Why 2000s Movies Look and Feel Different

[@mariaz1884]

"Chick flicks" were definitely a defining genre of the era too. Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, Love Actually, 13 Going on 30, Miss Congeniality, Mamma Mia, I could go on and on since there were so many. They definitely had that same 2000s movie feeling to them though.

[@quasarulas3968]

To me they have no strong visual identity compared to 20 years Later. Everything before that had a much stronger visual identity

[@taysenna8025]

@@quasarulas3968 do you mean the 2000s are more like the 2020s than the 1980s are like the 2000s?

[@MeestaMoo]

Don’t forget the GOAT, Legally Blonde

[@sesaarinen]

And rom-coms!

[@the-berries-and-cream-dude]

@@sesaarinenromcoms and chick flicks are the same thing. After a while, people thought that chick flicks was an insulting way to categorize movies, so they changed it to romcoms.

[@mansonfd7835]

One thing that I've noticed in the 2000s was their music style. I've paid a lot of attention on their musics had that weird modulation stuff that's make it feels like "Out of the world/alien-ish". Examples could be heard in: Deftones - Korea, Celldweller - Goodbye, DMC 3 - Devils Never Cry, and many more.

[@loganstrait7503]

My dad was so proud of his Dolby 5.1 surround system. Before HDTVs became popular and we were suddenly those broke guys still watching a CRT in 2012, that was the dankest home theatre in town.

[@delamain611]

Bro made the hardest transition in history within 10 seconds of the video💀

[@lorettaknoelk3475]

Are we not going to talk about how BRIGHT 2000's movies are?

[@nolesy34]

Especially on div x.. whoah monitor glare

[@certs743]

Depends if we are at the start or later in the decade. With the last Harry Potter films and and others later in the decade they were so dark it was like the camera crews forgot how exposure works.

[@nolesy34]

@@certs743 lucky they were white characters.. if they were dark itd be like zoolander mining scene

[@tsuss2205]

When I think of what 2000s movies looked like I think of the high contrast between light and dark colors

[@omgkthxbi]

preferable to the bullshit HD dimness that Nolan loves

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Funny how the early 2000s still felt like the 90s compared to today lol. The 2010s also feel old now with such rapid technological advancement.

[@Aethon_is_here]

Yeah, right? I love the early 2000s/2010s. I think 2012 was like a transitional period between the two decades.

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

@@DerHalbeEuro True the 90s was still very much in the early phases of that digital age of information revolution / distraction from nature and outdoors. People just felt more connected through thick and thin. Lack of that morning sunlight upon waking up these days can maybe effect the whole day.

[@WellingtonCordeiro]

@@Aethon_is_here It's usually ~2 years into a decade that the feel of one starts. The "90s" feel is like 92-02 for example and the "00s" feel is 02-12 and now we've made the real transition into the 20s from the 10s.

[@clintonharvey2384]

@@Aethon_is_here naw it was ‘08-‘09, thats when mainstream music shifted into mainly hip hop and it changed everything

[@ibn1989]

It takes a decade a few years for it to form its own identity

[@colleen_marie]

I feel like you can’t talk about 2000s movies without mentioning the EXCESS of parody movies

[@GlennDavey]

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story was the pinnacle though. The [Disaster Movie] type series were the worst schlock ever, and were great to hire from Blockbuster for the housemates to watch drunk and the DVD would skip because the last people used it for a coaster. The 2000s is the 90's of the 2000s.

[@base4yrface]

@@GlennDavey Dewey Cox is the best parody film I’ve ever seen. Hilarious in all regards

[@dynamicphotography_]

Scary Movies franchise. Lol Good stuff.

[@MashyManny1022]

Enchanted (2007)

[@hfield07]

parody movies were really popular in the 80s and 90s too.

[@whyme3772]

The early 2000s has a 90s feel to me still. Feels like the actual 2000s didn't kick off until 2003, similar to 2013 with the 2010s.

[@ElTigre12024]

It usually takes a few years into a new decade to notice a change. Now that it’s 2023, the 2010s now feel like a distant memory.

[@tsurek]

Lol, the 90s were basically the come down of the 80s and the upswing of the 2000s. They did not have a 90s “feel”. 😂

[@jonpaul3868]

Once a person said a decade doesn't end in 10, but 12 years instead. I agree.

[@Judyhopps-1iq]

2010s hollywood are better then 2020s movies hollywood

[@tsurek]

@@jonpaul3868 not all decades. And yes, 2000s started in 1998 and ended in 2010.

[@maf7a]

2000s is the best era for sense of humor, compared to these days

[@liltree8382]

40 year old virgin Superbad Mean Girls Scary Movie The Hangover

[@adewilson132]

@@liltree8382 Road Trip, Vanwilder, Eurotrip, American Pie 2, Rush Hour 2, Next Friday, Friday After next, Scary Movie 2, Bad Santa. The early 2000s had some good comedies for sure.

[@DanielCh9393]

Yeah, it was actually the time when you could make a joke without getting everyone offended.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Couldn't agree more. I'm a late 90's kid. The 2000's was my childhood and teens growing up. That Era back then was full life. Especially simplier.

[@phenomskllz2502]

@@DanielCh9393 it’s not that people weren’t offended. It’s because they didn’t have anywhere to voice their displeasure since social media wasn’t really mainstream yet.

[@rodolforodriguez4447]

The 2000s The last decade where Hollywood was transitioning from original films to giving up and making franchise

[@jasonpalacios2705]

Well said.

[@Spiqaro]

Not just franchises, but franchises based on pre-existing franchises (comic books, books, TV shows, etc.).

[@latenightlogic]

No. The first decade of franchises. Kicked off by lord of the rings and Harry Potter in 01.

[@hypn0298]

It was overall franchises already through most of the 2000s.

[@jp3813]

I remember Roger Ebert pointing out how refreshing Inception (2010) was after years of mostly franchises when it came to big budget films.

[@PROmorcego]

I really miss the 2000s especially the movies. The world lived a certain "joy" and hope for a better future and this was reflected in society as a whole in music, arts and movies where we had an explosion of romantic comedies, adventur, the beginning of superheroes and coming age movies and animations. All these productions aspire to a bright future, but mostly they were all human stories and everyday dilemmas (of course until the 2008 crisis)

[@NeonVars]

Now having lived in 4 decades, I'll say the 2000s were definitely my favorite, and films added to the overall joy in that era.

[@ViktoriousDead]

That’s a bizarre way of saying you were born kn the 90’s, which means you didn’t actually experience the 90’s because you were most likely a toddler, the early 2000’s you grew up in and look back on with nostalgia, and were probably a weirdo teenager in the 2010’s

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@ViktoriousDead I think he means he was born in the 80s.

[@threearrows2248]

​@@TheListenerCanon no, I was born in 84. Meaning I experienced the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and now 2020s. That's 5 decades.

