Be like The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is a perfect example of why comedy, as Aristotle defines it, is meaningful and has importance.  The story of The Breakfast Club is that of 5 very different teenagers who all have to endure a Saturday detention with an annoying and power hungry principal.  The 5 teens, who ordinarily would not be friends, have the chance to hear each others stories and understand one another better. This allows them to look at each other differently than before. In the end they leave with a knew perspective, having grown as people, wondering how the rest of the year will go, knowing what they have learned from each other.

The reason this movie is an example of comedy being meaningful is that these teenagers are all normal people.  There is nothing extraordinarily special about any of them, at the same time because they are so different it allows everyone to see part of themselves in at least one of the characters.  What is essential is that very different people from different backgrounds have learned that maybe they aren't so different.  Or even if they are, they can be around and respect those that they are different to.  Each teen leaves their Saturday detention with a knew look at how to treat those that they may not be obviously similar to.  

People watching this movie see the 5 teens leave detention in a happier, better place than they started in, meaning that it is a comedy, but the viewers also see how they should approach interactions with those they are different from in their own lives. It sends a message to humans that despite differences that you may have with people, there is always someway that you can relate and respect one another.