor amount of power. He sees himself as the arbiter of who will go on to have a good or bad life after they get out of school... and because Ferris has defied him, he wants to see Ferris destroyed. Lots of people try to ascribe noble goals to him, goals that he never states, and they try to ignore (and often try to keep other people from pointing out) that he himself says he intends to see Ferris have a miserable life for the crime of defying him. Rooney doesn't care if it's an excused absence... if he can prove Ferris wasn't sick, he's going to punish him no matter what the rules say.
*** There's also the fact that Rooney is a petty tyrant, drunk off of his relatively minor amount of power. He sees himself as the arbiter of who will go on to have a good or bad life after they get out of school... and because Ferris has defied him, he wants to see Ferris destroyed. Lots of people try to ascribe noble goals to him, goals that he never states, and they try to ignore (and often try to keep other people from pointing out) that he himself says he intends to see Ferris have a miserable life for the crime of defying him. Rooney doesn't care if it's an excused absence... if he can prove Ferris wasn't sick, he's going to punish him no matter what the rules say.
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*** You have to run cars occasionally to keep them in functioning order. Some of the mileage is probably from Cameron's father doing that.
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** Also, if Cameron's father never drives the Ferrari and doesn't allow anyone else to even touch it, why does it have fuel in the display room?
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*** Okay, so ''Sloane'' is guilty of skipping school, since the parent who called her off was a fake. But Rooney never shows any indication that he suspects this after the phone conversation. He gets suspicious when he hears that Sloane might be dating Ferris, but when Ferris himself calls during that conversation he panics and swallows the lie. Having the fancy car show up apparently seals the deal, as he has no idea that Ferris is ''that'' much of a MagnificentBastard. Even the comment he makes to himself ("So ''that's'' how it is in their family") suggests he is really convinced that was her father.
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*** Okay, so ''Sloane'' is guilty of skipping school, since the parent who called her off was a fake. But Rooney never shows any indication that he suspects this after the phone conversation. He gets suspicious when he hears that Sloane might be dating Ferris, but when Ferris himself calls during that conversation he panics and swallows the lie. Having the fancy car show up apparently seals the deal, as he has no idea that Ferris is ''that'' much of a MagnificentBastard. Even the comment he makes to himself ("So ''that's'' how it is in their family") suggests he is really convinced that was her father.father.
*** Rooney's dialogue about the history of Ferris at school - and about his mother being convinced by all the acts - suggests that Rooney isn't really out to find evidence that other staff/parents will believe. Rooney probably sees himself as the Anti-Hero cop, busting a wise-ass lowlife who's too smug. It's about facing down Ferris, rather than about anyone else. He wants to catch Ferris in the act and gloat, in order to show Ferris that not everyone will follow his game or believe him. He's basically trying to give Ferris a rude awakening. It's become a personal quest.
*** Rooney's dialogue about the history of Ferris at school - and about his mother being convinced by all the acts - suggests that Rooney isn't really out to find evidence that other staff/parents will believe. Rooney probably sees himself as the Anti-Hero cop, busting a wise-ass lowlife who's too smug. It's about facing down Ferris, rather than about anyone else. He wants to catch Ferris in the act and gloat, in order to show Ferris that not everyone will follow his game or believe him. He's basically trying to give Ferris a rude awakening. It's become a personal quest.
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*** Okay, so ''Sloane'' is guilty of skipping school, since the parent who called her off was a fake. But Rooney never shows any indication that he suspects this after the phone conversation. He gets suspicious when he hears that Sloane might be dating Ferris, but when Ferris himself calls during that conversation he panics and swallows the lie. Having the fancy car show up apparently seals the deal, as he has no idea that Ferris is ''that'' much of a MagnificentBastard. Even the comment he makes to himself ("So ''that's'' how it is in there family") suggests he is really convinced that was her father.
