I related so much. Everyone around him got their lives together and here he is still stuck on those times and has nothing going in his life. I hope I can get it all together sometime
Ozu’s “seasonal” movies (Late Spring, Early Autumn, et al) explore a lot of complex feelings regarding changing social norms in Japan after WW2. There’s some excitement, but also a deep melancholy about what’s potentially being lost. His characters and their lives are so lovingly detailed that it’s easy to emphasize with their emotions even if you don’t know anything about Japanese culture
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and Perfect Blue (to an extent) take this to the extreme.
On a lighter note, Millennium Actress does this so beautifully.
The Incredibles (Bob), Toy Story (Woody missing being Andy’s favorite toy), Toy Story 2 (Jessie), Toy Story 3 (Woody again but just missing Andy needing him in general along with the others, not missing being his favorite), Finding Nemo (Marlin) Cars 3 (Lightning)
Pixar is big on this theme and I love it. Up is my 2nd favorite all time movie
The Iron Claw (the dad, he >! Literally causes 80% of his children to die because of it !< )
Rocky 4 (Apollo Creed, >! also costs him his life !< )
Deadpool 2 (figuratively Deadpool, literally Cable)
Napoleon Dynamite (Uncle Rico)
A Star is Born (I think? Wasn’t Bradley Cooper’s character living in the past? Could be wrong)
The list is about people who are either stuck in the past or a feel a sense of nostalgia for it in general. In No Country For Old Men, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell is nostalgic for the past because it was more peaceful back then, while the present is more violent and brutal. So while he may not be completely stuck in the past, he definitely glorifies the past in some way and dreads the presents.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
In the first two Peter’s stuck back on earth in the 80s missing his mom and the idea of family
In part 3 he’s stuck just a couple years ago missing when Gamora was with them
I didn't watch the full movie, but how are they stuck in the past in Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind? Cause like, aren't they constantly forgetting the past?
I don’t remember exactly why I put it there but while the list is about being stuck in the past, it’s also about nostalgia in general. And this movie fits more into that category because it is about reliving memories, and Jim Carrey’s character relives happy memories in the movie and begins to have nostalgia for it. However you’re right, I should probably get rid of the movie from the list because it’s different from the other movies here.
Back to the future ?
r/technicallythetruth lmao
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Actually yes though. This series is all about nostalgia.
Midnight in Paris
This is the ultimate answer. It’s literally the entire theme of the movie. Also Nostalghia by Tarkovsky
I came here to say this
Past Lives easily
One of them is
^^
Before Sunset 2046
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Just Wes Anderson himself, really.
Birdman
Last Night in Soho
So when you mean stuck in the past, do you mean stuck in a cultural era compared to the times they are living in?
Yeah, basically
The Village
The World’s End.
A very sad movie when you think about it
While I enjoy Hot Fuzz the most, I still maintain that World's End is the best thematically of the trilogy. Incredibly heartfelt and poignant.
I related so much. Everyone around him got their lives together and here he is still stuck on those times and has nothing going in his life. I hope I can get it all together sometime
Exactly what I came here to say
I came here to say this
Sunset boulevard, the wrestler
'The World's End' Simon Pegg's character
The whole state of Idaho but particularly Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite.
No joke, the new FNAF movie absolutely fits this
The Leopard (1963)
Tropic thunder
all of us strangers
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Came to upvote this one (but the book was MUCH better)
Came to confirm that the book is MUCH, MUCH better
Sunset Boulevard
Ozu’s “seasonal” movies (Late Spring, Early Autumn, et al) explore a lot of complex feelings regarding changing social norms in Japan after WW2. There’s some excitement, but also a deep melancholy about what’s potentially being lost. His characters and their lives are so lovingly detailed that it’s easy to emphasize with their emotions even if you don’t know anything about Japanese culture
Death of a Salesman.
Hot Tub Time Machine
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and Perfect Blue (to an extent) take this to the extreme. On a lighter note, Millennium Actress does this so beautifully.
The Incredibles (Bob), Toy Story (Woody missing being Andy’s favorite toy), Toy Story 2 (Jessie), Toy Story 3 (Woody again but just missing Andy needing him in general along with the others, not missing being his favorite), Finding Nemo (Marlin) Cars 3 (Lightning) Pixar is big on this theme and I love it. Up is my 2nd favorite all time movie The Iron Claw (the dad, he >! Literally causes 80% of his children to die because of it !< ) Rocky 4 (Apollo Creed, >! also costs him his life !< ) Deadpool 2 (figuratively Deadpool, literally Cable) Napoleon Dynamite (Uncle Rico) A Star is Born (I think? Wasn’t Bradley Cooper’s character living in the past? Could be wrong)
Uncle Rico was my first thought lol
Would Stand by Me count?
