John Hughes commentary - The Museum scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[zcatera074]

@davehead3 thats what i always believed as well.

[RennieChew]

Brilliant scene

[MatlockJack]

What a wonderfully gifted man John Hughes was and this sequence is a fitting tribute to his genius.

[LugeoLeon]

wow.. it's been so long since I've been wondering about this scene, there is something strong about it

and now I finally get it

[ItMeansFaith]

This scene was already brilliant. The beautiful art, the kiss under Starry Night, and a Smiths song in the background. But with the John Hughes commentary, it suddenly becomes all the more affecting. The man was truly a genius. RIP.

[69beeker]

@ItMeansFaith I believe they kiss in front of a ''Chagall'' stained glass, not ''Starry Night'' but I agree with you about being a brilliant beautiful scene.

[clarkiesyeah]

This movie shaped who I am today. It made me realise that authority can always be thwarted, provided you're clever enough to out-think whoever may be forcing their oppression on you. This was reenforced when I watched "The Breakfast Club" by the late mr Hughes.

Thank you and rest in peace John Hughes.

[LittleAlfie2009]

Most of John's films were about teen angst. I loved the dancing scene in "Breakfast club" and how they all eventually connected. It's a shame The man himself can't see these comments. He'd be so proud his work touched so many people

[ethereal5115]

He is talking about a psychopatic child...there is nothing there and so they adopt the Mask of Sanity..

[vazette]

Crying.

[davehead3]

Huh. I always thought it was just a demonstration of how little beauty Cameron could see in life because he was also looking at it too closely.

[ivanlealyt]

the smiths is my favorite...

[ijreilly01]

The way he says "Matisse" is so soothing and reassuring. One of my favorite montages ever.

[BassJam77]

@nineironshore The painting is a metaphor for cameron... From a distance much like a painting he seems like something intricate and complex; having his own sense of self in the world. However much like the painting the closer you get (or the more you get to know Cameron) the more you realize there is nothing there. He hasn't done anything with his life in a sense and is a nobody.

[wysiwyg2006]

i always assumed that Cameron saw the red in the painting and was thinking of the Ferrari

[DontFearGrim]

trippy. this guy has done drugs.

[nineironshore]

So what does THAT mean? "the more you look the less you see?"

[crimiusXIII]

@nineironshore That style of painting in particular is made up of tons of tiny dots of color. In a way, they're similar to the pixels on a computer screen. The closer you look at a portion of that painting (in this case the little girl), the harder it is to make out that it IS a little girl you're looking at.

[nineironshore]

@crimiusXIII Yes, but why does he feel like nothing?

[AETutorials42]

@nineironshore

If you want a literal definition, check out crimiusXIII's comment. My take? The more you focus on something, the less you understand it.  For example, take what Ferris said in the beginning: "Life moves pretty fast - if you don't stop and look around, you might miss it". If you look at life too much, you begin to see less and less of it. This is what Cameron is experiencing.

[sdflksdfkfh]

RIP John Hughes

[SmootheJammin]

This movie is a classic and this scene has to be my favorite clip in the entire film. It was so moving, I couldn't understand why. Now I know. :')

[KellixD]

This gave me chills. Cameron is probably my favourite character in any movie ever.

[SoniicFan15]

thumbs up if you saw this in family guy.

[meh4000]

thumbs up if you notice the smiths playing in the background

[Vennegoor10]

@meh4000 It's not the Smiths, it's Dream Academy covering the Smiths

[pdub30]

I remember field trips here.

[MrSeminoleB]

John Hughs is by far one of the greatest directors of my generation. His work will forever be loved and his talent will forever be missed......

[alltaken678]

So in the end, the movie is more about Cameron than it is about Ferris. Cameron is the one who is transformed. Ferris's seemingly reckless behavior is really an attempt to get his friend to come out of his shell and stand up to his father, which he does in the end. A deep and absolutely brilliant movie cleverly disguised as a light comedy. RIP John Hughes.

[mikey4664]

cameron was me, now i understand why that moved me thanks jon, i show this film to my children

[mikey4664]

cameron was me, now i understand why that moved me thanks jon

[vinofiamma]

Now I know !

[concretebox2]

terrorify thought.



[Chessbama]

How profound!

[Chathew55]

hwat's the name of that painting?

[QFIhawkman]

@Chathew55 : Sunday afternoon on the Isalnd of Grand Jatte. It's by Seurat. 

[thot4]

0 idiots disliked this.

[troglodyto]

well done with putting that audio onto this :>

[obunkystaind]

Chicago =]

[CarlosJulio20]

R.I.P. John Hughes

[dglsmcky]

Wow ,brilliant brilliant man .

[Viperslasher17]

@brittxduh nope cause to many people think its funny to put on their own retarded versions of this scene who don't appreciate the true emotional value of this scene

[Viperslasher17]

damn that made me feel really sad

[Alphacramed]

this is one i could find:

[gravelandgrain100]

Brilliant commentary! Actually there were alot of Cameron's out there-and still are today. I always saw high school as a hell to endure to get to college to get to the ultimate, and now I see it all as one great big joke. The whole museum scene speaks loudest to those of us who felt wrong in those days-I escaped into music and dreaming of being anywhere but where I was. Probably why I don't do class reunions-the a-holes are the same with less hair and demon spawn of their own.

