Thank you for sharing these great insights into GHOSTBUSTERS.
There's so much to say about this movie, and about the specific scenes you've touched on here. The scenes certainly captured for all time, and in an amusing way, something of the spirit of the 1980s -- and about the American spirit during President Reagan's time in the White House.
I think it's fair to say that decades from now, people will watch Ghostbusters to understand aspects of the 1980s and the Reagan years in the same way that people watch Frank Capra's pictures to grasp something about America during the New Deal/FDR years. They all manage to capture (and preserve for us as viewers) something of the prevalent attitudes and emotions through their respective stories and characters.
I had not thought of that, what a great insight. It has both timeless messages but also exemplifies a specific moment in time. A time capsule of sorts.
Thank you for sharing these great insights into GHOSTBUSTERS.
There's so much to say about this movie, and about the specific scenes you've touched on here. The scenes certainly captured for all time, and in an amusing way, something of the spirit of the 1980s -- and about the American spirit during President Reagan's time in the White House.
I think it's fair to say that decades from now, people will watch Ghostbusters to understand aspects of the 1980s and the Reagan years in the same way that people watch Frank Capra's pictures to grasp something about America during the New Deal/FDR years. They all manage to capture (and preserve for us as viewers) something of the prevalent attitudes and emotions through their respective stories and characters.
I had not thought of that, what a great insight. It has both timeless messages but also exemplifies a specific moment in time. A time capsule of sorts.