[@NeonVars]

@@TheListenerCanon 91. Regardless, some people just like to find a reason to nitpick :)

[@jacobquiroga626]

​@@NeonVars Nice! That means you're a '90s kid, & a 2000s teenager!... 😁

[@CriptoniteG]

One of my favorite shots in any movie that depicts the sign of the times is the final shot in Superbad, showcasing just another day in a shopping mall.

[@nolesy34]

Yes and they separate meaning coming of age meaning ok.. we arnt going to go alcohol hunting and get in trouble Now we will sit down in cafes and bars and vape and read articles like 20 somethings

[@sasquatchhunter86]

Scene always got me in the feels. Ending song was perfect too. It really captured “growing up, getting older, and drifting apart” without any words.

[@nolesy34]

@@sasquatchhunter86 yes, its different for everyone (over... 16 i guess.. unless your culture grows you up quicker...) but whatever and whenever you have that feeling it hits you like a cold haircut but not a nice one.. you feel different but look the same, so no one can actually see your different

[@Usabby1776]

So ovverated 💀💀. It’s good but not that great

[@nolesy34]

@@Usabby1776 its old school feel

[@mathiasmorrison1530]

2007 was an amazing year! So much awesome movies!

[@natesamadhi33]

Yup, 2007 was one of the best years ever. its no coincidence that once 2008 happened (with the Big Stock Market Crash & the Hollywood Writer's Strike in 2008), things noticeably went downhill soon after that

[@belstar1128]

Speaking about 2007 and movies. i remember when i was online back then i would sometimes get super low resolution and framerate ads for movies that looked hilarious.

[@619rasta]

@@natesamadhi33 New Kanye was born

[@nolesy34]

@@619rasta kan2.0

[@a.j.medialover]

Let's face it, this whole debate about which year is the best and worst is kind of ridiculous, don't you think? There's positives and negatives about each year. For me when 2007 happened, I originally hated it because my great-aunt died of bone cancer and my sister's second guinea pig passed away as well early that year, but now that I'm older I realize it also had it's bright moments, particularly during one point in summer. Same with 2013, as much as many people hated that year when it happened, I personally loved that year as a kid, and now as an adult I recall it having some darker times as well, especially between September and December (and even at one point during late February). In conclusion, we should neither be ashamed of or glorify our past. It's always what we choose to do that defines our lives.

[@seltzer567]

I love cinematography, one thing you didn’t point out is that digital didn’t surpass film for movies till 2013. The vast majority of movies in the 2000s were indeed on film.

[@seltzer567]

They did use digital for post production like you said but they would basically edit the physical film and digitize it.

[@bossfan49]

Thank you!

[@ale_s45]

Extactly, I think that this is the point with 2000s movies, they show a world that is so similiar to ours but with the film look

[@LordBackuro]

For me the early 2000’s looks so much, more 90’s ish than everything after 2007. More bright, sunny L.A ish, more Grit and Texture. Later they got more bland. Looked more, like today’s movies. Less aesthetic. Early 2000’s was very aesthetic. Where as when things became more, digital they looked, matt and boring. Essentially from 2000 -2007 they all, had more of that classic film movie look. Grainy, very warm, textured, theatrical. Afterwards they started looking a lot, more like today’s very digital movie landscape. But surprisingly, the movie American Gangster. Looked like it was, released in 1993 or something. Even tho it was, released in 2007. The cinematography also was very different, early on it was more theatrical. Mild somewhat like previously in the 80’s and 90’s. Stereotypically Movie like. Afterwards it felt kinda, over exaggerated or overly Cinematic. Kinda B-movie like.

[@DYLANBROCHILL]

They needed to wait until the arri Alexa to have a digital camera with enough dynamic range to match film

[@antiseabearcircle3360]

Something that helped 2000s movies feel special was the amazing marketing behind them. I love looking at the old products and ads and such for movies like Spider-Man and Shrek.

[@DavidValeTX]

Compared to today, the marketing is bad. Movies nowadays don’t try to market, only with trailers.

[@synestia4005]

@@DavidValeTXWhy marketing if it's often just soulless content fodder for streaming services? They even deleted Willow as if it never happened lmao.

[@zebrawallace-dl4pq]

I find a lot of nostalgia in adds and marketing and that doesn’t get brought up much. Like recently I’ve been using tubi (free streaming app) but they show adds, but the adds they show are like throwback Tv adds I don’t ever see anymore as someone who only uses streaming apps.

[@Judyhopps-1iq]

2000s movies are way better then 2020s of movies

[@Justinian43]

Movies from the 2000s just seem hopeful and full of life, the comedy in them is also raw and unfiltered. Now everything is filtered to not offend anyone…. If you haven’t watched it yet, I highly recommend “Accepted” starring Justin Long!

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Movies were fun back then, watched accepted a few months ago, not a great film but it was fun to watch. Different world now

[@GlennDavey]

Because even though 9/11 happened, well it was the new millennium! Get excited~! Remember NYE 99? We're gunna do it!!!! So there was a "rah rah rah" manic energy to the humour.

[@synestia4005]

I love the 2000s because of that. Political incorrect or unfiltered but same time progressive without pandering to anyone. And it had a positive vibe, especially in scifi films and series. I love Farscape, Andromeda, Stargate, Firefly etc. because of that philosophy of filmmaking. And even the films or series often looked silly or quirky they still had good writing. At least way better writing than those pseudo progressive "woke" stuff.

[@BrianAwesome]

@Justin, Ikr. The 90's crawled, so the 2000's could walk/run.

[@abstract5249]

@@BrianAwesome And the 2000's ran so the 2010's could leap. And the 2010's leaped so that the 2020's could fall. And once we hit the ground, the 2030's will get back up and crawl, thus beginning a the cycle anew.

[@DougUnfunny]

also Teen comedies that bled into the early 2000's once started in late 90s. like she's all that , ten things I hate about you, and american pie series which stayed till 2012.

[@Labyrinth6000]

Thanks to the American Pie movies.

[@jp3813]

I believe that the defining genre of the 2000s was fantasy: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars prequels, Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, etc... As for superhero films, X-Men preceded Spider-Man in that decade. The Hong Kong influence in Hollywood also continued from the 90s w/ the rise of wire-fu & gun-fu techniques seen in the likes of Kill Bill & Mission Impossible 2.

[@kabardino1337]

And MI:2 was directed by John Woo, *T H E* Gun-Fu guy!

[@shiranuiaensland1442]

And Yuen Woo-ping, the master of wire-fu, choreographed the fights in Kill BIll.

[@heitoroliveira5166]

agreed. Also, Eragon, The Goldem Compass, Peter Pan, there was a lot of fantasy. I kinda miss that.

[@logger22]

Don’t forget Transformers. That film revolutionized CGI

[@jp3813]

@@logger22 That's sci-fi. Along w/ The Matrix sequels and Avatar.

