1980 gives us the most remarkable school films of all, in fact, we have to thank John Hughes for this. The Breakfast Cub, Pretty and Pink, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Buller Day Off, Some Kind of Wonderful is just a few films made by him, who gather the strange period of been a teenager, turning into an adult, high school life or just the idea on been a rebel, in fact, if John Hughes live around this years, he would be an independent filmmaker.

We have been waiting for years to get a film of this caliber until a little film premiered pretty recently have captivated audiences, critics and it’s been the biggest surprise of the awards shows.

Actress Greta Gerwig, the directorial debut of the film “Lady Bird” had made me remember those 80’s years when Hughes was able to create powerful female characters like Molly Ringwald, Jennifer Grey, Mia Sara, and Ally Sheedy and the first-time director Gerwig had made the same with Saroise Ronan.

Lady Bird is the story of Christine McPherson a senior student in a Catholic school in Sacramento, living with her parents and an older brother who is adopted and his girlfriend. Lady Bird relationship with her mom Marion (Laurie Metcaff) is very conflicted that’s shown at the very beginning of the film, where we see Marion arguing with her with the decision of which college she will attend, forcing Lady Bird to jump out the car after the argument is impossible to win.

Larry (Tracy Letts) is Lady Bird father, he is the balance in the family a very thoughtful and intelligent man, on the other hand, Julianne “Julie” Steffans (Beanie Feldstein) is her best friend, together they attend to tho the theater program where Lady Bird meets Danny O Neil, who develops a romantic relationship.

The film covers mostly the last year of Lady Bird last high school year and also the transition of her been nobody to pretend to be popular by hanging with the cool kids, but also is a learning experience for her as teenager who becomes a woman, growing in a Catholic school where limits are also considered prohibitions, kind of a metaphor of been at home, always been questioned or judge for all her decisions by her mother.

In essence, this movie is a powerful statement about someone who wants to be free-living a small town and wants to see the big city. Is about leaving your comfort zone, but also the search for yourself at any cost.