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A review of Gone In 60 seconds (why?) in LA CityBeat starts thus:
In decades to come, when “the American Dream” will seem as remote and half-mythical as any other Xanadu, the fabulists teaching history won’t have to search very hard for gorgeous examples of “the way it really was.”
We're going through tough times, but is it supposed to be smart or hip to simply assume life will be worse in the future (or that there's something wrong with believing if you work for it you can have a good life)? Nobody knows what's coming, but the trend for quite a while has been that things are improving.
I remember years ago hearing that my generation will be the first in American history to have a lower standard of living than our parents'. It was childish cynicism then, and time hasn't improved the sentiment.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:26 AM
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It's an article of faith for some that the best of times are always either right now or at some mythical point in the past. In the future, things are always going to get worse. The world is always going to hell in a hand basket (where did that saying come from, I wonder?)
And it's always going to happen soon (how soon? verrrrry soon!).
The evidence of history proves otherwise.
You might check out this retrospective on Star Trek (the whole phenomenon) which offers an explanation of why Star Trek has endured and been arguably the most popular sci fi franchise around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSR-xdAZPZE&feature=related
Donnor suggests that, unlike many science fiction stories, Star Trek conceives of a future where mankind will improve, and the world/galaxy will be a better place.
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