[@taylorswan8587]

Pretty bizarre to see all these comments about how hopeful and peaceful the 2000s were lmao. It’s because you were a kid, its how people always feel about their childhoods after the fact, it’s certainly not how the rest of the world felt

[@albalog2449]

I too find it strange. I was born in January 1990, and the 2000s to me never seemed "hopeful and peaceful". Literally 90% of people I knew wanted the 70s, 80s and 90s back. All I remember is everyone complaining about religion, debating about Iraq and Afghanistan, liberals angry at George Bush, what to do with gays, etc. and by 2004, I remember vividly like yesterday stuff from 1999 looked like an ancient relic from a bygone era.

[@cityshadeswoodworkin]

​@albalog2449 so true. I was in my 20s it wasn't a horrible time overall but it didn't have a very positive vibe after 9/11. Maybe around 2006, 2007 things were picking up only to take a dark turn again with the recession in 08, 09. Aside from overall vibe you have popular music and movies starting to degrade in quality, becoming more repetitive and reliant on franchises. I'm not saying it was all bad but l certainly can't look back on it as this great decade for culture

[@ConnorMiller417]

The 2000’s were the best days to be a kid! The movies, shows, and overall lifestyle was Heaven compared to the craziness that goes on today. It was a perfect balance between advanced technology and still having an old school mindset. I remember the closest thing to social media was video game consoles and those were the good old days. I miss media companies creating fun and entertaining shows and movies that weren’t afraid to touch on serious issues in order to teach kids how to be decent human beings. The 2000’s were the good old days!

[@furiabrando3835]

i couldnt agree more with everything you said, even though i was born in 2004. I feel like my year is the last of the years that children still got to experience what its like to be a child, without technology and social media being pushed down our throats, im so grateful for that.

[@jakeystarsuper]

@@furiabrando3835 there was social media and technology though. It probably was given to you yet.

[@slitlord6790]

@@jakeystarsuperif you were a kid in 2004 you would prolly get ur first phone at like 14-16

[@jakeystarsuper]

@@slitlord6790 thats pretty accurate yes

[@godrules3596]

03 baby here🙋🏾‍♂️ facts💯

[@kamilyakadyr7063]

This is an interesting analysis because I remember how people around the early 2010s were glad the flashy 2000s were over. I remember everyone from critics, pop-culture experts and just people in general complaining about that “era”, and especially the films were oftentimes considered "creatively empty" during this period. The economic recession definitely changed the game, because around this time, revolutionary cinema like the Dark Knight and Casino Royale came out and really changed it all. Every blockbuster after that was either dark or "serious", probably because people craved that at the time - realism as a coping mechanism in response to the recession. We are seeing a similar pattern now with current dominating movies, it's either repetitive superhero films or reboots - it seems quite dull and I wonder if we're gonna have something like "The Dark Knight" or "Casino Royale" to shake things up and change the film industry in like 5 years time. That will unfortunately probably call for another global crisis once again, (despite we’ve already had Covid and an inflation) but one can wonder.

[@nolesy34]

Do the marvel creators ever get bored of creating super powers Because its like They cant get any more super erer.. they are immortal or have tokens to restart everything or whatever There is no kryptonite there is only more little super heroes but they get annoying because now we have to have a movie shoot off about them.. what next Groot and his twig... the netflix series... Just stuck in the forests of auatralia using power to transfer water to a stargate which empties over the fires

[@alexwells6876]

It's weird how it's always defined by 10 years though. People were happy the decade was over, as if things will now change because a decade has past? And thing did change. But I find it really weird how it always has to take 10 years from 2000 to 2010 or from 80s to 90s or 50s to 60s until things start to change, and because of that each decade is always given an identity once it's passed. Am I the only one that thinks this is weird? It's like the behaviour of a machine, those are the rules for as long as we have a fully functioning society and it'll always be like that.

[@nolesy34]

@@alexwells6876 people are inherently lazy, and i dont mean that as a bad thing.. they will find the easier way to do it.. even though doing it the hard way will reap rewards.. they just wont.. think betamax being a superior technology which clearly wasnt accepted by the masses if the cheaper option did a similar thing... same as cheap cars But i digress Given time and the amount of complaints people will change to a better car.. or demand it.. thats one thing people are good at.. demanding

[@nolesy34]

@@alexwells6876 people are inherently lazy, and i dont mean that as a bad thing.. they will find the easier way to do it.. even though doing it the hard way will reap rewards.. they just wont.. think betamax being a superior technology which clearly wasnt accepted by the masses if the cheaper option did a similar thing... same as cheap cars But i digress Given time and the amount of complaints people will change to a better car.. or demand it.. thats one thing people are good at.. demanding

[@resumerecords]

Look up predictive programming and you will find the answer

[@cattysplat]

The 2000s was the last time big Hollywood movies had original ideas. The problem is much of our good memories are tainted by the 2010s making endless sequels to these successful original movies. Movies today are creatively bankrupt and we have to turn to the internet for indie creators making new ideas, because you won't get it from Hollywood movies anymore, just regurgitated sequels.

[@joshuakhaos4451]

I think the 2010s will eventually be marked as the forgettable or throw away decade in the future. And on the flip side of that. When people finally give the 2000s its respect like they give the 90s(Which as an early 90s baby, was not as great imo), I think people will regard it as truly the last good decade to have grown up during once they figure out what all the 2000s had to offer.

[@skywishr1313]

Literally 10 years ago in the early 2010s people mentioned how 2000s movies were forgettable

[@kamilyakadyr7063]

@@skywishr1313 I think this applies to every era/decade ever. I remember reading this newspaper that was made in the 1800s where they complained about people running out of creative ideas and nothing original ever came lol - like this was the 1800s!!. It's just people missing the past because they probably associate that era with something personal, and the desire to imitate it's authenticity probably. There are so many films nonetheless from the 90s, 2000s and 2010s that have been marvellous and others that are truly forgettable, it's just nobody remembers the forgettable ones really. Even I remember how people were glad the flashy 2000s were over, in terms of everything, and strangely now, people miss those times. Can't wait for people to miss the 2020s in 2030 - this always happens.

[@worlddd7777]

@@kamilyakadyr7063 Sure, but never before we had nostalgia for decade that was 40 years ago, like 80s. I dont remember anyone in 80s feeling so nostalgic about 30s or 40s and making tons of rebooted movies from that era, there were some sure, but mostly was original or from 60s.

[@ViktoriousDead]

@@joshuakhaos4451 “as an early 90’s baby” Bro you were a toddler stop acting like you lived through the 90’s, you were shitting your pants and eating dirt

[@psibrunojusto]

2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were more than 10 years ago. This still blows my mind.

[@GlennDavey]

It's because of the thing we all just went through that we're not supposed to talk about. Your brain doesn't understand where the 3 years went. I have it too.

