For Gen-Xer’s in particular, the multiplex has turned into a time warp of late, with new chapters of popular films like "Top Gun" and “Jurassic Park” offering the kind of enhanced escapism that previously would have been thought impossible. Not only are these films playing off our collective nostalgia for a time when the world was a far less scary place, but they offer fans young and old the opportunity to revisit characters that have aged in real time and to see how they are faring in a modern technological age. This should be cause for celebration.
For Gen-Xer’s in particular, the multiplex has turned into a time warp of late, with new chapters of popular films like "Top Gun" and “Jurassic Park” offering the kind of enhanced escapism that previously would have been thought impossible. Not only are these films playing off our collective nostalgia for a time when the world was a far less scary place, but they offer fans young and old the opportunity to revisit characters that have aged in real time and to see how they are faring in a modern technological age. This should be cause for celebration.