I just watched Apollo 10 1/2, a Jack Black narrated story of how it was like living as a child, in Houston when the moon mission was in full swing.
I found it intriguing and set me thinking: most movies exaggerate/glamorise things around their stories. Maybe they have to, to make the movies interesting.
But what are some movies that, kind of, provide a, kind of, window peep into a place/time. An ‘authentic’ representation of it, as close to how you saw/experienced it? Maybe you could expand it to include the travel documentaries/vlogs too because I find that most of them choose only the highlights of a place and look away from the mundane.
Cheers!
Reality bites(1994) portrayed the paradox of the newfound “horror” of selling out in the 90s by achieving goals you set our for yourself.
That nailed a specific part of american culture for most working people in the country.
Waiting is also weirdly accurate because on the production side you need actors to focus on portraying a particular personality trait to define the entire character, but that applies in real life to restaurant dynamics, one salient personality trait sort of defines who each person is, like it makes it easier to work in a group if you know that that guy is the stoner or that guy is the cool dude or that girl is the bossy one.
Kids(1995) got suburban entropy pretty solidly. Gummo is kind of in that category too, although I can’t confirm because I never lived in the boonies.
I forgot about people in the 90s selling out! That was so prominent at the time among artists.
Yea, and now there’s the swingback glorification of selling out.
Financial success in and of itself shouldn’t be shameful or exalted, I wonder if there’s a movie showcasing that exaltation of personal commercial success the way reality bites showcased the shame.
I can’t think of one that nailed it the same way.
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Once we’re warriors
Excellent movies - but terrible reality of what is like living poor in New Zealand in the 1980’s and 1990’s
My Own Private Idaho. Portland, 1980s.
https://youtu.be/2WoJ4GN5MaQ
Zero Effect. Portland, 1990s.
https://youtu.be/TF9YaxBAGyc
Animal House. Eugene, 1970s.
https://youtu.be/KWjtI6n5xWM
How To Beat the High Cost of Living. Eugene, 1970s.
https://youtu.be/9-77VpXSygs
Turning Red is very much a time piece for the 90’s, and many Canadians who lived in multicultural cities back then could probably identify with it or at least recognize the cultural references.
- Death in Brunswick
- Malcolm