[@TheListenerCanon]

Technically since 2023 isn't over, 2013 isn't more than 10 years.

[@dmitriciccarelli4082]

2000-2010 felt like a hopeful and happy no rush decade

[@alberteinstein6365]

Transformers 2007 will always be my childhood favorite 😊

[@jacko250]

I also think a big difference in films from the 2000s as opposed to those from the 2010s onwards is politics There definitely were political films from the 2000s but they were always relevant to the plots and if they weren’t the politics were subtle, whereas I find contemporary cinema is really unsubtle and shoves unnecessary politics down your throat at the expense of good story (The Last Jedi is a film that immediately pops to mind which does this rather jarringly, specifically the casino scene)

[@doclouis4236]

Saints Row 2 is the most 2000s game.

[@Luckas9]

And Saints Row The Third is the most 2010s game

[@crushedcan5378]

saint rows reboot is the most 2020s game

[@Bigbandzo_et]

Wrong topic fool😅

[@cattysplat]

@@crushedcan5378 This is so true. Saints Row 2: Making fun of GTA. Saints Row 3: Making fun of itself ironically. Saints Row Reboot: Too scared to offend anyone.

[@edothebad]

*GTA IV

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I always defined the early 2000s as the chill slacker period, wicked clothes, awesome films, chill music, just a whole atmosphere of peace and calmness, no rush, just smoke weed and listen to The Kottonmouth Kings

[@karlitosway7474]

Despite ya know, 9/11 happening

[@dingledan1966]

@@karlitosway7474 I don't care what anyone says, 9/11 was a national tragedy

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I did not expect to see kottonmouth kings in a comment today

[@artirony410]

the atmosphere of peace and calmness as the US was invading 2 countries lol

[@adewilson132]

@@artirony410 Yea but that didn't affect the average person living in the U.S., it was easy to forget there was a war going on at all. Its not like there was a draft.

[@babyg852]

I think it’s sad how less and less tv shows are filmed on film. this distinctive look that’s still versatile but just makes everything look more rich in detail and color. And the range goes from breaking bad to glee easily but they all have this beautiful film texture.

[@adewilson132]

Yea like Malcolm in the middle just felt very natural. You would see the brothers just doing something outside in their neighborhood and it looked like real life, it didn't look like fake digital new age shows and movies.

[@goldbullet50]

It's perfectly understandable, considering how cost-effective it is. However, when you look at formats like 70mm film, it's getting really hard for digital to compete. A film will always have an "infinite" resolution, that is not divided into pixels, but into tiny crystals in the film. If you had 140mm film, the only thing you need is a projector capable of projecting it, enough of said film, and a camera capable of using it. It's all just chemistry and mechanics. But if you wanted to achieve the same image fidelity with a digital camera, you'd need EXPONENTIALLY more hard drive space, insane amount of computing power, and huge bandwidth. That's the inherent benefit of film. 55 years ago when computers had less computing power than your fire alarm, you had movies filmed in 70mm which would take terabytes of space if scanned in uncompressed 8k format, let alone in 16k format.

[@nshtii]

There’s no many film makers, nut ass Hollywood with their money desperate asses won’t hired them

[@daviddeshazo5183]

I really miss the Superbad, forgetting sarah marshall, I love you, man; Talladega Nights, Get Him to the Greek, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Accepted, Waiting..., etc man these styles of movies need to come back. 30 minutes or less movie was one of the last ones it feels like.

[@nolesy34]

The comedians are just so good Ferrel Vaughn Wilson Sandler Carey Shneider Jackass crew

[@okeus]

Father of the Year as well as Good Boys both hold up really well in the genre

[@nolesy34]

@@okeus cool ill check them out

[@at2130]

Those were good movies

[@GlennDavey]

Walk Hard stands the test of time, for sure. I enjoyed all those movies, 40 yo virgin, and more, but Dewey Cox gave me that feeling of "oh, someone made a movie FOR ME and my EXACT sense of humour". I gotta hand it to the 2000s... they did alright.

[@ksimpp]

Great video. I feel like horror movies were huge in the 2000s as well. Texas chainsaw massacre, the hills have eyes, the ring... Just to name a few. I'm 30 now and its wild to see so much nostalgia for the 2000s. Didn't feel that long but ago but here we are! What a special time.

[@Necromediancer]

Not just horror movies, horror movie remakes. No idea why the hell they decided that was the time to remake horror classics, going well into the 2010s

[@MaynardCrow]

Why did you start with 2 examples of remakes of better, older movies? That says more about 2000s horror movies than what you intended to say.

[@ksimpp]

@@MaynardCrow my only intention was to say that they were popular, not necessarily better lol

[@combustablelemons8988]

If I could grow up again I would savor those days more thoroughly

[@GlennDavey]

Same. I thought it was garbage at the time. Trash culture. Little did I know what was to come...

[@greytuesday28]

That's a very weird way of wording it.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

I remember being like 8 years old and feeling so old looking at my baby pictures. To put it in context, I was 8 in 2012. And the pictures when I was a kid had our old plasma TV in the background and half of them I had red eyes in lol. Crazy how much can change within 10 years Edit: damn I’m waiting for one of y’all to reply with my social security lmao

[@ViktoriousDead]

You’re like 20 years old bro, chill

[@ViktoriousDead]

You’re like 20 years old bro, chill

[@jacobquiroga626]

I was 9 in 2012, & even at that age, I remember already feeling nostalgic about the 2000s, lol!...

[@jacobquiroga626]

​@@ViktoriousDead According to my calculations, she was born in 2004, so she's ACTUALLY either 18 or 19, lol!

[@cheshirerose2001]

@@jacobquiroga626 Person would be a girl because Katlyn is usually a girls name

[@federicolautarohohmann9035]

For some reason, i feel a string and special interest about 2000s and early 2010s stuff (technology, lifestyle, music, videos, movies and video-games), like if it would has a special "air" like smelling an old book. It feels like unique.

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

The early 2000’s was unique in its own way. We had the best console generation that revolutionized gaming for what it is today. The clothing style of big baggy clothes to sister and emo trends which had a lot of creativity in style. Movies were amazing rom com superhero flicks parody movies and when CGI was at its peak like lord of the rings. But the 2010’s and 2020’s hasn’t had special impactful events like back then it’s like everything went backwards

[@synestia4005]

@@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr Especially in the writing department.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

​@@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr 2010's was a good decade of film. Not the best of course, but there were some awesome movies.

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

Would love to see one of these for the 70's! I have a huge soft spot for 70's movies! Morbidly, I love 70's blood! Shit just looked like red paint from the hardware store that's not safe for skin contact and I love it! Also, 70's clothing and hair styles are the bees knees! Really underrated!

