Why Films From 1999 Are So Iconic

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  @BroeyDeschanel · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Quick explanations: <br><br>(1) I refer to the teens in 1999 films as Gen X when, by the end of the 90s, these people would belong to the early Millennial age group or &quot;xennials&quot;. But frankly because there was so much overlap I think they still culturally embody many Gen X traits and utilize the teen tropes of earlier 90s movies. <br><br>(2) Rushmore technically premiered in 1998 - but it received a wide release in 1999 which is why Raftery includes it in his book!<br><br>Thank you for watching! &lt;3

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  @sksksks7533 · 3 years ago

  I feel like a24 is now the Miramax of the 2020s. Anyone else see the pattern? Being able to shove big names into quirky and thoughtful films like Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeping the Oscars. Also A24 branching into streaming with Euphoria and Beef.

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  @Sam_on_YouTube · 3 years ago

  Thank you to your Dad and the many other engineers who made Y2K into a joke instead of a disaster. It was a legit concern and because the engineers did their job so well, nobody ever really understood how important what they did actually was.<br><br>My favorite Y2K error that actually happened was a 105 year old man in New York who got a letter telling him he needed to register for kindergarten.

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  @Pizzapartydad · 3 years ago

  To me, 2019 was a phenomenal movie year: parasite, marriage story, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, sorry we missed you, sound of metal, once upon a time in Hollywood, little women, the Irishman

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  @mintrommovies · 3 years ago

  Always thought 1999 was a great year for movies but never considered that the movies themselves had much in common. Even though magnolia, virgin suicides, American beauty and eyes wide shut have completely different creative visions, they’re all doing that same thing of peaking behind the veneer of middle class life. Great work Broey, I think this might be your best video yet :)

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  @joshuaprice8501 · 3 years ago

  2019 is one of the greatest years for modern films: Parasite, Midsommar, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Waves, The Lighthouse, etc.

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  @squid7855 · 3 years ago

  I love video essays like this that combine history, culture, and philosophy!!

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  @allocater2 · 3 years ago (edited)

  1999: I have the feeling something is wrong with the country<br><br>2023: Oh, you have seen nothing yet.

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  @trinaq · 3 years ago

  True, many of my favourite films happened to come out in 1999. Notting Hill, 10 Things I Hate About You, Election, Fight Club, Virgin Suicides... They&apos;re all iconic in different ways, and have left lasting legacies.

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  @BetterWithBob · 3 years ago

  There&apos;s something about the Y2K Era that I&apos;ve only really come to appreciate in the last couple of years. From about 1998 until 2001. The Y2K hysteria wasn&apos;t really a panic, most of us were hopeful and excited about the idea of going into a new millennium, especially with the improvements technology was making. From what I remember, there was the impression that we were on the verge of something great. An exciting new world. Then 9/11 happened and the 2000s just felt like an especially bleak and cynical era.

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  @jellogirl2010 · 3 years ago

  Yes, Girl Interrupted had a huge impact on me. I watched it in 2006 when I was 16 and I went and cut my hair like Winona Ryder in it... which was a CHOICE with curly hair. I also dressed like her in that movie. I was struggling with an ED at the time. It was literally so impactful in my life at the time and I still love it now.

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  @peachy_liliYT · 3 years ago (edited)

  1999 was such an incredibly wild year for me (senior year, Columbine, so much weirdness) I always forget so many killer movies came out. Rushmore alone, my god

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