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*** Okay, so ''Sloane'' is guilty of skipping school, since the parent who called her off was a fake. But Rooney never shows any indication that he suspects this after the phone conversation. He gets suspicious when he hears that Sloane might be dating Ferris, but when Ferris himself calls during that conversation he panics and swallows the lie. Having the fancy car show up apparently seals the deal, as he has no idea that Ferris is ''that'' much of a MagnificentBastard. Even the comment he makes to himself ("So ''that's'' how it is in there their family") suggests he is really convinced that was her father.
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** You're forgetting that Rooney witnesses Sloane Peterson speeding away from campus with Ferris. This undoubtedly is the tipping point that made him want to take matters into his own hands.
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** You're forgetting that Rooney witnesses Sloane Peterson speeding away from campus with Ferris. This undoubtedly is the tipping point that made him want to take matters into his own hands.hands.
*** Okay, so ''Sloane'' is guilty of skipping school, since the parent who called her off was a fake. But Rooney never shows any indication that he suspects this after the phone conversation. He gets suspicious when he hears that Sloane might be dating Ferris, but when Ferris himself calls during that conversation he panics and swallows the lie. Having the fancy car show up apparently seals the deal, as he has no idea that Ferris is ''that'' much of a MagnificentBastard. Even the comment he makes to himself ("So ''that's'' how it is in there family") suggests he is really convinced that was her father.
*** Okay, so ''Sloane'' is guilty of skipping school, since the parent who called her off was a fake. But Rooney never shows any indication that he suspects this after the phone conversation. He gets suspicious when he hears that Sloane might be dating Ferris, but when Ferris himself calls during that conversation he panics and swallows the lie. Having the fancy car show up apparently seals the deal, as he has no idea that Ferris is ''that'' much of a MagnificentBastard. Even the comment he makes to himself ("So ''that's'' how it is in there family") suggests he is really convinced that was her father.
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* What exactly does Rooney hope to accomplish by catching Ferris? Yes, he's a bit of a DesignatedVillain for wanting to catch a truant, but here's the thing: Ferris is technically '''not''' a truant on this occasion. He mother called him off. At that point it no longer matters if he is really sick - ''he's excused''. The school has been informed of his impending absence by a parent or legal guardian. The reason for doing so, and whether or not it was true, is immaterial. Now, it's true that Ferris has blatantly skipped school before (and even hacked the school records to hide this fact), so I'm not saying his actions are justified. But catching him on this one occasion won't prove that it has happened before. Rooney could tell his parents "told ya so", maybe get him grounded. But his stated goal is to get Ferris held back another year - and all he did was prove a kid lied to his parents on this one occasion. From the school district's point of view the facts are this: 1) Kid said he was sick. 2) Parents called him off. 3) School records (unknowingly tampered with) show that this hasn't happened an inordinate number of times. 4) Kid graduates.
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* What exactly does Rooney hope to accomplish by catching Ferris? Yes, he's a bit of a DesignatedVillain for wanting to catch a truant, but here's the thing: Ferris is technically '''not''' a truant on this occasion. He mother called him off. At that point it no longer matters if he is really sick - ''he's excused''. The school has been informed of his impending absence by a parent or legal guardian. The reason for doing so, and whether or not it was true, is immaterial. Now, it's true that Ferris has blatantly skipped school before (and even hacked the school records to hide this fact), so I'm not saying his actions are justified. But catching him on this one occasion won't prove that it has happened before. Rooney could tell his parents "told ya so", maybe get him grounded. But his stated goal is to get Ferris held back another year - and all he did was prove a kid lied to his parents on this one occasion. From the school district's point of view the facts are this: 1) Kid said he was sick. 2) Parents called him off. 3) School records (unknowingly tampered with) show that this hasn't happened an inordinate number of times. 4) Kid graduates.graduates.
**You're forgetting that Rooney witnesses Sloane Peterson speeding away from campus with Ferris. This undoubtedly is the tipping point that made him want to take matters into his own hands.
**You're forgetting that Rooney witnesses Sloane Peterson speeding away from campus with Ferris. This undoubtedly is the tipping point that made him want to take matters into his own hands.
