Image via WikipediaPretty in Pink is the movie for you if you ever felt left out as a teenager. You might even find it therapeutic.Quirky but savvy Andie Walsh is played by Molly Ringwald, who was the perfect choice for the part. Even though she's smarter and has more integrity than most of her fellow high school students, people can't see past Andie's sense of individuality and her father's lack of income. This makes it impossible for everyone to get to know the true her. Everyone, that is, except wealthy Blaine, played by the gorgeous Andrew McCarthy, who sees her for the gem she really is.
I don't know how realistic it is that people would reject her based on income, because it wasn't my experience in high school that people did that. But being rejected because of being different I'm familiar with. God help you if don't run with the herd, as Andie refused to do. Her insistence on not being like everyone else puts her at odds with just about everyone. But Andie will not be swayed. It's that show of integrity that makes this movie worth the time to see it. I don't see that many adults displaying that kind of integrity and spunk, so it's particularly refreshing to have it come from a teenager.
I wont' give away the ending, but let's suffice it to say, integrity wins. You have to see this classic teen movie to experience how satisfying that can actually be.
Here's the trailer for Pretty in Pink:
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