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The mundanity of 90s 2000s, movies really stands out as something that doesn't exist anymore (lemm.ee)
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Was just watching old comedies from that era which don't exist anymore. Old School, Office Space and the premise was that people had normal lives which were exceptionally boring, they went to work in drab offices, this also brings to mind the Matrix/ Fight Club

Then obviously something amazing happens that introduces the story.

In modern shows, people don't have the luxury of boredom. Mr Robot is constantly on edge, the internet, mobile phones means people are constantly entertained. Severance tries to bring back an ambiguous period but their work is weird and interesting.

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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 15 points 5 months ago

That trope is still around, here is a recent example

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Matter_(2024_TV_series)

In the first episode the hero is motivated to leave his boring life behind