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** Though one wonders what she could have gotten away with if she just said "Ferris suddenly felt a bit worse and begged me to come check on him". If her claim was investigated (by say, the police going to check with Ferris and finding him not there), she'd win because she just wanted Ferris to get busted. If it wasn't, she could probably avoid a lot of trouble (family emergencies typically get leniency).
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** Though one wonders what she could have gotten away with if she just said "Ferris suddenly felt a bit worse and begged me to come check on him". If her claim was investigated (by say, the police going to check with Ferris and finding him not there), she'd win because she just wanted Ferris to get busted. If it wasn't, she could probably avoid a lot of trouble (family emergencies typically get leniency).leniency).
* What exactly does Rooney hope to accomplish by catching Ferris? Yes, he's a bit of a DesignatedVillain for wanting to catch a truant, but here's the thing: Ferris is technically '''not''' a truant on this occasion. He mother called him off. At that point it no longer matters if he is really sick - ''he's excused''. The school has been informed of his impending absence by a parent or legal guardian. The reason for doing so, and whether or not it was true, is immaterial. Now, it's true that Ferris has blatantly skipped school before (and even hacked the school records to hide this fact), so I'm not saying his actions are justified. But catching him on this one occasion won't prove that it has happened before. Rooney could tell his parents "told ya so", maybe get him grounded. But his stated goal is to get Ferris held back another year - and all he did was prove a kid lied to his parents on this one occasion. From the school district's point of view the facts are this: 1) Kid said he was sick. 2) Parents called him off. 3) School records (unknowingly tampered with) show that this hasn't happened an inordinate number of times. 4) Kid graduates.
* What exactly does Rooney hope to accomplish by catching Ferris? Yes, he's a bit of a DesignatedVillain for wanting to catch a truant, but here's the thing: Ferris is technically '''not''' a truant on this occasion. He mother called him off. At that point it no longer matters if he is really sick - ''he's excused''. The school has been informed of his impending absence by a parent or legal guardian. The reason for doing so, and whether or not it was true, is immaterial. Now, it's true that Ferris has blatantly skipped school before (and even hacked the school records to hide this fact), so I'm not saying his actions are justified. But catching him on this one occasion won't prove that it has happened before. Rooney could tell his parents "told ya so", maybe get him grounded. But his stated goal is to get Ferris held back another year - and all he did was prove a kid lied to his parents on this one occasion. From the school district's point of view the facts are this: 1) Kid said he was sick. 2) Parents called him off. 3) School records (unknowingly tampered with) show that this hasn't happened an inordinate number of times. 4) Kid graduates.
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*** Except most interpretations of fiction DO depend on your point of view. That's the nature of fiction! If you were a stickler for the rules, or if you dislike liars, then yes, you might side with Jeannie and Rooney. By contrast, if you DON'T think along those lines, then you'll (more than likely) cheer on Ferris. You do take your values with you whenever you take in fiction, and as we've seen, FBDO is an excellent example of different POVs in play. JohnHughes was a ''master'' of writing movies that toyed with AlternateCharacterInterpretation.
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*** Except most interpretations of fiction DO depend on your point of view. That's the nature of fiction! If you were a stickler for the rules, or if you dislike liars, then yes, you might side with Jeannie and Rooney. By contrast, if you DON'T think along those lines, then you'll (more than likely) cheer on Ferris. You do take your values with you whenever you take in fiction, and as we've seen, FBDO is an excellent example of different POVs points-of-view in play. JohnHughes was a ''master'' of writing movies that toyed with AlternateCharacterInterpretation.
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Removing out the hate. And FYI, people who are \"gifted\" usually get identified in childhood through certain aptitude tests, so it\'s callous to assume otherwise.
