I was born in 1984, a time when action movies were over the top and video games followed the "because it's cool" formula. Electric guitar riffs, bikini-clad babes, and explosions were a big part of my childhood, looking back I'm still unabashed for what I liked and still enjoy. Yes I realize the silliness of these things but I love them nonetheless.
I was too young to experience the height of the 80's but enough was reused and reran in the early 90's for me to enjoy. The 90's had a lot of cool things as well pizza parties, action movies with one-liners, babes, anime, video games, and comics. Towards the latter half of the decade things seemed to become much more gritty and sorta grind to a halt unfortunately.
My love for the 80's and 90's is genuine and yes the nostalgia factor does come into play, everything is personal what we experience becomes dear to us. The over the top will always be my favorite especially when compared to the lukewarm.
Does the nostalgia factor come into play with what you love and create? Why not? We like what we like and should not be ashamed of it. Be mindful of what you create and always do so out of love, use your nostalgia to craft something that is dear to you. Refine your inspirations into something everlasting.
I tend to drift back to the 50's once in a good while. That's where "Labby the Rat" came from. The 80's and 90's were cool. Some of my modern humor seems to resemble "Friends." But I just can't get over the themes and acting of the days of early film.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of the classic film noir detective style, the 50's offer a lot of fantastic nostalgia.
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