What’s Aged the Worst?
The song; the West Side Story scene (disputed); pre-O.J. domestic-violence awareness
In the discussion (5)
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- The song is 'not doing well on Spotify these days'.
- Everything about the West Side Story scene is nominated: it has not aged well for people under 30 like producer Craig, and introducing the heartthrob singing it while playing with a hose was a weird choice.
- Rebuttal: the West Side Story scene is actually perfect because it marks him as the safe, playful drama teacher, in a trope where the rich Wall Street man has a dark side and the true good guy is an everyman.
- Pre-O.J. awareness of domestic violence: had the film come out in 1996, bruises explained as gymnastics would be received differently and it would be more far-fetched that he could get away with it.
- Agreement: abusers were then treated as an aside and athletes were back on the team the next day; this movie was among the first to show such abuse can end in a dead body.