[@joshuakhaos4451]

Blood in the 70s always had an orangey red color to it. It was so strange, but very memorable. 70s movies were also all around more violent and graphic for some reason once you got into the rated R territory.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

Morbid… Morbius

[@AbrasiousProductions]

Hey too! I love 70s cinema❤

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060]

70s movies had grounded, relatable characters.

[@helenajesstarzak1408]

Also have a sweet spot for the 70's

[@michaeltnk1135]

As someone who was a kid during the 2000s the style of it is very nostalgic

[@VibnWavez]

I feel like decades are becoming less and less defined, at least as far as entertainment and general clothing styles. Mostly just defined by what model phone somebody's holding in a movie to me.

[@TheListenerCanon]

Just wait and see, by the end of this decade, the 2010s will have its own identity. I said it before, but I remember feeling sad that in the 2000s, there's more 80s nostalgia going on and no 90s. Cut to the 2010s, 90s nostalgia became a thing. Now, it seems like 2000s nostalgia is a thing.

[@yippykiay13]

I don’t know…fashion these days is actually pretty defined (personally, I think it’s ugly as hell, but at least it has a unique identity) And even pop culture. I was a 90’s/00’s kid and I remember you were ostracized to hell and back for liking anime, now that’s the in thing. Music’s very different, too, even from just a few years ago. Movies are starting to turn around in weird ways with things like cocaine bear, Megan, and violent night…starting to feel like this crazy mixture of 70’s/80’s/90’s/00’s films, just bringing the stupid fun back into cinema, probably because that’s what people want to see with all the BS going on in our lives right now. It’s still very early in the 2020’s, but this is actually one of the biggest culture changes I’ve seen in a long time. Probably have the pandemic to thank for that.

[@Coreisus]

2020 doesn't have a fashion lol. 2010 did. But yall bullied the emo/scene kids for it. And now everyone wears the same generic shirt and pants that those bullies wore. Congratulations! Style and fashion don't exist anymore except for on the runway, and ain't nobody wearing that shit! To 2020 and beyond, where we wear jeans and plain shirts!

[@nolesy34]

And then 2030 it finally becomes technologically viable to have heater jackets self lacing shoes and kanye will have new shirts out that cover any undesirable tattoos his fans accidently tatooed

[@us3r11]

The lack of originality is what it is nowadays.

[@SonicandRatchetCo]

I just prefer the charm of 2000s media in general. One of my favorite game systems is the PS2. I get excited when something from the 2000s get rereleased on Blu-Ray or 4K and modern game systems. Good chunk of my favorite movies are from the 2000s like The Incredibles, SpongeBob Movie, Jimmy Neutron, Shrek, Cars 1 and so much more! I still listen to Nelly, Linkin Park, Craig David, Sisqo and whatever is in those movie and video game soundtracks for licensed music. I have nothing against the 2010s and 2020s (My recent additions to the favorites list of movies are both Sonic movies, Mario Bros. Movie, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, Turning Red, Lightyear, Minions: Rise of Gru and Across the Spider-Verse) and also enjoyed stuff from the 1920s -1990s, just felt like I hit the sweet spot with stuff from the 2000s. And I'm 19 (As of writing this comment) while other people my age plays Fortnite and Rocket League while I still enjoy playing games like Kingdom Hearts II, SpongeBob BFBB, Original Xbox Star Wars games, Megaman Zero and SSX 3 and that tells ya something.

[@synestia4005]

I'd say Rocket League is timeless no matter what age you're. Just younger people probably play it way more competitively because of the spare time they have and the zeitgeist. I remember in 00s when esports slowly became a thing but most people just played for the fun and those that didn't were called tryhards by some. And the esports was way less professional and didn't take itself so humorless seriously.

[@AlexisF0x]

How does one make a video about 2000s movies and not talk about The Lord Of The Rings

[@makeadifference4all]

He does. You even see Gollum in the video.

[@scottsowers754]

With the 2000s I also notice a large suburban theme. Like every single romcom is in the suburbs with a random person always running.

[@sandrisfer]

Another genre that comes to mind when thinking of movies in in the 2000s is disaster/apocalypse movies, usually some environmental calamity or alien invasion... such as The Day After Tomorrow, The Happening, The Core, War of the Worlds, I Am Legend, Cloverfield... There was even that parody "Disaster Movie"

[@Replicaate]

I think it was because of the high profile terror attacks and the real dawning of climate chance and environmental damage in the zeitgeist that "2000's Disaster/Apocalypse Setpiece" is a subgenre unto itself. A side note, I recently rewatched the '05 version of War of the Worlds and I was stunned at how relentlessly *grim* it was for a big shiny summer movie of the era. That whole segment in the flooded basement of the house...jeez. I mean, it's closer to how that scene plays out in the novel than it did in the 50's movie, but still.

[@mattwolf7698]

Those started in the 90's though, Twister, Volcano, Dante's Peak, Armageddon, Deep Impact, Daylight.

[@Julian-p7q-b4t]

@@Replicaate War Of the World with Tom Cruise is really amazing and it made $606 million in 2005. That's a huge box office for a movie in 2005.

[@Everthus4]

Oh yes, 2000s movies, when most of franchises and original movies were born. Now milked dry. With never ending remakes, prequels, sequels, reboots, and spinoffs. Last original decade. Right now, only biggest budgets matter and every movie must be blockbuster.

[@beeticket]

Another defining genre of the early 2000s was the historical epic: think Gladiator (2000), Troy (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and 300 (2007). We don’t get movies like that today.

[@FilmStack]

Thanks a really good point! Thanks for commenting.

[@adronator]

Those are the types of movies I miss the most. Same with fictional epics like LOTR, King Kong, Pirates of the Caribbean etc. It’s kind of over-said but they really don’t make movies like that anymore (or if the do they don’t feel the same because they’re shot digitally and usually have some weird agenda to them).

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

I'm also a Pilipino and all I remember was the 2000s was a Decade of Family Movies

[@timornoscommovet1111]

​@@adronator The best example, on how different and unique Sci fi and Fantasy movies from the 2000s were, is the difference between the Star Wars prequels and the modern sequels. The prequels had a intelligent way of combining the lush score of John Williams, the colorful and authentic pictures together with telling a story with philosophical and political approaches, which picked up the interest of the viewer. All the sequels and "A Star wars story" movies don't do that in any way. Sure, they don't look bad at all, but unfortunately they do not differ at all in their look and the basics of their plot from all the other Sci Fi movies nowadays. Not even the score by Williams in the sequels matched in the same unique way of telling a story, like in the prequels

[@karlstrauss2330]

2000s was the last great decade.

[@jasonpalacios2705]

Actually it was the 90's were the last great decade but the early 2000's had that 90's feel.

