Agreed.

And I think its a bit wrong to call us the post 9/11 generation. I think Millennial would have been more suitable and a better term.

I don't really see how post 9/11 influenced geeks in society and coming of age films. Its not like post 9/11 caused everybody to turn into a bunch of geeks.

And why do they call the times we live in post 9/11, it should be called the post millennium. Or better yet the early 2000's that sounds more like something that should be in a history book.

All 9/11 did was make it more of a pain in the ass to go to the airport, I really don't think post 9/11 defines a generation and it should not be the title of the decade.

Donnie Darko - never seen it, can't stand time loop stuff

Ghost World - never heard of it

Napoleon Dynamite - saw part of it, was bored the entire time and quit well before the end

Juno - I've heard good things about it but I've never seen it

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - the 'game stuff in reality' motif doesn't interest me in the slightest, I avoided this despite some good reviews

My favourite 'Coming of Age' movie is Ferris Bueller's Day Out. Sooooo good.

The only one I tried to watch was Napoleon Dynamite, and that was at my oldest daughters urging. She loved it, and I watched the first 15 minutes like this :blink: before shutting it off.

I've never been a fan of coming of age movies. When I watched teen flicks, it was B-rated horror movies. And I 'd get pissed every time at the chick trying to run in her 5 inch spiked stilettoes and scream at her, "Kick them off you dumb ass!" :unsure:

Great minds think alike. :teehee:

Because the United States is running with their tail between their legs (on a psychological level). Why else? Example 1 of... pretty much everything. http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=35396

Considering how blatant the "war and liberty" part of Robin Hood's storyline was I'm amazed anyone couldn't have spotted that, and that ties directly into the War on Terror. There's loads that could be said about the relation between the (new) Batman movies and terrorism, but I'll merely mention the fact that the writer of Batman Begins explicitly stated that Osama bin Laden was an inspiration for his portrayal of Ra's al Ghul. As for District 9, it may have allusions to (and a setting borrowed from) situations under Apartheid, but in terms of it's content and message it has far more to do with the contemporary (post-9/11) politics of security.

I've never seen Ghost World, so I'm just going to say that the only movie I think should be on that list is Donnie Darko. The rest were ok, but not great.

Oh I like every film on the list (except Scott Pilgrim, movie was just stupid IMO) but..top 5 post 9/11? LOL? That is an absurd joke.
I'm a huge film buff and that list is just..laughable in all honesty. As would most people think. Juno is the only film that deserves a spot on that list, maybe. And if it does, it's dead last. SO many amazing films since 9/11.
Napolean Dynamite? Give me a break. :rofl:

I think they should replace Napolean Dynamite with Superbad.

I mean WTF does Napoleon Dynamite have to do with coming of age? Napolean Dynamite was just a movie with a bunch of stupid geek gags, haha look at him he's a nerdy guy dressed as a gangster really Nerdy guy dancing on stage HAHA funny. Wierd girl with her pony tail on the side of her head really funny. Oh so funny nerdy guy feeding a llama. Oh haha the uncle is a briast enhancement sales men who's a jock turned loser. HAHA nerdy guy riding in the car with a couple of gangsters.

I have to admit the best part of that movie was when they shoot the cow in front of kids on the school bus and they all scream.

Superbad had more coming of age movie with geeks. It has a lot to do with coming of age when it comes to the opposite six. I mean the whole plot of the movie was trying to impress the these girls so they could hook up them, if that isn't coming of age then I don't know what is.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133952/

I really enjoyed this movie. I just watched it again recently on the Movie Network (just came out on it). Sooooo awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOYBWwmcXeg

Isn't he also the same actor in "Source code"?

Saw about 5 minutes of it on HBO, was one of the most dumbest POS Ive ever seen and had to change the channel.

Think advertising...as in desperately trying to restrict things to a narrow enough category where one's preference actually stands a chance. Like "Best midsize three-row crossover SUV." (Actually heard in a commercial, mind you- I couldn't make this [censored] up!)

I agree that the inclusion of "9/11" in the title is a huge reach as far as having anything to do with anything. Again, though, the article isn't about the "best" of anything. It's just referring to some examples the author believes illustrate how the "coming of age" movie has changed. The thread title is really misleading.

Ghost World certainly doesn't belong in a post 9/11 list, being as it is pre 9/11. Donnie Darko barely scraqes in.

Lolwut, films are now being categorised by eras, with 9/11 being the begginign and end of an era. That seems strange.

Very odd that films nowadays are branded 'post 911'. But I guess certain things shown in movies should be handled with greater care after tragic events in history.

Anyway, Scott Pilgrim was an awesome movie. I've seen it about three times, which is rare because the majority of newer films svck.

It's not really an era. It's just this website "usatoday" who thinks so. It's ridiculous as far as I'm concerned.

I was going to comment on the whole post 9/11 thing but I guess everyone beat me to it. Of course usatoday would be that ethnocentric.

Yes, haven't seen that though. Does it involve time travel?

I would agree if you were just talking about Ramona. It seems really stupid how he drops her like old luncheon meat.

But http://topuspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mary-elizabeth-winstead.jpg (the actress) on the other hand... :wub:

These people have obviously never seen Anchorman.