[lucitetokki]

oh man, that's incredibly profound. i never even thought of it that way. wow. rip john hughes, such a great loss.

[rha101]

With his incisive look at the lives of youths, Hughes’s movies provided instant nostalgia to anyone coming of age in the 1980s. His own sudden and early death adds yet another deep leayer of meaning that youth is fleeting, life is uncertain, and we all better appreciate, even revere, what we have when we have it.

[grahamlong]

Magical.

The greatest scene from one of my top three movies!!!

[macoport1]

Thank you, I always had a special place in my heart for this scene. RIP John

[newwave89]

John Hughes was the man...IS the man.

[ivysaurr]

i may only be 17 in gen y, but man oh man john hughes movies are still soo relevant. i just wish people my age nowadays could appreciate work from such a genius.

[SilverHammock]

@ivysaurr DITO

[nickstoli]

Thank you for posting!

[wiltonmack]

Does anyone know who was the artist that created the stained glass window please?

[paschkefan]

@wiltonmack Marc Chagall did the windows

[TheKob1977]

@wiltonmack The windows by Marc Chagall are now available to view at The Art Institute of Chicago after being preserved and away from the public for over 5 years. They are actually called 'American Windows' and were given and made for the AI by Chagall himself on May 14, 1977 for his love of Chicago. If you want to see them, try to make a trip rather soon because they may be put away for a good while again.

[runforitscooby]

I remember thinking what a weird scene when I first saw this when I was 17 but as time went on and now this explanation its one of my favorite scenes of the film.

[SignorSid]

great scene, directed by a genius

[kcmet79]

love this scene, and love the music behind it

[SubmergedRecords]

@kcmet79

Instrumental version of "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by the Dream Academy (covering the Smiths).

But you probably knew that already.

[tylerdurden1681]

Did he do commentary on any other films of his?

[MrK623]

Always loved this scene and I felt it was very personal for the director. Like his signature on the film. And then to find out in his own words, that he indulged himself by doing this scene.

Sorry he left us so young.

[rainbowsalads]

One of the most wonderful films ever made. John Hughes lives on : )

[MasterTaiki]

RIP John Hughes

[Koraliene]

What are those paintings behind Sloane, Cameron and Ferris at 1:06?

[FifiDebord]

My guess is; going from left to right; An Early Matisse, A Chagal, (behind Ferris's head so very obscured) A Van Gogh Self Portrait and finally a Gaugin. I could be totally wrong though!

[bythewindsailor]

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec At the Circus Fernando, Eqestrienne. is behind Slone.

[TheKob1977]

@Koraliene The painting in the background of that scene at 1:10, in the center, is Georges Seurat's 'The Circus'... great painting. Be sure to make a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, imho the best art museum in the world

[Mysterwright]

How poetic: "the more you see the less you'll see in him" and now the master himself is gone.

[MysterySparkStudios]

that Giacometti's "L'homme qui marche 1 sold recently for 104 mill $

[MysterySparkStudios]

this scene just stands out

[CopyboyVideo]

The thing John Hughes did so well was to not be afraid to highlight teenagers' quirks and insecurities - doing so made the comedy so much better.

[xKineticSparks]

I always felt like there was a lot going on with cameron's character...

he actually reminds me ALOT of Dustin Hoffman in the graduate.

[islandbee]

John Hughes made the best teen movies. Never cheesy with a great story and always had a great soundtrack.

[LaPinkBoulanger]

John Hughes was a genius! Thanks so much for posting!

[phaota]

Do you have the original DVD with the commentary? If so, any chance that you could rip and share it with me? PM me if possible. Thanks.

[yourweedsux]

Holy shit. Hughes IS a genious! Epic.

[djtommym]

You will never be forgotten Mr John Hughes!

[mjrledhead]

Thats deep.

[BarneyFlart]

Very interesting commentary by the director. Especially the scene with Cameron looking at the painting. Never thought of it that way.

[KellyGreen5555]

I love the comment regarding Cameron & the painting...I always thought it was a deep moment in a very funny film.

[ThePyrotube]

@KellyGreen5555 realyy i thought that scene was hillarious

[clawsss]

@KellyGreen5555 I agree it was deep, but personally never thought about the emptiness thing Hughes mentions. It was always a moment of solitude and loneliness for me.

[indiasrainbow]

rest in piece knowing your incredible work will be enjoyed for centuries / millennia to come :) thanks you for my top fave film along with star wars "a new hope" :P

[nonymus777]

John Hughes, what an amazing talent. How I wish he was still alive.

This is one of my favourite FBDO scenes.

RIP.

[timwarneka]

Brilliant! I was in high school when this movie came out ... even then, while people talked about a number of the scenes in this movie (Ferris faking being sick, the restaurant scene, Twist and Shout), much of the buzz was about this terrific museum scene.

John Hughes definitely captured some magic here!

[twangerific]

John Hughes remains one of the most influential and brilliant filmmakers of our time.

[MidnightGarden1]

Agreed:)

[mssedmebich]

How do they come up with that stuff? Symbolism is cool!

[stripedtigers]

The art was beautiful! and i am so happy you went back!