A friend tonight told me about his observations in terms of this generation's movie genre.
Fairy tales began in cartoons.
Romantic comedies used to follow a formula: Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club.
Now they have become more realistic..ergo Knocked Up, 40-Yr-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Juno and It's Complicated
There has been this revolution against the fairy tale, because they are a tale far far away. The formula wasn't working in real life, so they decided not to put it in reel life.
Movie watching has taken on more of a verisimilitude than a fantasy getaway. And judging by the box office, audiences could relate with the fat boy, the girl who doesn't get the guy, and the baby before the ring.
In this generation, Rizzo, not Sandy, is the lead. And Kinickie, not Danny, is the prize.
Fairy tales began in cartoons.
Romantic comedies used to follow a formula: Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club.
Now they have become more realistic..ergo Knocked Up, 40-Yr-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Juno and It's Complicated
There has been this revolution against the fairy tale, because they are a tale far far away. The formula wasn't working in real life, so they decided not to put it in reel life.
Movie watching has taken on more of a verisimilitude than a fantasy getaway. And judging by the box office, audiences could relate with the fat boy, the girl who doesn't get the guy, and the baby before the ring.
In this generation, Rizzo, not Sandy, is the lead. And Kinickie, not Danny, is the prize.
