20 Movies and Series That Prove There Is a Generational Gap
Generation gap stories are nothing new in film, television, or human history, but especially after the 1950s rolled around and American children suddenly became a demographic worthy of attention (just at the time when James Dean made teenage anxiety mainstream in Rebel Without a Cause .) ), the generation gap itself has become an identifiable plot trope, and the economic and technological upheavals of the last half-century or so have only exacerbated the situation. Not every film about a generational gap provides healthy examples of intergenerational interaction. To paraphrase author Catherine Aird, a terrible warning can be as enlightening as a good example, and in that vein, cautionary tales of troubled or failed relationships are just as worthy as those that promise reconciliation and harmony. Here are 19 films about characters who try to cross the generational line – some of them never make it.