Who would have thought movies made 30 years ago would be so relevent today.
Friday, January 4th, 2008I watched “Network” made in 1976, right after watching “aliens vs predator 2.” Wow. Aliens vs predator 2 was terrible. Characters you couldn’t care less about, bad soundtrack, worse plot. They screwed up what had to be the easiest home run possible. Aliens from 1986 was amazing. Predator from 1987 was amazing.
There’s a flaw I’ve noticed where our perception of movies we saw a long time ago is far better than our perception of them now upon 2nd viewing. The imdb top 200 is a good example of this. What was cutting edge 50 years ago is often far more refined today. When I say Aliens and Predator were amazing, they are STILL AMAZING.
Back to “Network.” Take everything that made Aliens vs Predator 2 horrible, reverse it, and you’ve got “Network.” Real characters, real dialogue, and a real message. No special effects. I guess that’s why it won 4 oscars and tons of other awards when it came out.
The movie shocked me, as it was made before I was born, yet the dealt with some of the most important issues facing us today. Adultry, middle age crisis, madness, outrage, the corporatization of mankind, sneaking around federal media ownership guidelines, a portrait of masculine women..and I’m not even done watching. There’s still 5 minutes left. There’s a lot of corporate profit from promoting terrorism too. And this was 30 years ago.
Wow, it looks like they’re ending it with…..I wont’ ruin it. I’ve had little good luck finding movies from the 70’s I really enjoyed. By the way, take notice that the leader of the terrorist group was not apprehended.
