I should probably of read some other thread in Films first before making this one, so this is just going to be a review and questions really. :p




If any ones seen super 8 it's about life in 70's suburbia I won't spoil it for you but I find it to be a good little nostalgic film. Afterwards i listened to a song called the suburbs by Arcade Fire which also has a mini movie it was made for which is called Scenes from suburbia or something.


Running through all these media types is the same theme of how life is and was in those kind of places and it got me wondering, is there any American people here that still live in those kind of cul de sacs and have really close relationships with friends that you can see in super 8 or the suburbs music video. This stuff really interests me and I'm just curious as to what life is actually like in these kinds of places or whether the media has romanticised how the suburbs are too much.


To conclude I guess Super 8 is a brilliant film and although it seems like complete and utter cheesy-ness at the beginning, you really do get a sense of the times through the film and because of the fact you can really feel that essence I give it an 8/10 as not many films these days give you a real feel for the movie and a lot of the time is just diluted with too many explosions and action scenes with no real plot. 


Thank you for your time.