[@joshuakhaos4451]

Yep. Ive been saying that for the last several years. Everyone thinks the 90s were, and to a point they are right. But the 90s were that last great Decade without a heavy tech presence. The 2000s was the last good decade period despite the 2 big unpleasant events that occured at the beginning and the end of the decade. The 2000s were the waning hours of the old world before technology became so intertwined into our every day lives. I was a kid at the begining of the decade and ended the decade as an adult and I remember the rapid change at around 04-05.

[@karlstrauss2330]

@@joshuakhaos4451 the 2000s had just the right amount of technological innovation that was exciting and improved our lives without being overly intrusive. The early 2010s was the last gasp of that bygone era and it’s been downhill since 2014. I hope we’ll experience a renaissance in our lifetimes.

[@joshuakhaos4451]

@@karlstrauss2330 Yep, Its why Ive been largely checked out for many years and jokingly say that in my head, its still 2005. I have hated being an adult, when I was an adult thanks to the massive let down that was the 2010s. I remember at one point looking forward to the last decade, but that went up in flames when everything shifted. I also have realized that id have enjoyed being an adult in the 80s, 90s and 2000s as opposed to the 2010s. I feel shafted quite honestly. And I agree with everything you said about the tech of that era. It complimented our lives, not ran it and controlled it. It was always there for us, but it took a backseat to every other old world norm, and only really took control when we ourselves needed a 2nd party helper for something that we needed more concrete and accurate info that we didnt trust ourselves or others to do. Or it was around for when conditions were not conducive for us kids to be outside and doing typical kid/teenager stuff.

[@belstar1128]

Things really god weird in the 2010s

[@ThomasTulak]

Wow… no mention of nu-metal haha …I heard linkin park in more movies than Green Day 😂

[@bigkraus1]

During the 2000s is when they started stopping a movie, completely flat to do a flashback or explaining entire backstory

[@joshuakhaos4451]

oh yeah, that was a common thing wasnt it. I wonder if that was an imitation of family guy

[@belstar1128]

Yea they did that way too much in the 2000s.

[@adewilson132]

Can you give an example of what you mean? Like which movies and what scenes?

[@bigkraus1]

@@adewilson132 the Waterboy is the first time. It was cute and clever… Mission impossible used it for twist points The Deleted Scenes from the original Blues Brothers movie that were added back in… I can come up with a few more movies that could be a half an hour shorter and a better movie

[@pranavnnair5]

The 2000s was also the last decade when alternative music was mainstream and at its peak. You had so many different genres such as punk rock, pop punk, hard rock, metalcore, emo, scene, indie, etc. that were equally popular during this time period. Ever since the 2010s, alternative music has been completely out of the mainstream. Unfortunately, the only genres that are popular now are pop, R&B, and rap. My personal favorite bands from the 2000s range from punk to metalcore such as green day, blink 182, sum 41 and killswitch engage, trivium, avenged sevenfold, bullet for my valentine, etc. I even love the hard rock bands from this decade such as breaking benjamin, three days grace, etc.

[@Mattdewit]

Alternative is by default not part of the mainstream, its in the name. Pop punk is also not really punk because of the pop element.

[@belstar1128]

One thing i noticed about the 2000s is how much better and popular movies with a medieval/ancient setting got. i can't even think of any good 90s movies with that setting maybe Braveheart. in the 2000s you had a lot more epic movies like lord of the rings 300 gladiator and many more in the 90s people preferred modern times or sci-fi. in the 2000s it suddenly became cool again to fantasize about being a spartan warrior or a medieval knight .in the 90s that was considered nerdy we wanted to be like Rambo or the terminator.

[@SamuraiShampoo77]

It’s cool if you think it’s cool, don’t gaf what the media depicts as nerdy or cool it’s all bs

[@hannahhelton3789]

It was post 9/11; having to be in the modern world sucked. Needed more escape.

[@NadeemAhmad-me7fp]

What would you think of shows from the middle Nineties to late Nineties, like Sinbad, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess?

[@belstar1128]

@@NadeemAhmad-me7fp There where not a lot of them. and while people liked xena. it was considered more cheesy and low brow. compared to stuff like star gate or the x files.

[@NadeemAhmad-me7fp]

@@belstar1128 Lucy Lawless was great though. I do remember people making fun of the show, but it was a favorite of mine.

[@----x-----]

a much better decade than we give it credit, I miss those silly 00s comedies they were funny, positive, high energy, distinct from each other and with a lot of soul in general a more positive time than today, everyone got along and lived without worries and that reflected in media

[@synestia4005]

I agree. I love that positive mindset of the 00s. Progressive but without being dogmatic or pandering. And the writing was better than today's lazy writing (rings of power, resident evil series, willow series, cleopatra "documentation", womanking, star wars 7-9 etc) But there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Andor, despite being from Wokewood, doesn't seem woke but rather like a 90s or 00s show but with today's technology advancement in filmmaking and it shows. I hope Wokewood learns from Andor.

[@Dragonfury3000]

Super hero movies ruined the blockbuster movies. Comedy movies suck nowdays.

[@joshuakhaos4451]

Mix in the awkward humor with super hero movies, and you have the perfect combo to ruin movies in general. I cant tell you the amount of non marvel movies that have been produced in the last 5 years that have the same humor in them and that kills the movie because of it. Not every movie needs tension breaking humor.

[@belstar1128]

There are just too many. i liked them in the 2000s but its like 50% of the movies coming out now i have had enough.

[@Dragonfury3000]

@@belstar1128 many are watchable but that's about it

[@corbvn373]

at this point 2000s movies are pretty much all i watch. not necessarily just for the nostalgia factor either i think most new movies just genuinely suck

[@lauravampire1276]

If the 80s and 90s didn’t have such good movies- the 2000s would definitely be my top favorite decade in cinema. The colors in real life movies and animation were vibrant, they were ironic, raunchy, ahead of their time and clearly very nostalgic.

[@TheListenerCanon]

Nah, the 2000s is in my opinion, the worst decade of movies. There's a lot of awesome movies but those a fuck ton of movies that are 1/10s. Most you probably never heard of.

[@lauravampire1276]

@@TheListenerCanon eh, even so, I still stand by my statement. There’s plenty of other decade movies that are not that known now either.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

​@@TheListenerCanon That goes for every decade.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

The 2000's is better than the 80's. Problem with the 80's was the amount of B-Tier Arnold action flicks that defined the decade. The 2000's has There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, In Bruges, The Departed, LOTR Trilogy, Inglorious Basterds, Brokeback Mountain, Training Day, etc.

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@brrrrrtenjoyer True, but I've given more 1/10s than anything in that decade and I kind of appreciate a lot bad movies pre-1980 in a so bad, it's good way. But that's just me.

[@DanielCh9393]

This was a weird decade. It isn´t as instantly recognizable as any of the others, but now it is starting to become nostalgic.

[@justinsantos8514]

If that's what you think then you clearly weren't paying attention, the 2000s are instantly recognizable, from the fashion, the movies, the music, television, and pop culture overall... It's not a weird decade, it's the most underrated one.

