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Newbie
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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: Movies scenes to sum up a decade. |
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One of my classes is doing some reading on American pop culture in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80;s, and 90's. I figured it would be nice to show them some of what we're reading about (the fashion/music/dancing) but I feel I may be missing something for each decade. Right now I'm thinking:
50's = Grease
60's = perhaps Forest Gump, but there must be something better
70's = Saturday Night Fever
80's = Sixteen Candles/ The Wedding Singer
90's = Smells Like Teen Spirit Video / (need something hip hop)
Is there anything better out there? What would you reccomend? Keep in mind though, these are 12-13 year old kids. |
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shifdog
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| 90's = Gin and Juice video, Snoop Dogg |
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khyber
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Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| 60s...rent the movie "Woodstock". |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Movies scenes to sum up a decade. |
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| Newbie wrote: |
One of my classes is doing some reading on American pop culture in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80;s, and 90's. I figured it would be nice to show them some of what we're reading about (the fashion/music/dancing) but I feel I may be missing something for each decade. Right now I'm thinking:
50's = Grease
60's = perhaps Forest Gump, but there must be something better
70's = Saturday Night Fever
80's = Sixteen Candles/ The Wedding Singer
90's = Smells Like Teen Spirit Video / (need something hip hop)
Is there anything better out there? What would you reccomend? Keep in mind though, these are 12-13 year old kids. |
The Graduate with Dustin Hoffman as the recently-graduated Wesleyan University or Williams or Amherst College dude from Long Island, New York could be a good film for examining upper-middle class East Coast America in the mid-sixties.
Valley Girl is a killer take on early '80s Southern California, dude! Like, do it up for sher! |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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50's = "Rebel Without a Cause" "The Seven Year Itch "
60's = "American Graffeti" "Woodstock"
70's = "The Green Berets" "The Deer Hunter"
80's = "Star Wars Empire Strikes Back" "The Terminator" (Breakfast Club)
90's = "Pretty Womaen" "Flatliners" |
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passport220
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: Gyeongsangbuk-do province
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cwemory
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Gunpo, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:43 am Post subject: |
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90s- Clueless (the white, affluent part of the culture anyway  .) |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:03 am Post subject: |
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| 90's - Reality Bites |
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Freaka
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:51 am Post subject: Re: Movies scenes to sum up a decade. |
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| Newbie wrote: |
One of my classes is doing some reading on American pop culture in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80;s, and 90's. I figured it would be nice to show them some of what we're reading about (the fashion/music/dancing) but I feel I may be missing something for each decade. Right now I'm thinking:
50's = Grease
60's = perhaps Forest Gump, but there must be something better
70's = Saturday Night Fever
80's = Sixteen Candles/ The Wedding Singer
90's = Smells Like Teen Spirit Video / (need something hip hop)
Is there anything better out there? What would you reccomend? Keep in mind though, these are 12-13 year old kids. |
Fun for 12-13 year old kids?
50's = Grease is a good choice
60's = That Thing You Do! Beach Blanket Bingo
70's = Saturday Night Fever is an excellent choice! 54 (about Studio 54)
80's = Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Pretty in Pink, Valley Girl, Can't Buy Me Love
90's = Singles, Reality Bites, Clueless, Poetic Justice (urban), Juice (urban) |
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Unposter
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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Everyone picked some great movies but I would be concerned that some of your choices are not appropriate for children.
And, while I think teaching culture is an essential part of language teaching, some of these movies have some very difficult themes for Koreans to understand. You may want to pick something a little more simpler and positive (by Korean standards) unless they are very advanced students. You don't want Koreans to think we are any more sex-starved, never study and even violent than they already think we are.
On the other hand, I don't really have any movies to suggest. If they are children, I would start with animated movies.
Good luck and screen first before showing. |
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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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50's...Grease
60's...Easy Rider
70's...Boogie Nights, Saturday Night Fever, Dazed and Confused
80's...The Breakfast Club, Back to the Future
90"s...Singles, Office Space |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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90s - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Kindergarten Cop
80s - Three Men and A Baby...or its sequel
Look who's talking? or its sequel
I'm surprised no one mentioned La Bamba or an Elvis Presley movie or a beach movie with Annette Funicello...
How about some TV shows...I can rattle off TV shows much faster than movies...
Happy Days
The Hogan Family
Family Ties
Fame (That would be a good movie too!)
Nightrider (The Hoff at his greatest...hehe)
Saved by the Bell
Living Single (A success show from the 90s...Similar to Friends but with Black people!)
Martin
Good luck!
Good luck! |
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