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Originally Posted by kinnikpasswordforgetter

this is a pretty horrendous example of how fucked up things were for the reagan youth

the whole 50's in the 80's aesthetic, grease for pre teens, it eventually overwhelms and causes a temporal breakdown that leads to the climatic scene tunneling through a vortex filled with melted dali clocks. as if there was some excess the film couldn't incorporate. as if it was covering over some gaping trauma.

compare that to 4.00 onwards

 

'the president himself has personally asked barbie and the rockers to play at the opening of a brand new wing at cape canaveral space centre.'

 

'your dad has to finish the test rockets he's building. he's part of the future now. but you know what? i have a hunch we're going to see each other again... whenever you get lonely or sad you just hold onto that, and i'll be thinking of you.'

 

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on Tuesday, January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:38 am EST (16:38 UTC).

 

Many viewed the launch live because of the presence on the crew of Christa McAuliffe, the first member of the Teacher in Space Project. Media coverage of the accident was extensive: one study reported that 85 percent of Americans surveyed had heard the news within an hour of the accident



hauntology

it's like a hole in my heart 99 miles wide.