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What's a movie that feels out of its era? Either ahead or behind of its time. Or movies that don't seem like they would've been made then (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 minutes ago

John Wayne's 'The Green Berets' is an oddity. While it's not out of its time, since the 1960s was packed with war movies, the fact that it's a Vietnam movie rather than a WW2 movie gives it a surreal quality. It is filmed with the same tone, style, and music as something like 'The Longest Day' but it's about Vietnam making it a million miles away from the style of most Vietnam movies.

Standout scenes include a green beret ranting at a strawman reporter, and the scene where John Wayne smashes an obviously toy rifle to pieces.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

"Mystery Men" seems to have a lot of themes on super hero fatigue in it that feels like it would be a better commentary in 2019 than 1999.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Metropolis might be the ultimate "ahead of its time" movie. It's nearly 100 years old and still looks mind-blowing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

When I heard about megalopolis I thought Coppola was remaking this movie

[–] the_crotch 4 points 2 hours ago

Might be cheating to mention this but most/all Tarantino flicks are meant to feel like 70s movies

[–] captain_aggravated 16 points 3 hours ago

Clue is an interesting study. It's a movie set in the 50's, made in the 80's, and it bombed in theaters in the 80's, but the television cut became popular in the 90's and 00's. It definitely is a product of the 80's, I don't think they would have made it in 1995, but that's when it landed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

Falling Down takes place in the 1990's but feels like a very 1970's movie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Terminator 2?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 hours ago

Brazil - Made in 1985, feels like post 9/11.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

The Fall by Tarsem. I've been so happy the 4k remaster and theatrical re-release has been getting some love now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

The Love Witch is a bit of a cheat because it was literally designed to look like it was shot in the 70s (and does an amazing job of it)

Cube was ahead of its time for bizzare setting and body horror.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Citizen Kane.

Yes it is circle jerked hard by film lovers... For good reason.

This is what I might consider the first movie shot in what would be recognized as a modern movie format.

It is told non sequentially, the composition of shots is absolutely incredible.

It's a movie shot in 1941 that looks nothing like the other movies of the time. Literally decades ahead of its time. It looks like it could have been shot a few months ago as a period piece.

There's good reason for it being one of the most acclaimed movies of all time.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

It's hard to overstate how important the film is to cinema. It pretty much established what the modern movie is.

That said, based strictly off of entertainment value. IMO it is just absolutely terrible.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

That's interesting. I'm not a film guy at all, and it certainly never occurred to me that it pioneered some of the key stuff in modern movies (although that totally makes sense). But I remember enjoying it! The pacing felt quite good, there were some mysteries and character drama. Not a top movie for me personally, but pretty watchable for a B&W movie.

[–] DudeImMacGyver 8 points 6 hours ago

Bladerunner and the sequel

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I still can't believe The Matrix is from '99. The themes and the effects hold up incredibly well, it feels far more modern.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I strongly disagree, Matrix was very much a product of its time, if it had released a decade before or a decade after it would not have had the same impact.

In the 80s as a general rule people didn't know of the internet nor were they very computer savvy.

In the late 00s cellphones started to be ubiquitous and people were using broadband almost exclusively.

So there was only a small period of time when people were familiar with the idea of telephone lines carrying data, which is a core concept of the movie (exiting the Matrix through your cellphone or laptop is a lot less cool and less prone to plot hooks).

Not to mention that the 90s were extremely gothic and grimdark about the future. I don't think a movie that the base premise is in the future humans are enslaved to machines and hooked to a large simulation to keep them from realizing they're slaves would work in any time period besides the 90s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

There was also that short sliver of the late 90s through early 2000s where the slick black trenchcoat and sunglasses look was considered unironically cool.

The Matrix, Blade, Underworld, and Equilibrium all being in this era. Any movie where characters dress like this to be cool and it isn't treated with at least a wink to the audience probably either came from this time or is a sequel to something from this time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's for sure a product of its time, but it really doesn't feel like a 1999 movie. Around that time we had

Sixth sense
American beauty
Eyes wide shut
Being John Malkovich
Fight Club

Matrix has such a stark level of visual and thematic modernity compared to those. Maybe Fight Club comes near, but the other movies look like they're from a different decade.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago

Matrix is a "work sucks" movie the same way that "American Beauty", "Fight Club", and "Office Space" was. It is a very 1999 movie.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 hours ago

Day After Tomorrow was about two days before its time

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The Man From Earth. It's always felt out of place to me. I'm not sure if it's too early or too late, but it doesn't feel of it's time to me.

Same vibe for The Discovery of Heaven.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

I think that the beauty of it is that it is very time-period agnostic

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

The first "War of the world's" movie from 1953.

It's based on a genius, but quite challenging science fiction novel.

I am sure the people in 1953 liked the movie.

When you watch it today, after you have already seen Spielberg's version from 2005, then it feels like they were way ahead of their time in 1953 (and you would never believe anyway that the book was written even back in 1898).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You should hear what happened to the radio broadcast of the book.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

What happened?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

It was read like a news broadcast and many people were unaware it was a fictional reading. The story was re-written for this radio broadcast to sound like a news report and caused mass hysteria.

But the truth is, that's the fictional story. It's all hyperbole and a bunch of newspapers at the time ran with it, to have some fun and sell some papers. There was never any mass hysteria as reported. No one killed themselves thinking aliens were invading, the broadcast was only listened to by 2% of the US, and everyone was aware it was fake. It was a regular type of thing on this radio program.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

People thought the world was actually ending

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

One of the many little details I love about that movie is Pacific Tech, the university where scientists studied the alien hardware. I noticed they used that as the name of the college in Real Genius. Apparently it's has been in many movies and tv shows.

[–] BrundleFly2077 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Brick. By Rian Johnson with Joseph-Gordon Levitt and Lukas Haas was very deliberately a throwback to good ol’ hard boiled detective noir.

I thought it worked quite well. It has an excellent on-foot chase sequence, if nothing else.

[–] kambusha 4 points 10 hours ago

Love when he takes off his shoes

[–] [email protected] 15 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Turbo kid

A Mad Max-inspired romp through 80s genre film, where souped up cars have been replaced by BMX bikes and our hero fights baddies with the help of a Mega Man-esque arm cannon. A bizarre and hilarious little film that you should definitely see with an audience.

https://lamplightreview.com/movie-review-turbo-kid/

Came out on Netflix in 2016

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 minute ago

This movie is exactly of its era. Blasting 80s nostalgia that's been filtered through a neon color grade with a snappy pace is exactly something that would come out in 2016.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 36 minutes ago

I listened to the soundtrack for about 4 years before getting around to watching the movie. Very fun. For how slow the build-up is, Playtime is Over is one of my favorite workout songs, always gets the endorphins running.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

Ohhh, this movie is magical. I love it so much!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Big Lebowski.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

So, what you're saying is ... sometimes there's a movie... I won't say a film, 'cause, what's a film? But sometimes, there's a movie. And I'm talkin' about The Big Lebowski here. Sometimes, there's a movie, well, it's not the movie for its time and place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Obviously, you're not a golfer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Sense & Sensibility 🤓

Get it? Because it's a period piece?

I'll see myself out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Eraserhead

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

I think Eraserhead fits perfectly in the 70s