verascity t1_ja2x6ld wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:18 PM

Reply to comment by Eternal-Testament in True Lies (1994) has aged SO poorly… by [deleted]

I don't think the OP sounds "offended." They're saying that the movie aged poorly and is negatively impacted by changes in our cultural values. It was less fun for them because they think about things in a different way now, but I wouldn't say they sound hurt.

You've really never rewatched something and thought, "Oof, that aged badly"?

ikurumba t1_ja33s3m wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:18 PM

But it's supposed to be funny. Like the audience is in on the joke because we are watching it as a movie. It's not a true crime drama about something that happened in real life even though those are more accepted nowadays. It's an imagination land where anything is possible, but you and op get offended when people have imaginations that you don't like.

verascity t1_ja358cm wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:29 PM

I'm not offended, either. You seem to be very sure that criticism = offense, but I'm not sure why.

And comedy can be outdated and cringeworthy just as much as drama, if not even moreso. Look at Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Or, as someone else pointed out, the rape scene in 16 Candles (and the other rape scene in Revenge of the Nerds, come to think of it). You think that shit flies now?

nebbyb t1_ja33jqv wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Sixteen Candles, rape is hilarious!