06-11-2020, 11:57 AM
(06-10-2020, 02:23 AM)Blazkovitz Wrote:(06-09-2020, 09:53 AM)taramarie Wrote: I saw it as things tailored towards millennials as optimistic, and culture tailored for older folk as dark and taken to the extreme.
That's why millennials are so nostalgic about the 1990s. They (as well as younger Xennials like me) were sheltered from the sinister culture anyway. I was aware of the dark trends as a kid, but they didn't concern me personally. I was never a pop-culture maniac.
(06-09-2020, 12:31 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: The Matrix wasn't all that cynical; it was an epic hero's journey story.
The idea that reality is an illusion generated by a hostile AI is very sinister and can make a person cynical.
Except that the character went through a process of transformation and emerged victorious with something to take back to the world. A true hero's journey epic.