Robert Skic | Published
I hate nostalgia. Because we all see the past through rosy glasses, and in most cases revisiting what we love will crush the illusion that “things have become better” because they weren’t really like that. We were just kids and we were not dependent on us and had no important responsibility or person, so now that we are adults, our parents were losing their hearts too, we long for a day when things were more easily recognized. So when I went to see the A24 Y2KI thought this would be your typical cash grab for millennial aging, so they could get a much-needed dose of member berries before going back to “adult”.
I was very wrong with my own rating. Y2K The meaningless nostalgia nuclear bomb is absolutely ruthless in its self-awareness, and it’s only before it makes the audience tease, make jokes, then lean on the joke, stop it being funny, go back ten times and breathe about how deep and stupid you are.
At least this was my experience.
It’s difficult to talk without pampering
I’m going to give you the most basic summary Y2Kand why do you think it works, because it’s structured so that I can introduce you to the film mechanics.
A group of friends try to crash the Big Year Day party in 1999. In the middle of the night, when every appliance in the party commits a murder, all hell collapses. Toasters, Blenders, VCRS… you’re giving your technology a name. Possibly the most brutal way possible, stab, crush, and crush a bunch of innocent teenagers in the face.
Sensitive Macintosh computers absorb other nearby appliances and grow into megabots hunting kids through the forest like Jason Voorhees.
A girl who embodies all the high-tech geek ropes of the 90s (think it) hacker) I know everything about mainframes, malware, and I designed school silly websites and more, so I know exactly how to remove robot uprisings.
a lot Limp’s Biz Kit.
Like I said, this is all incredibly stupid, but that’s the point.
Why does it work?
Without proper context (grown up in the 90s, or at least if you’re an adult, you know what your kids are into), Y2K’s Humor is lost to you, and it’s fine. But if you’re kidding, you’re all The Simpsons The film’s looting of references and technology from the decade that influenced this film is perfectly executed.
of course A VCR that is not connected to the internet can simply be seated near what is connected to a modem, allowing you to get a sense of it. of course Skateboarding is destroying young people. And I know I didn’t say any spoilers, of course As the day of calculation begins, Fred Durst wears the Red Yankees hat behind him, as if he himself had reunited with his hammer.
Yes, we basically have a modern version Chopping Mall The technology is combined with some seriously thick nu metal riffs, and it feels like the whole production is sponsored by Jolt Cola.
The best way to explain Y2K It’s a self-aware love letter to the nostalgia of the 90s, designed for those who absolutely hate this kind of thing. While watching Y2KI never thought to myself “it’s cheap”, but instead I have woken up my family many times. Because I was laughing so much at all that outrageous thing.
Your mileage may vary
Listen, you’re going to love either Y2K Or absolutely hate it, it’s fine. But if you’re a certain age, it’s long in the good old days, but you can’t get over your own irony and need a big laugh, which is your expense, because the only way you know how to feel emotions is through autofluorescence.
And for everyone who hates this movie… I understand. I know this is the stupidest movie I’ve seen in about a decade, but I’m very pleased to see the general retro fututoist teen scream films start to shamelessly continue to forge your own paths, as they quickly fall off the rails and destroy your expectations with each passing scene while each passing scene plays perfectly straight.
Y2K teeth So It’s ridiculous and above, but it’s not trying anything else. And for that reason, I have never laughed hard at a sci-fi “thriller” for so long, so it has my endless respect.
At the time of writing, you can stream Y2K maximum.
