I think scenes like that do still exist in current cinema and television but they usually feel "hokey" to us. We - and most of the media we consume - is so self-aware and intertextual, because we've seen so much movies/television it's impossible to get a long stretch of something that's sincere and/or joyful. We're distrustful of anything that we deem to be too sincere or too happy. Anything too positive just cannot be real(istic), not even in a fluffy movie. Or it gets pegged "cutesy" or - like I just ended up doing in my previous sentence - fluffy and thus Not Important to have actual feelings of happiness about.
The only example I can think of right now is The Artist, and it's a mostly silent movie that loves silent movies. I think that love and joy comes across to the viewer, as well. Joy begets joy?
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Date: 2012-09-26 03:48 pm (UTC)The only example I can think of right now is The Artist, and it's a mostly silent movie that loves silent movies. I think that love and joy comes across to the viewer, as well. Joy begets joy?