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…

Contrast also to where India is in terms of its civilizational headspace.

That culture is on the rise and it *feels* it is on the rise. You can see it in the spirit and in the movies.

For example, here’s Super 30:

Contrast also to where India is in terms of its civilizational headspace.

That culture is on the rise and it *feels* it is on the rise. You can see it in the spirit and in the movies.

For example, here’s Super 30:
https://youtu.be/QpvEWVVnICE

Is India bullish on longevity, too? Any examples where media portrays eternal life as a net good?