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What movies are good representations of places/life/era you live in/have lived in? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just watched Apollo 10 1/2, a Jack Black narrated story of how it was like living as a child, in Houston when the moon mission was in full swing.

I found it intriguing and set me thinking: most movies exaggerate/glamorise things around their stories. Maybe they have to, to make the movies interesting.

But what are some movies that, kind of, provide a, kind of, window peep into a place/time. An 'authentic' representation of it, as close to how you saw/experienced it? Maybe you could expand it to include the travel documentaries/vlogs too because I find that most of them choose only the highlights of a place and look away from the mundane.

Cheers!

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

My Own Private Idaho. Portland, 1980s.
https://youtu.be/2WoJ4GN5MaQ

Zero Effect. Portland, 1990s.
https://youtu.be/TF9YaxBAGyc

Animal House. Eugene, 1970s.
https://youtu.be/KWjtI6n5xWM

How To Beat the High Cost of Living. Eugene, 1970s.
https://youtu.be/9-77VpXSygs