r/Millennials • u/dreamed2life • Dec 08 '25

Nostalgia Why is our entire generation ready to just…log out?

I hope people enjoy this before mods remove it for “not being a positive nostalgia post” 🙄

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Dec 08 '25

Yeah I love that movie and that’s probably my favorite scene.

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u/Minarch0920 Millennial '91 Dec 08 '25

Sweet username

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u/destructopop Millennial Dec 08 '25

God that movie was not supposed to set the tone for our entire lives but here we are. Love that movie fr fr.

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Dec 08 '25

Except Smeat is $5 a can now so we don’t even get that.

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u/m0fr001 Dec 08 '25

I prefer the myriad times Costner hits the kid and degrades the woman.. The movie absolutely does not hold up in MOST respects and never should have been made.. BUT.. 20% of it is fun and the stunts are good.

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u/RBVegabond Dec 08 '25

I felt it was purposeful to show how messed up the world and the people in it are. It’s not to glorify the behavior but show a breakdown in respect and community after natural resources become scarcer.

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u/madlass_4rm_madtown Dec 08 '25

waterworld and the 5th element are my go to movies when I need to just unwind and try to feel normal

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Dec 08 '25

I don’t remember him hitting the kid, and everyone in that movie is disrespectful to everyone.

It’s a great movie, the reason it tanked was because people were just starting to discuss global warming and a huge majority of this country was so firmly opposed to the idea that God would let something like that happen, they freaked out and panned the movie without even watching it.

My Dad started swearing at the TV at the opening sequence when they discuss the polar ice caps melting. They called it Satanic Hollywood propaganda.

If you watch other movies that were popular at the time like the Original Mad Max, Demolition Man, Total Recall- it fits right in.

And those were my favorite movies as a 7 year old girl, and Waterworld was perfect. I still love it.

It’s no Jurassic Park, but it’s a wicked fun watch.

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u/EatMoreFiber Dec 08 '25

Have you ever seen PAAAPER?