Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Rebellion and Myth

In this discussion we’ll explore Ferris Bueller’s Day Off through the lenses of philosophy and myth.

We’ll examine Ferris and company as figures in a modern narrative of the Fall of Man allegory, contrasting Ferris’s trickster energy with Cameron’s descent and transformation.

Drawing on Nietzsche’s Dionysian/Apollonian framework, we’ll consider questions of freedom, authority, identity, and the ethics of intervention.
Expect a lively conversation that blends pop culture and philosophical insights.