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The "90s cool" genre (Blade, the Matrix)

There was this genre from the mid 90s through early 2000s that is very recognizable but doesn't have a name. Redlettermedia dubbed it "90s cool" in their Blade review which is fitting. Some common tropes of the genre are:

  • A dark, gothic atmosphere.
  • Strong elements of sci-fi.
  • Characters wearing all black clothes (probably leather) and sunglasses.
  • Often some kind of philosophical undertone.
  • A soundtrack loaded with techno music or late 90s hard rock.
  • Gun-fu action, with heavy use of wire-fu, slow mo, motorcycles, uzis, and katanas.
  • A scene takes place in a club.

The first: "The Crow".

The most iconic movies in the genre: "The Matrix" and "Blade".

Other movies: "Dark City", "Underworld", "Equilibrium", "Resident Evil", "The One", "Daredevil"

Anime: Ghost in the Shell (the other big influence besides "The Crow"), The Animatrix, Cowboy Bebop

Videogames: Final Fantasy 7, Enter the Matrix, Deux Ex

I was feeling nostalgic about this kind of genre and wanted to talk about it. When you think about it, it absolutley dominated pop culture from 95-03ish. Really interesting. Please list some that I may have forgotten about if you think of any.



Submitted November 03, 2021 at 04:17PM by jadamsmash https://ift.tt/2ZMk0PP

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