Aaron Marshall
Well-known member
Hi,
I've been feeling weird lately. Most of the time things are cool and I'm pushing forward, but sometimes I feel an overwhelming nostalgia for the 90's. It's like back in those days my taste and sensibilities were in alignment with some sort of current that was sweeping through life. Now, I just can barely relate to anything in these current times.
I don't like the graphic design trends in mainstream media and products, I don't like most music or films that come out (remakes, remakes, remakes), or films scores within the films. I don't really like video games anymore. I could go on and on. There are still a lot of good if you search hard enough, but I like seeing what I consider awesome in the mainstream. I was personally very happy with the Kill Bills, so there are exceptions, but does that really count? Tarantino was drifting back to another time and place in his vision too. It validates me somehow when I can agree with the mainstream. Now, it's like the heads of these major companies poll what I like and do the opposite just to piss me off. :grin: j/k
I feel like I'm going against the current instead of with it. I don't want to change just to go with the current. I won't. I also don't want to be one of those freaky guys stuck in the 70's with a mullet, driving a 50 ft long Camaro, wearing gold chains around their neck, and an open butterfly collar shirt showing their hairy chests.
Another big part of it is; I had really high hopes for the year 2000 and beyond. The 90's felt like they were building up to something big. As a kid growing up in the 80's (which were also cool) I always thought, "Wow, the year 2000, we'll have hover cars, robot maids like in the jetsons, oh man it's going to be great" :grin: To me the 2000's haven't had a lot of "personality" like other decades. Maybe it's just hard to judge being within these times. The 20's - 90's all had very distinct traits. I'm just not seeing that now, or anything I want to particularly remember.
I talked to my dad about this and asked his opinion about it. He claims that the 50's were the best. He said he went through a similar sadness when the 60's rolled around. But then again a lot of people loved the 60's. I guess it just depends on the person. Perhaps economy and war have something to do with it? Am I just getting old? Is this something common? I feel so isolated.
sorry for the rant
I've been feeling weird lately. Most of the time things are cool and I'm pushing forward, but sometimes I feel an overwhelming nostalgia for the 90's. It's like back in those days my taste and sensibilities were in alignment with some sort of current that was sweeping through life. Now, I just can barely relate to anything in these current times.
I don't like the graphic design trends in mainstream media and products, I don't like most music or films that come out (remakes, remakes, remakes), or films scores within the films. I don't really like video games anymore. I could go on and on. There are still a lot of good if you search hard enough, but I like seeing what I consider awesome in the mainstream. I was personally very happy with the Kill Bills, so there are exceptions, but does that really count? Tarantino was drifting back to another time and place in his vision too. It validates me somehow when I can agree with the mainstream. Now, it's like the heads of these major companies poll what I like and do the opposite just to piss me off. :grin: j/k
I feel like I'm going against the current instead of with it. I don't want to change just to go with the current. I won't. I also don't want to be one of those freaky guys stuck in the 70's with a mullet, driving a 50 ft long Camaro, wearing gold chains around their neck, and an open butterfly collar shirt showing their hairy chests.
Another big part of it is; I had really high hopes for the year 2000 and beyond. The 90's felt like they were building up to something big. As a kid growing up in the 80's (which were also cool) I always thought, "Wow, the year 2000, we'll have hover cars, robot maids like in the jetsons, oh man it's going to be great" :grin: To me the 2000's haven't had a lot of "personality" like other decades. Maybe it's just hard to judge being within these times. The 20's - 90's all had very distinct traits. I'm just not seeing that now, or anything I want to particularly remember.
I talked to my dad about this and asked his opinion about it. He claims that the 50's were the best. He said he went through a similar sadness when the 60's rolled around. But then again a lot of people loved the 60's. I guess it just depends on the person. Perhaps economy and war have something to do with it? Am I just getting old? Is this something common? I feel so isolated.
sorry for the rant