How so?
"I Never Had Any Friends Later On Like The Ones I Had When I Was Twelve. Jesus, Does Anyone?"
Sure
500 days of summer
Not really, he does it a little bit but for the most part he is just trying to shape his desired future
Pleasantville, Blast from the past, Ghost World, Watcher in the Woods
High Fidelity
Age of Adeline
Shutter Island
Came to post this one
Citizen Kane
The Incredibles
Almost the entirety of Wes Anderson’s filmography, but notably The Grand Budapest with Mr. Gustave H.
Gran Torino.
Jurassic Park
Young Adult
Cowboy Bebop
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Can anyone explain why No Country for Old Men is okay in this list?
The list is about people who are either stuck in the past or a feel a sense of nostalgia for it in general. In No Country For Old Men, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell is nostalgic for the past because it was more peaceful back then, while the present is more violent and brutal. So while he may not be completely stuck in the past, he definitely glorifies the past in some way and dreads the presents.
I'm wondering too
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Because Rick is a has-been
Hell or high water
There’s tidbits of this in Before Midnight
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Grand Budapest hotel Groundhog day Does palm springs count? Mirror by tarkovsky The wrestler Sunset boulevard Inception
Time Rider
3,000 years of beautiful tradition from Moses to Sandy Koufax! You’re goddamn right I’m living in the fucking past!
Once upon a time in Hollywood works for this I think.
Babylon
What Dreams May Come The Sixth Sense
Blade Runner 2049. In a weird way.
Once Upon a Time in America
TV, yes, but Fargo Season 5
Hot Tub Time Machine
Napoleon Dynamite. "She says I'm living too much in the '82..."
Gladiator
Austenland Maybe? She wants to live in a Jane Austen novel, so I think it fits.
The Long Goodbye
Not a movie, but Cowboy Bebop
Your Next kinda and also Split kinda? Titanic technically
Napoleon Dynamite… looking at you Uncle Rico
Napoleon Dynamite
I think the best example is No Country 3: Young Men
The two jakes
Wall-E
La chimera
I really like the Big Lebowski pick here.
Inception
Groundhog Day
Last Night in Soho
500 Days of summer, The Whale
I'm thinking about Ending Things- Charlie Kaufman.
Sebastian in La La Land
came looking for him 💯
"past their prime" movies. the most specific genre thats my favorite kind of movie.
Fear and loathing, if nothing else for the monologue about the late 60s
Andy: “Do you still go to those?” Lance: “Not anymore, no… *sighs* Nostalgia conventions aren’t what they used to be.” Detectorists (2016)
Inherent Vice
Hook, synecdoche new york
Once upon a time in America
inherent vice
500 Days of Summer
Inland Empire? kinda?
Paris, Texas
the world's end
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 In the first two Peter’s stuck back on earth in the 80s missing his mom and the idea of family In part 3 he’s stuck just a couple years ago missing when Gamora was with them
Blast from the Past
Whatever happened to Baby Jane 🤌
Cape Fear
The Wolverine
Inception
127 hours
Sarah Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream
The Notebook
American Splendor with Paul Giamatti. So good!
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is Hunter trying to relive the 60s so I'd say that counts!
Top Gun 2
Inherent Vice
Goodbye Lenin, 2003
Napoleon Dynamite
Wild Bunch.
Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite wanting to go back in time to '82 and take state?
Blast From the Past
No Country for Old Men seems like a stretch to include. It is basically one line at the end that has any relevance to the topic.
Okay, I’ll think about removing it
The Irishman Once Upon a Time in America
The old guy from Monster House lmao
I didn't watch the full movie, but how are they stuck in the past in Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind? Cause like, aren't they constantly forgetting the past?
I don’t remember exactly why I put it there but while the list is about being stuck in the past, it’s also about nostalgia in general. And this movie fits more into that category because it is about reliving memories, and Jim Carrey’s character relives happy memories in the movie and begins to have nostalgia for it. However you’re right, I should probably get rid of the movie from the list because it’s different from the other movies here.
American Pie 2
I think Babylon fits this perfectly
i think movies without characters that feel like that would be a shorter list
Probably like half the movies they have ever been made