Shakey-Lo on 29/10/2007 at 09:44
the footage of jfk being shot was very influential, and the general television coverage of the event. jfk's assassination was what led to the rise of television over newspaper as the public's go-to medium for breaking news.
the situation was paralleled quite noticeably in the coverage of september 11 2001.
DX-455 on 29/10/2007 at 14:09
Movies:
Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
2001
Radio:
War of the Worlds infamous radio broadcast
Hindenberg ('Oh the HUMANITY')
TV:
All In The Family
911 Towers collapsing
Music:
Beatles
rachel on 29/10/2007 at 14:26
Charles Chaplin
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Bob Dylan
the "New Wave" (Truffaut et al.)
Starrfall on 29/10/2007 at 14:56
Quote Posted by BEAR
Terminator 1.
Oh no you didn't Terminator 2 is by far the superior film
Matthew on 29/10/2007 at 15:07
But did it have the same cultural impact?
Thirith on 29/10/2007 at 15:21
Did either of them really have that much of a cultural impact beyond the '90s? Or do we exaggerate these things for reasons of nostalgia?
SubJeff on 29/10/2007 at 15:57
Quote Posted by Starrfall
Oh no you didn't Terminator 2 is by far the superior film
But it had a kid who could "hack". :mad: Minus 755 points for that.
Infidel on 29/10/2007 at 18:46
I would choose:
- The movie "Jaws" because it marked the end of the "old" Hollywood and the beginning of target audience driven blockbusters.
- In books the "Communist Manifesto", which, although already published in 1848, had its biggest impact in the timeframe you mentioned.
- In advertisements the "Marlboro Man" as he once was used as positive and widely known symbol for cigarettes and later to inform about the dangers of smoking.
- In music Elvis Presley as he essentially paved the way for Rock 'n' Roll and all its derivates.
- In television MTV as its clip-centered program fundamentally changed viewing habits and narration and style of TV programs.
Swiss Mercenary on 29/10/2007 at 19:24
Quote Posted by Infidel
- In books the "Communist Manifesto", which, although already published in 1848, had its biggest impact in the timeframe you mentioned.
Das Kapital came in 1867, so that's closer to the mark.
I'd also put Mein Kampf up there.
Scots Taffer on 29/10/2007 at 23:02
Quote Posted by Starrfall
Oh no you didn't Terminator 2 is by far the superior film
If by superior you mean totally bloated, sure, the original Terminator - like the android featuring - was a lean, mean, fighting machine and is clearly the better movie on almost every level; the sequel was a catchphrase/pop-culture ridden, flabby action franchise complete with androids with feelings and some of the coolest action sequences brought to the big screen.
