BristolShambler

BristolShambler t1_je9iatw wrote

Reply to Possible hot take: The matrix doesn’t hold up today by [deleted]

You’re making an argument that isn’t good, not that “it doesn’t hold up”. None of the things you cite are areas of criticism that have changed since the time of its release, character development was still a thing back in the 90s.

Also, it’s awesome and you’re wrong.

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BristolShambler t1_iyegxoh wrote

Reply to comment by haribobosses in The Decline of British Blue Collar Stories On Screen: 25 years since NIL BY MOUTH first hit screens, Gary Oldman’s film has become a relic of a time when working-class stories were major cinematic events. What happened? by Bullingdon1973

Leigh & Loach were making critically lauded work in the 90s, but it wasn’t really popular. Before Boyle in particular came onto the scene British films were stereotyped as being all like Kes and Cathy Come Home.

They’ve both seen a bit of a resurgence in popularity- partly because of our current government - but for a while that style of filmmaking was seen as just deeply uncool

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BristolShambler t1_iycvn0a wrote

Reply to The Decline of British Blue Collar Stories On Screen: 25 years since NIL BY MOUTH first hit screens, Gary Oldman’s film has become a relic of a time when working-class stories were major cinematic events. What happened? by Bullingdon1973

There’s a proud history of “kitchen sink” drama in British cinema, but by the 90s this strand of storytelling was a bit derided by younger filmmakers as dour and un-entertaining.

Danny Boyle really kicked against this tradition and that was one of the reasons why his early films felt so fresh and dynamic. Essentially kitchen sink dramas just fell out of fashion in the 90s.

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