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From: adams@plx.UUCP (Robert Adams)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Back to the '50's?
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 20:50:32 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 20:50:32 1985
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> In article <3113@decwrl.UUCP> cherson@nonode.DEC writes:
> 
> >Judging from most people's reviews of "Back to the Future", it seems to be a
> >decently made movie, etc.  But the entire genre of movies dealing with the 
> >'50's brings up a disturbing fact, that Hollywood is trying to impart that
> >the fifties was a good era in our history, people really had unlimited fun
> >and today's youth shouldn't be afraid to emulate it in their lifestyles.
> 
> >The truth of the matter is that the fifties was the most blackest periods of
> >American history.  Many people's lives were ruined as a result of 
> >institutionalized paranoia.  Great talents were not allowed to flourish on
> >the stage, screen and in literature.  Mutual hate and suspicion was the rule
> >
> 
> Charley Wingate replies
> I think that 20-30 years down the road, our own era will be looked upon with
> nostalgia-- especially when compared with the late 60s and early 70s.

I had always been my contention that the people that decide what is
to be made into movies are in their 40's.  Thus when they hanker after
their youth, it tends to be 20 years in the past.  We've had 50's
stuff in the movies and media for many years now (above movie, record
collections for sale, ...) and now as people age we'll get the 60's
with the Beatles and paisly designs.  "Hankering after one's youth"
doesn't include reality of the political environment (the old folks
are bothering with that) but with the interaction of teenagers with
each other and even this is stylize and idealized.  Therefore, the
grease head in the tea-shirt has a heart of gold and, in the future,
the LSD trip will lead to bitter sweet realizations.

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