This reminds me of my own thoughts on the peak year of cinema: 1999. We got:
the Matrix
American Beauty
Office Space
Fight Club
Being John Malkovich
The inciting incident to all of these movies is basically, “I’m a bored white guy feeling existential dread.” They’re all great films, but if late-90s cinema is any indication, a huge swathe of Americans had virtually no problems back then.
1998-1999 had historically low oil prices and pretty fantastic economic prosperity. Not as good as the post-war recovery period, but shit was looking up in a hurry.
This reminds me of my own thoughts on the peak year of cinema: 1999. We got:
The inciting incident to all of these movies is basically, “I’m a bored white guy feeling existential dread.” They’re all great films, but if late-90s cinema is any indication, a huge swathe of Americans had virtually no problems back then.
Or to put it another way: as of 2000, Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over
1998-1999 had historically low oil prices and pretty fantastic economic prosperity. Not as good as the post-war recovery period, but shit was looking up in a hurry.
One of the best times to be alive