I was recently listening to a podcast when one of the hosts shared that her favourite movie when she was a teenager was Thirteen<\/em>. She spoke about the movie starred by Evan Rachel Wood and the cinematic experience of growing up in the 90s.<\/p>\n

That same evening I decided to give it a try. Watching the movie woke up some nostalgia I hadn\u2019t perceived before. Movies from the 90s had a unique feeling. It was the decade of Pop Culture, teens and piercings as an aesthetic construction. We were the last generation that lived a childhood without Social Media or the Internet.<\/p>\n

I felt sentimental. Immediately after the movie finished, I started my research to find the best movies that influenced the decade which made me a collector of stickers, perfumed cards and perfumed pens, and made me an expert in the art of blowing gum.<\/p>\n

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If you are a 90s baby or would like to have a taste of it, continue reading because I stole Elon Musk\u2019s time rocket and we are returning to the 90s.<\/h3>\n

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Thirteen<\/h2>\n

This movie opened Pandora’s box. It made me realise how raw and difficult some movies whose target audience was young people were. The story displays the obsessive relationship between a teenager and her new popular best friend.<\/p>\n

If you want to check it yourself please be aware of trigger warnings including self-harm, drugs and age gap relationships.<\/p>\n

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Mean Creek<\/h2>\n

There was a special relationship between the 90s and teenagers getting revenge.<\/p>\n

Childhood is an extremely delicate phase in our life since kids feel extremely powerless and unprotected from their circumstances. Taking this into consideration, the 90s did a wonderful job giving screen time to those who could feel in such a vulnerable situation.<\/p>\n

Mean Creek<\/em> is a movie about a group of friends taking revenge on a bully after he attacks the younger brother of one of them. The revenge plan doesn\u2019t go as expected because the kid happens to be nicer than they expected.<\/p>\n

I loved this movie, it makes it possible to understand every character’s point of view effortlessly. I even felt sympathy for the bully (starred by Josh Peck) since he was just a troubled child with very poor anger management skills.<\/p>\n

I also noticed how many talented teenagers became stars after making a Box Office record just to be completely forgotten a few years later.<\/p>\n

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Ghost World<\/h2>\n

The story focuses on a high school girl facing the end of her academic years. Whilst trying to decide about her future, she gets obsessed with an older guy and promises her best friend to move out with her.<\/p>\n

One more thing that movies from the 90s did wonderfully was giving outcasts the main role in a story. I watched this movie as a child and I liked it. It was great to check it out again because I had forgotten almost everything, something understandable if we consider that when it was released for the first time I didn\u2019t even have a phone.<\/p>\n

If you love stories about anguished teens, this one will be an excellent pick for you.<\/p>\n

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The Turning<\/h2>\n

The turning is not exactly a movie from the 90s, but it is based in the same decade. The film is a recollection of stories based on a book written by Tim Winton.<\/p>\n

I love the publishings made by this author, but I sometimes struggle to follow his writing style. Thankfully, most of his books have a pretty decent movie adaptation and so far I have watched a few of those. The short stories from The Turning<\/em> are enigmatic, sensitive and incredibly moving.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy The Turning<\/em>, I would recommend you watch Dirt Music<\/em>, Breath<\/em> and even Lockie Leonard <\/em>for the younger ones.<\/p>\n

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Cruel Summer<\/h2>\n

A pretty recent Tv Show that narrates the story of two teenage girls. The story develops in a quiet suburb of America in the 90s. A popular girl loved by everyone goes missing whilst the other one, the awkward girl who secretly admires her, slowly becomes her replica.<\/p>\n

If I had found the TV show by coincidence instead of marketing, I would have thought it was a creation of the decade that is based on. It checks all the boxes for a 90\u2019s typical drama: teen girls, desire for acceptance, jealousy and difficult moms.<\/p>\n

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American Beauty<\/h2>\n

American Beauty is considered by many a piece of art from the 90s. This drama follows a typical wealthy family in a privileged suburb.<\/p>\n

The movie exposes the human misery of every family member and the coping mechanisms that they use to keep going: The father gets obsessed with her daughter’s best friend; the mother starts an affair with another man and the daughter falls in love with the neighbour whilst trying to maintain a toxic friendship.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t watched this particular movie, stop waiting. You need to close this tab and go to your reliable streaming website.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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As for myself, I have decided that I am staying in the 90s for a while since I can remember a few more positive things from those years. Which 90s movie is your favourite? Did any of them mark your childhood?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was recently listening to a podcast when one of the hosts shared that her favourite movie when she was a teenager was Thirteen. She spoke about the movie starred by Evan Rachel Wood and the cinematic experience of growing up in the 90s. That same evening I decided to give it a try. Watching the movie woke up some nostalgia I hadn\u2019t perceived before. Movies from the 90s had a unique feeling. It was the decade of Pop Culture, teens and piercings as an aesthetic construction. We were the last generation that lived a childhood without Social Media or the Internet. I felt sentimental. 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Taking this into consideration, the 90s did a wonderful job giving screen time to those who could feel in such a vulnerable situation. Mean Creek is a movie about a group of friends taking revenge on a bully after he attacks the younger brother of one of them. The revenge plan doesn\u2019t go as expected because the kid happens to be nicer than they expected. I loved this movie, it makes it possible to understand every character’s point of view effortlessly. I even felt sympathy for the bully (starred by Josh Peck) since he was just a troubled child with very poor anger management skills. I also noticed how many talented teenagers became stars after making a Box Office record just to be completely forgotten a few years later.   Ghost World The story focuses on a high school girl facing the end of her academic years. Whilst trying to decide about her future, she gets obsessed with an older guy and promises her best friend to move out with her. One more thing that movies from the 90s did wonderfully was giving outcasts the main role in a story. I watched this movie as a child and I liked it. It was great to check it out again because I had forgotten almost everything, something understandable if we consider that when it was released for the first time I didn\u2019t even have a phone. If you love stories about anguished teens, this one will be an excellent pick for you.     The Turning The turning is not exactly a movie from the 90s, but it is based in the same decade. The film is a recollection of stories based on a book written by Tim Winton. I love the publishings made by this author, but I sometimes struggle to follow his writing style. Thankfully, most of his books have a pretty decent movie adaptation and so far I have watched a few of those. The short stories from The Turning are enigmatic, sensitive and incredibly moving. 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