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*** Ugh! People tooting their own horns and calling themselves gifted makes me want to retch. Also, by looking too close at your own interpretations of the characters, I think you're missing the point of the movie. He's not a real person who is "gifted" and acts out because he isn't being challenged enough (I saw that episode of the Simpsons, too). He's a character in a film about a kid who is willing and able to go to great lengths to have fun and avoid class. His sister becomes the antagonist because she's against the protagonist the same way criminals are the protagonists in all those heist movies.
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*** Ugh! People tooting their own horns and calling themselves gifted makes me want to retch. Also, by By looking too close at your own interpretations of the characters, I think you're missing the point of the movie. He's not a real person who is "gifted" and acts out because he isn't being challenged enough (I saw that episode of the Simpsons, too). He's a character in a film about a kid who is willing and able to go to great lengths to have fun and avoid class. His sister becomes the antagonist because she's against the protagonist the same way criminals are the protagonists in all those heist movies.
*** Except most interpretations of fiction DO depend on your point of view. That's the nature of fiction! If you were a stickler for the rules, or if you dislike liars, then yes, you might side with Jeannie and Rooney. By contrast, if you DON'T think along those lines, then you'll (more than likely) cheer on Ferris. You do take your values with you whenever you take in fiction, and as we've seen, FBDO is an excellent example of different POVs in play. JohnHughes was a ''master'' of writing movies that toyed with AlternateCharacterInterpretation.
*** Except most interpretations of fiction DO depend on your point of view. That's the nature of fiction! If you were a stickler for the rules, or if you dislike liars, then yes, you might side with Jeannie and Rooney. By contrast, if you DON'T think along those lines, then you'll (more than likely) cheer on Ferris. You do take your values with you whenever you take in fiction, and as we've seen, FBDO is an excellent example of different POVs in play. JohnHughes was a ''master'' of writing movies that toyed with AlternateCharacterInterpretation.
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*** ^ Exactly (this is the one who watched with her dad). I am gifted, could read at a college level by 3rd grade, and yes, I got bored in school, despite actually being if the gifted program. Guess what? It's legally required you have some form of education aka you must got to school ''anyway'' even if you're bored. Also, Ferris didn't seemed gifted except as a manipulator and liar--aka everyone I ever hated in school, hence my view of him as a VillainProtagonist and a JerkAss. Plus, if I wasn't clear, the main reason I sympathized with his sister was that she was telling the truth and no one believed her because Ferris was more popular--or worse, insulted her because she said he wasn't sick when he was. I'm not saying it makes the movie bad, just dated especially by today's kids who are more likely to be divided than just see a cool guy doing whatever he wants.
*** Ugh! People tooting their own horns and calling themselves gifted makes me want to retch.
*** Ugh! People tooting their own horns and calling themselves gifted makes me want to retch.
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*** ^ Exactly (this is the one who watched with her dad). I am gifted, could read at a college level by 3rd grade, and yes, I got bored in school, despite actually being if the gifted program. Guess what? It's legally required you have some form of education aka you must got go to school ''anyway'' even if you're bored. Also, Ferris didn't seemed seem gifted except as a manipulator and liar--aka everyone I ever hated in school, hence my view of him as a VillainProtagonist and a JerkAss. Plus, if I wasn't clear, the main reason I sympathized with his sister was that she was telling the truth and no one believed her because Ferris was more popular--or worse, insulted her because she said he wasn't sick when he was. I'm not saying it makes the movie bad, just dated especially by today's kids who are more likely to be divided than just see a cool guy doing whatever he wants.
*** Ugh! People tooting their own horns and calling themselves gifted makes me want to retch. Also, by looking too close at your own interpretations of the characters, I think you're missing the point of the movie. He's not a real person who is "gifted" and acts out because he isn't being challenged enough (I saw that episode of the Simpsons, too). He's a character in a film about a kid who is willing and able to go to great lengths to have fun and avoid class. His sister becomes the antagonist because she's against the protagonist the same way criminals are the protagonists in all those heist movies.
