Defining movies?

[Orsorum]

I was thinking about this tonight... movies that have shaped a large portion of our culture over the last sixty years.

The two that immediately come to mind are Dr. Strangelove and The Graduate.

Any others?

 

[Orsorum]

None?

 

[Pastfinder]

Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
Citizen Kane

 

[bigalt]

ferris beuler's day off

 

[0roo0roo]

yea some shape culture, but many don't age well i think. i watched the graduate and dr strange love and didn't really like either. i sorta understand their significance, but thats about it.

 

[nater]

fight club and american beauty both had a huge effect on me as a person

 

[bigalt]

whose culture are we talking about?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
yea some shape culture, but many don't age well i think. i watched the graduate and dr strange love and didn't really like either. i sorta understand their significance, but thats about it.

Both of them were fairly big for me, a lot of my humor comes from historical humor and irony, and then understanding the "inside jokes" - the hand with a mind of its own, the cowboy riding the bomb, the "they're stealing our bodily fluids", and so forth.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: bigalt
whose culture are we talking about?

My apologies, very shortsighted of me. American culture, for the most part. Although, if anyone is well-versed in another nation's film/cultural history, please share.

 

[stebesplace]

Tron . . .

2001 Space Odyssey

most of those defined movie making, as well as what it meant to have art in movies and the effect music in the movies has on our culture.

 

[Pastfinder]

STAR WARS (the original GOOD films)

 

[MacBaine]

Indiana Jones

 

[IGBT]

Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

 

[bigalt]

laugh i think that dr. strangelove is especially applicable these days.

I don't know about truly shaping culture, though. Some movies are economical powerhouses but I feel like the biggest impact they really have is determining what movies will follow.

I suppose my sense of humour was greatly shaped by the movie "kids."

But it's an interesting question.

Could you elaborate on what exactly you mean, perhaps an example of how you think dr. strangelove and the graduate have shaped american culture?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Zakath15

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
yea some shape culture, but many don't age well i think. i watched the graduate and dr strange love and didn't really like either. i sorta understand their significance, but thats about it.

Both of them were fairly big for me, a lot of my humor comes from historical humor and irony, and then understanding the "inside jokes" - the hand with a mind of its own, the cowboy riding the bomb, the "they're stealing our bodily fluids", and so forth.

well yea, but the only part that tickled me was the barely suppressed nazi scientist. he didn't get enough screen time




some musicals hold up pretty well. the sound of music, my fair lady....

pulp fiction, the little mermaid, beauty and the beast, snow white, toy story, t2, fight club, traffic.............

I suppose my sense of humour was greatly shaped by the movie "kids."

that was a trippy ass movie!!


as for fast times at ridgemont, i watched it after hearing critics keep refering to it as the definitive teen movie. i guess its a generational thing because i found it boring.

but yes, phoebe cates is hot!! only part worth watching hehe