[@richardcarter5082]

Apart from LOTR and Star Wars, the 2000's for me was pure garbage, maybe because I can't stand animated movies. Admittedly it was better than 2010's and 2020's but that goes without saying.

[@joshuakhaos4451]

The 2010s will be deemed the forgettable or throwaway decade in the future. Because thats largely how the decade felt. Nothing stayed relevant that long in the pubic consciousness

[@wallyson23]

@@joshuakhaos4451 Sorry to disagree but there are in 2010's some shows that will live forever like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Stranger Things, Inception, Interstellar, Whiplash, The Wolf of Wall Street...

[@kevinmarcus5125]

There were a lot of really great movies during this time, and audiences loved them. But soon everything will be a franchise/shared universe or reboot!

[@chizorama]

Good video till you claim Green Day was punk, maybe if you drink White Claw...

[@bl4ckdr4gontv93]

Amazing video series, how can this video only have 800 views? Its so well done. Keep up the good work!

[@FilmStack]

Thank you! 😊

[@etabiansosin]

@@FilmStack Why 70s Movies Look and Feel Different. Why 60s Movies Look and Feel Different. Why 50s Movies Look and Feel Different. Why 40s Movies Look and Feel Different. Why 30s Movies Look and Feel Different and Why 2010s Movies Look and Feel Different.

[@bl4ckdr4gontv93]

@@FilmStack I Come back after i gratulated for 800 Views, Now nearly half a million wow. Talk about a glow up

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

Why does no one remember that blade was the first popular marvel superhero movie granted yes it did come out in the late 90s but still.

[@ride4speedrr53]

80s-2000s were the best era of movies. Back then, Movies were relaxing, People were cool with the jokes. But these days, there are too many boring woke movies.

[@nolesy34]

What is an example of a woke movie

[@greatngood66]

It's not a woke movie, but there's good movies with that I would say don't give a shit about anything except making you laugh or tell you a great story. Cocaine Bear, Suicide Squad (Second One) The Hateful 8, 1917, Scott Pilgrim, The Nice Guys, Death of Stalin, etc...I honestly don't really look at a movie and judge it's good based on whether it's woke or not. If it's funny, than it's funny.

[@nolesy34]

@@greatngood66 ah thanks im trying to gauge the wokeness, is any of those movies more woke? Is there one specific scene that screams wokefulness?

[@greatngood66]

@@nolesy34 yeah, They/Them, Fire Island, Moonlight is really good. Brüno isn't exactly woke but it's really funny.

[@greatngood66]

@@nolesy34 but honestly, I'd say my favorite movies are Step Brothers, Idiocracy, Django, Pulp Fiction, Elf, Lord of The Rings, Talladega Nights, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Cheech and Chongs first movie, Dumb and Dumber, The Mask. So many good movies

[@macflod]

Cgi also started to make movies rubbish. It was once something that complimented and enhanced a movie. Into the 2010s it started to become a replacement for poor story writing. Like frosting/icing enhancing a cake, you wouldn’t want it to become the cake. Unfortunately i think cgi overuse is big reason to why we have so many poor movies today

[@nTrubl3]

It's really sad how trash the current CGI standard is, movies look so damn cheap and cheesy now

[@robertsalisbury5195]

How you gonna talk about beloved movie franchises from the 2000’s without referencing The Lord of the Rings?

[@oneeyedowl3725]

I clicked because of Superbad, I remember really relate to this movie and how I felt the similarities between me and Jonah Hill.. rough school days, alone and sad and want to be popular 😔, wish that I could relive the vibe..

[@alnorth934]

LOVE the video. It speaks to so much of what I feel about movies and culture generally in the 2000s. My only criticism would be the use of the term punk rock. Pop punk and alt are better descriptions. When I think of punk I think of Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, Casualties, DRI, Black Flag, etc.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

As someone who was born in the early 2000s, I can definitely relate to this video and agree with the points that were brought up here. There was something rather special about the mid-late 2000s that I don't think could ever be so easily replicated.

[@cutiedopo17]

True. Especially for ppl born 94-04

[@CarlosRodriguez-bh2ey]

I'd say the 2000's was the bridge between the real world of the 20th century and the online world. You had one step in each world at the same time.

[@andylindsey]

The 2000's was nuts and awesome at the same time. Alongside raunchy comedies, there were a lot of teen/college oriented parody movies. Another trend was live action adaptions. While they have been done over the decades, this was the big boom of so many properties finally coming to live action, thanks to all the new technology (most especially CGI). On one hand, you've got live action Scooby Doo, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Dragonball... on the other hand, we got Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man and Watchmen. Come to think of it, this was also a huge, HUGE resurgence of sci-fi/fantasy. Since the 2000's, these genre's have been going strong in cinema. There was SO MUCH fantasy in the 2000's. Oh, and don't forget the increased use of wire work kung fu in live action movies, thanks to the Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

[@Andrew-li6ik]

Evolution (2001) who could forget a giant alien getting an enema of head&shoulders from firetruck David Duchovny 'Fox Mulder' Julianne Moore Seann William Scott 'Steve Stifler' Orlando Jones "Two-Time Rectal Invasion Champion: first time invaded by an alien, second time alien invaded by him" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5_OqaGZZqhpqMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5K6iaqsbsh1iZY

[@trueno8663]

Fast and Furious and The Pirates movies need to stop now, please.

[@-OBEY-]

That's definitely true about fashion and the music genres, in the 00s 2 biggest styles standed out where you're either into baggy clothes of street hip hop or that skater like streetwear Emo lifestyle, they were the best of both worlds!

[@-OBEY-]

@Dylee What?

[@-OBEY-]

@Dylee Oh wassup Dylan

[@liamglenn8242]

“2000s movies feel different because life was different in the 2000s.”

[@ChrizzyYeahh]

This is off topic but late 90s & 2000s wrestling hit very different as well. Felt very raw & edgy if it makes sense. The stage, the themes, the camera flashes everything looked soo good.

[@NicotineRosberg]

Very off topic

[@synestia4005]

@@NicotineRosberg **kurt Angle germansuplexing you for that comment (for five straight minutes).**

[@sean5558]

That Scorpion King reveal 😂

[@CornishCreamtea07]

In terms of technology, it's certainly true that digital post production became dominant during this period, however Digital did not surpass Film until the early 2010s. You had early adopters like George Lucas, Michael Mann and David Fincher but most directors didn't switch until the following decade.

[@edothebad]

What I recognized, the definitive Cars (NOT PIXAR CARS) that always be in 2000s Movies was either Hummer H2 or Cadillac Escalade. Seriously, go count it.

[@Jim-Mc]

2000s raunchy comedies definitely had a lot of heart that often sneaks up on you. The endings of Knocked Up, Superbad come to mind.