*** Ugh! People tooting their own horns and calling themselves gifted makes me want to retch.
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* As pointed out by [[TheSpoonyExperiment Dr. Insano]], why the heck did Ferris convince Cameron to "borrow" the Ferrari if he was just going to leave it in a parking deck all day? Even if you accept the idea that he didn't want to rack up the mileage, then why didn't they just use a taxi instead?
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*** ^ Exactly (this is the one who watched with her dad). I am gifted, could read at a college level by 3rd grade, and yes, I got bored in school, despite actually being if the gifted program. Guess what? It's legally required you have some form of education aka you must got to school ''anyway'' even if you're bored. Also, Ferris didn't seemed gifted except as a manipulator and liar--aka everyone I ever hated in school, hence my view of him as a VillainProtagonist and a JerkAss. Plus, if I wasn't clear, the main reason I sympathized with his sister was that she was telling the truth and no one believed her because Ferris was more popular--or worse, insulted her because she said he wasn't sick when he was. I'm not saying it makes the movie bad, just dated especially by today's kids who are more likely to be divided than just see a cool guy doing whatever he wants.
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** She was also skipping school herself by this point. When they got there, she probably had no good explanation for why she ''just happened'' to be there at the same time there ''just happened'' to be a prowler (who they found no evidence of). The cops probably assumed she was on drugs, had hysterically called them while experiencing a bad trip, and hauled her in for testing (using the false alarm as an reason to do so). When she tested clean, they just gave her a reprimand and called her mom to pick her up.
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** She was also skipping school herself by this point. When they got there, she probably had no good explanation for why she ''just happened'' to be there at the same time there ''just happened'' to be a prowler (who they found no evidence of). The cops probably assumed she was on drugs, had hysterically called them while experiencing a bad trip, and hauled her in for testing (using the false alarm as an reason to do so). When she tested clean, they just gave her a reprimand and called her mom to pick her up.up.
** Though one wonders what she could have gotten away with if she just said "Ferris suddenly felt a bit worse and begged me to come check on him". If her claim was investigated (by say, the police going to check with Ferris and finding him not there), she'd win because she just wanted Ferris to get busted. If it wasn't, she could probably avoid a lot of trouble (family emergencies typically get leniency).
** Though one wonders what she could have gotten away with if she just said "Ferris suddenly felt a bit worse and begged me to come check on him". If her claim was investigated (by say, the police going to check with Ferris and finding him not there), she'd win because she just wanted Ferris to get busted. If it wasn't, she could probably avoid a lot of trouble (family emergencies typically get leniency).
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** She was also skipping school herself by this point. When they got there, she probably had no good explanation for why she ''just happened'' to be there at the same time there ''just happened'' to be a prowler (who they found no evidence of). The cops probably assumed she was on drugs, had hysterically called them while experiencing a bad trip, and hauled her in for testing (using the false alarm as an reason to do so). When she tested clean, they just gave her a reprimand and called her mom to pick her up.
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** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Or because he's a manipulative psychotic who's just curious about how far he can tip his "friend" with emotional leverage?]]
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** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Or because he's a manipulative psychotic psychopath who's just curious about how far he can tip his "friend" with emotional leverage?]]
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**** ^ Speaking as someone else who's also pretty darn smart (IDK if I'm "gifted" or not); if Ferris is so gifted, why can't he find a way to get himself in a course or school that challenges him? I ended up in a few of those without even trying, once managing to make the Honor Roll entirely by accident. Also, there's a big difference between merely "being bored with school" and "'''choosing''' to skip school ten times and manipulate the people around him". Equating the two would be trying to deflect responsibility. The kid must've had a bright future in politics. Or sociopathy. Or both.
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**** ^ Speaking as someone else who's also pretty darn smart (IDK if I'm "gifted" or not); if Ferris is so gifted, why can't he find a way to get himself in a course or school that challenges him? I ended up in a few of those without ''without even trying, trying'', once managing to make the Honor Roll entirely ''entirely by accident. accident''. Also, there's a big difference between merely "being bored with school" and "'''choosing''' to skip school ten times and '''and''' manipulate the people around him". Equating the two would be trying to deflect responsibility. The kid must've had a bright future in politics. Or sociopathy. Or both.Like most escapist fantasies, the movie's logic falls apart the second you look at it critically.
