What’s Aged the Worst?
Metallica search results; pledge and credits; shaved head; Gail’s neutrality; white victim; score
In the discussion (6)
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- The Metallica title overwhelming search results frustrates one participant, while others note both works borrow the Pledge of Allegiance.
- The children reciting the pledge and lengthy opening credits feel conspicuously of their era; the credits receive a strong defense as acknowledgment of the filmmakers.
- Tambor shaving his head no longer delivers the shock it did when the gesture signaled instability.
- Lahti’s lawyer is criticized as an inconsistent, fence-sitting device with no firm beliefs, despite appreciation for the actor’s natural presence.
- Centering a white man as the system’s most obvious victim in 1979 Baltimore is questioned, despite the character’s emotional effectiveness.
- The score is criticized for immediately dating the movie.