Love from, Florence Grace

We all love a good film, be that one of the online classics for a Netflix and chill sesh or a much loved Disney one from our own personal collection at home. Undeniably though, there are some films you just have to watch in your life time. Of course, everyone's opinions will vary ( spoiler alert - I despise Shawshank Redemption, Jaws and the Italian Job so they are not on this list) but this is my own take on films you have to see before you die.  1) The Breakfast Club. Everything about this film is great. There isn't even a real major plot to the story, other than the coming together and understanding of five very different individuals. But something about it is just brilliant- especially the closing scene, with the iconic fist punch and the music it's paired with; 'Don't You Forget About Me' by Simple Minds.  2) Forrest Gump. I may be biased because I adore Tom Hanks, but this film strikes such an emotional chord with ever...

Pretty in Pink is one of my favourite films, a total classic that everyone  must see. For me, it's up there with St Elmo's Fire and, of course, The Breakfast Club. The clothes, the music, the actors, the storyline...they are incomparable with the bland films we see rolled out every week in today's cinematic world.  However, there is one 'deeper' thing from the movie that I love, and that's the lesson's we can take from the film. Because there are several and they are important . So today, that's what I have decided to share with you; the lessons we can learn from John Hughes' Pretty in Pink.  1) Money doesn't matter. Even when it does. It doesn't. One of the main issues the film focuses on is money- and effectively, social classes- and how it affects friendships and relationships and people's time at school and at home. The moral of the story of course turns out to be that money doesn't matter, people can love who t...