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**** ^ Speaking as someone else who's also pretty darn smart (IDK if I'm "gifted" or not); if Ferris is so gifted, why can't he find a way to get himself in a course or school that challenges him? I ended up in a few of those without even trying, once managing to make the Honor Roll entirely by accident. Also, there's a big difference between merely "being bored with school" and "'''choosing''' to skip school ten times and manipulate the people around him". Equating the two would be trying to deflect responsibility. The kid must've had a bright future in politics. Or sociopathy. Or both.
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* How was Ferris able to pull everything off in this movie?
** My favorite AlternateCharacterInterpretation is that he was a Mage from the WhiteWolf MageTheAscension game and he was trying to Awaken Sloane, Jeanne, and Cameron. So everything that kept him from getting busted was him subtly pulling the RealityWarper thing. He even succeeded with 66% of that goal as, by the end of the film, Cam is ready to stand up to his father and Jeanne has decided to live her life and stop worrying so much about how Ferris gets away with everything.
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** My favorite AlternateCharacterInterpretation is that he was a Mage from the WhiteWolf MageTheAscension game and he was trying to Awaken Sloane, Jeanne, and Cameron. So everything that kept him from getting busted was him subtly pulling the RealityWarper thing. He even succeeded with 66% of that goal as, by the end of the film, Cam is ready to stand up to his father and Jeanne has decided to live her life and stop worrying so much about how Ferris gets away with everything.
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** My favorite AlternateCharacterImpersonation AlternateCharacterInterpretation is that he was a Mage from the WhiteWolf MageTheAscension game and he was trying to Awaken Sloane, Jeanne, and Cameron. So everything that kept him from getting busted was him subtly pulling the RealityWarper thing. He even succeeded with 66% of that goal. goal as, by the end of the film, Cam is ready to stand up to his father and Jeanne has decided to live her life and stop worrying so much about how Ferris gets away with everything.
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* How was Ferris able to pull everything off in this movie?
** My favorite AlternateCharacterImpersonation is that he was a Mage from the WhiteWolf MageTheAscension game and he was trying to Awaken Sloane, Jeanne, and Cameron. He even succeeded with 66% of that goal.
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** In real life, 911 can and has reprimanded kids for making emergency calls when the situation was serious, only for them to find out the kid was really telling the truth. It's resulted in at least one death because they didn't take the kid seriously. At least in this case, they sent out someone to check for Jeanne.
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** Or he could've simply said "Eh, you know how it is when you get sick. You're always afraid it's more serious than it actually is."
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*** This troper has been on both sides of the issue--I was 17 myself less than a decade ago (as of this writing, that is), and I have worked for the local school district as a substitute teacher. I have firsthand experience about both teenage hijinks and school administrative rules. And I ''still'' side with Ferris Bueller, and will continue to do so, because I was defined as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_giftedness intellectually gifted]] at a young age, and I suspect that Ferris was a gifted kid as well. I know how incredibly plebeian the public school systems are, and how soul-crushing it is to be a gifted teenager in those surroundings--I saw its effects both as a teenager and as someone who works with teenagers. Trust me, if Ferris had been in some kind of gifted magnet school, he probably would have put forth some positive effort and growth, and not felt the need to cut class. And remember, kiddos: just because there ''are'' rules, it doesn't mean that they are necessarily ''right'' all the time.
*** All that said, Jeannie's (and the naysayers') problems with Ferris are dissected by Garth within the confines of the movie, and Rooney's problems as an administrator were already somewhat addressed in ''TheBreakfastClub'' by Principal Vernon's character growth arc.
*** All that said, Jeannie's (and the naysayers') problems with Ferris are dissected by Garth within the confines of the movie, and Rooney's problems as an administrator were already somewhat addressed in ''TheBreakfastClub'' by Principal Vernon's character growth arc.
