Reality Bites (1994)

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago at Feb 28 22:27

I am not under any orders to make the world a better place. Written by Helen Childress and helmed by Ben Stiller (his directorial debut), Reality Bites focuses on Generation X and effectively encapsulates the era of the early nineties. From the word go it was clear this nostalgic romp would cart a viewer down a dull river of Gen-X blues, concentrating on the depressing career and lifestyle choices confronted by these specific youths. Stiller's first effort as a director is a straightforward, independent-style movie about a love triangle that seems keen to impart a strong message: life is dismal and tough when you're young. The picture emphasises this message, but with such a bleak tenor it doesn't even offer a glimmer of hope. Time has been surprisingly good to Reality Bites; its themes...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 14 21:36

"There's no point to any of this. It's all just a... a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details. You know... a quarter-pounder with cheese, those are good, the sky about ten minutes before it starts to rain, the moment where your laughter become a cackle... and I, I sit back and I smoke my Camel Straights and I ride my own melt." This movie proves that reality bites. And that's all it's about really.. reality. But it's a comedy, apparently, I got a few chuckles out of this.. but really, it's a drama. All about the life of a girl becoming an adult, all the dramas of being that age and romance. The tag-line really sums it up though, 'A comedy about love in the '90s.' Winona Ryder was brilliant in this film, as far as I know i...Read more

Rating : 7/10