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First Thing You Think Of....

posted 3 years ago by BillHicksFan (10564)
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With these decades for movies?

1930s - populism
1940s - heroism
1950s - rebellion
1960s - independence
1970s - gritty, natural, and a combination of previous decades

[–] tcrum (31520) 3 years ago

Not for movies just in general...
30s...Dust bowl, Great Depression?
40s...Nazis
50s...Men ruling the world
60s... People thinking they can actually change the world.
70s...Disco

[–] BillHicksFan (10564) 3 years ago

What about just movies?

[–] tcrum (31520) 3 years ago

These are really hard for me..I think the 70s is probably where I started watching movies.

30s...Charlie Chaplin?
40s...Gone with the Wind
50s...Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
60s...Planet of the Apes
70s..The greatest dark movies of all time, that I don't want to watch.

[–] samoanjoes (56673) 3 years ago

30s - Great depression
40s - World War II
50s - Fake Leave it to Beaver-like families
60s - Beatlemania
70s - Height of great music

[–] BillHicksFan (10564) 3 years ago

When it comes to modern 50s TV shows, I agree.... Although there were some great ones like "Wanted: Dead or Alive" and "The Rifleman"

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

30s - melodrama
40s - melodrama with censorship
50s - Marilyn
60s - the birth of graphic horror
70s - social commentary
80s - fun escapism
90s - indie rules
00s - superheroes
10s - superheroes
20s - bye bye theatres

[–] jriley555 (8119) 3 years ago

nailed it

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

cheers 🙂

[–] beantown23 (1438) 3 years ago

1930's A cup, 1940's B cup, 1950's C cup, 1960's and 1970's no cups.

[–] BillHicksFan (10564) 3 years ago

Boobs?

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

As I responded to you on the other board, your generalizations are way too broad to be taken seriously.

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[–] jriley555 (8119) 3 years ago

first thought : reading comprehension failure

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

First thought on you: snarky asshole.

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[–] killerTcell (68) 3 years ago

First thought on you: Stupid bitch.

[–] MartyDeniro (4171) 3 years ago

If you look at the box office, each decade is much more spread out than most people think.

https://www.filmsite.org/boxoffice2.html

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77384) 3 years ago

Cool website
Disney really did a brisk business

[–] MartyDeniro (4171) 3 years ago

And the past isn't all that much different from the present, as fantasy has always packed them in. They talk about the "gritty, natural" of the 70s, but you can't talk about that decade without bringing up the birth of the blockbusters -- like Star Wars and Jaws.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77384) 3 years ago

The 70s were magnificent years for American movies, no doubt about it

[–] BillHicksFan (10564) 3 years ago

My favorite for movies (maybe tied with the 60s) and music

[–] chilidoggg (14276) 3 years ago

1960's independence "Lolita"

[–] chilidoggg (14276) 3 years ago

1950's rebellion "West Side Story" the Officer Krumpky song (1950's Broadway)