![]() ![]() If things don’t change for him, he’s gonna marry the first girl he lays, and she’s gonna treat him like sh*t because she will have given him what he has built up in his mind as the end-all, be-all of human existence. “Cameron has never been in love - at least, nobody’s ever been in love with him. If you learn just one thing from Ferris Bueller, let it be this: as adulthood looms, don’t forget to break your routine from time to time to metaphorically (or literally if that’s your thing) to smell the roses. ![]() It’s easy to get caught up in the routine of waking up early, sleepwalking through work, paying your bills, and back again. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris While Ferris could become a bit more considerate, Cameron needs to break free from parental expectations as much as you need to stop worrying about every little thing at work. The conflict between cautious Cameron and carefree Ferris is the crux of the film, and they could both learn a thing or two from each other. If any character needed to seize the day and take a break, it’s Cameron Fry. “Pardon my French, but Cameron is so tight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his ass, in two weeks you’d have a diamond.” - Ferris Still, there’s a lot of you can learn about living life to the fullest from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Hopefully, you have a friend like Ferris to help you out of your rut (or, better yet, you are the Ferris of your group) and prove that sometimes you have to cut loose, sing “Danke Schoen,” and crash a sports car. It’s easy to get caught up in the rat race, and all of a sudden, you forget how awesome it is just to live. Has there ever been a more perfect encapsulation of wish fulfillment than Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? The John Hughes classic turns 30 next week, and despite the decades since its release, it still rings true today: life is precious, and sometimes you need to play hooky to appreciate that. ![]()
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