Comments | indie_robbo: Anyone?...Anyone?...Bueller?

indie_robbo

Anyone?...Anyone?...Bueller?

Jan 30, 2005 22:35

I just went and saw "Ferris Bueller's Day Off " at the moonlight theatre in the botanic gardens. Wow, I'd forgotten how amazing that film is. Why aren't there teen films like that anymore? It's totally anti-authoritarian and leftist and blah blah blah... But seriously, what do we have for the kids these days to make them question their ( Read more... )

Comments 3

check out needyneddy January 30 2005, 13:32:36 UTC

hey robert,

what about mean girls, donnie darko, buffy, the simpsons etc? Far more sophisticated and subtle! don't under-estimate teenagers!

xx needy

Re: check out indie_robbo January 30 2005, 16:52:04 UTC

Yeah ok, that's true, in a way. I have been prone to exaggeration and emotive comments in the past you know? It's one of my things. Not that I want to turn this into some kind of psuedo academic rant...it was just a passing comment...but I feel I should explain myself somewhat...or maybe just make some more exaggerations, sweeping statements and emotive comments ( ... )

Re: check out jshulman February 1 2005, 03:28:18 UTC

Ok so the difference between the 80s kids’ response to the movie versus the response of teens of today is circumstantial. In some ways it was a lot more relevant then than it is now. Regardless, teenagers don’t change, I think the same amount of people that the film spoke to then would still be reached now. You can’t say that one generation of youth is more ‘switched on’ than another ( ... )