It occurred to me recently that if Dazed and Confused were made today, it would be set in the ‘00s. I think a retrospective movie like that made today would do really well.
What’s funny is that Linklater kind of already beat you to the punch with that concept when he made Boyhood, seeing as that chronicles 2002-2014. Not entirely the same, of course. They’re very different movies, and because (SAY THE LINE, BART!) it took 12 years to make, Boyhood lacks the retrospective quality Dazed and Confused has.
Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone is working on something that is in line with your concept right now. I feel like pop culture has been cannibalizing the 90s for awhile now, and we’re primed for the early aughts revival.
Superbad captured early 00s high school perfectly, following in the footsteps of The Breakfast Club.
It occurred to me recently that if Dazed and Confused were made today, it would be set in the ‘00s. I think a retrospective movie like that made today would do really well.
What’s funny is that Linklater kind of already beat you to the punch with that concept when he made Boyhood, seeing as that chronicles 2002-2014. Not entirely the same, of course. They’re very different movies, and because (SAY THE LINE, BART!) it took 12 years to make, Boyhood lacks the retrospective quality Dazed and Confused has.
Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone is working on something that is in line with your concept right now. I feel like pop culture has been cannibalizing the 90s for awhile now, and we’re primed for the early aughts revival.