balajis
@balajis.eth
Even Oppenheimer and Barbie are in a sense nostalgic remakes. They harken back to a time when DC could ship the Manhattan Project and when children had innocent toys. Like Top Gun or the Marvel movies, they’re about a glorious fictionalized past. Contrast to Black Mirror’s depiction of a dystopic future…
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Harper
@harpcaster
It does feel that the movies performing best in the US are steeped in nostalgia. Counterargument is that Americans are surrounded by the acceleration of everything in their lives and the movies are a place to press pause. Whereas other nations might be leaning on media to sow seeds of cultural acceleration.
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