My generation (I'm in my early thirties) has had an interesting run in Hollywood so far. Whereas George Lucas and Steven Speilberg were referencing and synthesisizing classic films and literature, our generation is referencing Lucas & Speilberg, without taking the leap back to the sources. Even the Star Wars Prequels and the new Indiana Jones, horrible as they were, managed to keep this level of postmodernism, looking back while looking forward. Other than obvious gen-x examples like Tarantino or Wes Andersen, where are we in the post-modern framework? Mirrored-glass office building facing another mirrored glass office building in a city of mirrored glass office buildings.
[edit: I saw Tron and it was even dumber than I thought it was going to be]
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