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| Nelson_Mandela 06/24/19 12:53:49 PM #17: | #70. Dazed and Confused https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/Dazed_and_Confused_%281993%29_poster.jpg Dir: Richard Linklater Genre: Comedy, Coming of Age Year: 1993 There is one of these movies released every few years. That coming-of-age, end of high school comedy that takes place across a single day/night. I have a soft spot for them because they really are a great way to structure a generational time capsule, if done properly. But none pull this off so gracefully as Dazed and Confused, which took the template created in American Graffiti and turned it up to 11. Dazed and Confused might have the greatest contemporary soundtrack in any movie ever, and the selected songs perfectly reflect the late-70s vibe of Linklater's youth. It also counters a common criticism of the film that I've seen over the years--that it's aimless and meandering, unsure of what its "lesson" should be. Yet that in itself kind of is the point. Like the mindless rock songs that pervaded this era, this is a film about not worrying about the bigger picture--just taking it easy and going with the flow. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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