[@patrickconrad396]

I think one big change in shows and movies is how we communicate. People don't understand it now, but cell phones and access to Google in your pocket changed so much of how we lived. The number of movie or show plots based off of the simple concept of not being able to get an answer right away or just not being able to contact a person is crazy. Just can't be as creative and fun anymore.

[@TheFennahh]

all I got from this is that 2000's movies look like 2000's movies cos they have stuff from the 2000's in them.

[@ScruFaceJeanOfficial]

Because it was 23 years ago…that why, you don’t even have to watch this video because that’s the reason. Anything that is 2 decades old will feel different.

[@Jerry_Retro]

Not as good as the other decades.

[@noaholson9047]

2000s was also the resurgence of fantasy movie, Lord of the rings, Harry Potter, chronicles of Narnia

[@felixthecat6274]

Movies are better back then way more funny! My favorite comedy is Dumb and Dumber that’s the funniest movie’s ever makes me laugh every time! It’s one of those movies that never gets old no matter how many times you watch it! You know what i might just go watch it rn

[@mattwolf7698]

That's 90's

[@123-z5t]

My Favorit movie decades are the 90‘s and 2000‘s! 💪

[@CommanderCronus]

I listened to Green Day but never got into 50 cent. Was too old by then, I guess.

[@michaelsaunders1400]

Given how disjointed many Hollywood blockbusters have gotten, I have just realized (okay, It was a couple days ago), that I'd much prefer bad 2000s movies. Come to think of it, I haven't seen a poster for a vanilla comedy at the theaters in years. Most of the comedies now are either action comedies, or animated comedies. Even the worst 2000s movies show a speck of soul put into them. I'd rather have cliché and cheesy over disjointed and *_"HUH?!?"_*

[@ninja-trix]

I grew up in the 2000s, born in 03, didn't listen to Holiday by Green Day, definitely didn't listen to In the Club by 50 cent. I didn't even have internet access until 2011 and instead listened to Karsh Kale from my windows XP sample tracks and Styx from my parents 80s music collection. Grew up in the 2000s, on 80s and 90s tech and media; I'm an anomaly.

[@mattwolf7698]

I don't really think that's very uncommon, I think most kids hear a lot of their parents old music growing up. Also you would be more of a late 2000's/early 2010's kid as that's when you would have made most of your memories. I was born in 96 but I don't consider myself a 90's kid because while I technically lived through it, I remember nothing about it, there was still tons of 90's media hanging around while I was growing up though.

[@krismedlin5841]

Not trying to gatekeep at all but for the love of god PLEASE stop calling every single hot topic mall goth emo and pop/punk (greenday for instance) punk! Just because a person wears black or has black makeup doesn't instantly make them emo like at all. Hell majority of the tike they don't even listen to emo because MCR isn't emo.

[@mind-of-neo]

The 2000s were the last GREAT decade.

[@mypraystation8566]

I think you forgot about Blade that literally started the marvel movie craze making super hero movies popular.

[@isaacjeterphotography]

Surf’s Up is the epitome of using 2000s music

[@dotmbarricade3424]

Damn you didn't even mention transformers

[@kateelson991]

Mean Girls is the quintessential “2000s” movie for me.

[@gymnasiast90]

Widescreen became popular in the 2000s, yes, but this was before HDTV. DVD already supported widescreen, which (together with TV broadcasts starting in the 90s) allowed it to be become as popular in the 2000s as it did. The rise of HDTV only started in the second half of the decade.

[@JohnDeBrazen]

When I was at school you would be bullied for listening to anything rock, hip hop was seen as the new and modern music for our generation. Subcultures were still very strict about their rules and it wasn’t until the ‘hipster’ trend in 2009/2010 that the subcultures started to merge and these rules didn’t seem to matter anymore. That’s my recollection of lying through the time was.

[@GlennDavey]

Funny how the movie Almost Famous was about "the end of rock n roll" set in the early 70's but was clearly about the coming 2000's. Something definitely had a death rattle in the 2000s so new things could bloom in the 2010s and I don't know what this era is now we had another 9/11-like event the last few years. But it seems high drama....

[@adewilson132]

Thats actually strange, I thought rock music flourished in the 2000s with Alien Ant Farm, Green Day, Blink 182, Bowling for Soup, etc.. Seems like that was the last decade where rock was actually mainstream before hip hop took over as the default mainstream music.

[@JohnDeBrazen]

@@adewilson132 Hip Hop’s takeover definitely started in the early 2000s, the big names were Eminem, 50 Cent and etc, we listened to a lot of 90s music too. 2Pac still had music being released into the 2000s and was as successful after death as he was in life. A lot of the pop music was hip-hop influenced too, Akon was the most popular but there was also a lot of one hit wonders with hip hop style music. Green Day and Blink 182 are the only ones that were relevant in the UK and would have been considered emo. After 2010ish the Hipster aesthetic started and suddenly indie and emo music was acceptable again and a lot of people my age were listening to the rock music we had ignored during the 2000s.

[@adewilson132]

@@JohnDeBrazenOk I think you being from the UK makes a difference. Just to give you my background I'm from the U.S. but grew up in majority black neighborhoods and i was born in 1992, so hip hop was already mainstream to us before mainstream America. I didn't find out about those white groups I listed until I joined the military and got around more white people. A large percentage of those white guys grew up listening to a lot of those alternative rock, punk rock, nu metal type bands and that music was still mainstream in the early to mid 2000s. Even though I didn't know the band names back then I had heard music by a lot of those people in movies and tv shows from the time. But you are right that hip hop did start to take over slowly throughout the early 2000s as the mainstream, it just didn't fully take over until the late 2000s early 2010s.

[@GlennDavey]

@@adewilson132 No that was the novelty crap. Like the last days of the Western.

[@stompy16]

I like your videos and this will probably be an unpopular opinion but it seemed like you didn't explain why exactly movies looked different except for "Digital Cameras". I was waiting for the explanation about the letterbox format of movies but you didn't say anything much other than Widescreen HD Tv's came out and Blurays but that didn't explain anything. I'm sorry for the ranty post. I don't mean to offend you or anything

[@pilouuuu]

I never thought I was going to miss the 2000's but here we are.

[@survivaloftheidiots6239]

2000s movies have by far the best look in my opinion

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

It's very weird how when GTA vice city came out in the 2000s the 1980s felt like several lifetimes ago, but now it's 2023 and the 2000s feel like yesterday.

[@mattwolf7698]

Technically they are very different. When Vice City came out smartphones as we know them didn't exist (they were more like PDAs then) and music was pretty different, Rock was actually still charting. Video games were pretty different as well in the early 2000's, online wasn't as big of a deal and most games couldn't update, micro transactions weren't there either. The fashion was also very different. Though yeah, the 80's does still seem a lot more different from 2002. Maybe it's just because many people who played Vice City didn't actually live through the 80's and see gradual changes over time.