If I didn't have a clue who acclaimed film director John Hughes was, his filmography would still weave its way through my favorite movie list.
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Interesing blog. A key to understanding Hughes’ work is grasping the distinction between Generation X and Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Xers). Many of his films were about GenJones characters, and most in the Brat Pack were GenJonesers. This was sometimes confusing, since the same actors sometimes played GenXers (Breakfast Club) and sometimes GenJonesers (St. Elmos’s Fire) within the same year. But given the huge generational context to Hughes’ films, it’s crucial to understand the differences between X & Jones.
Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
I've never had the opportunity to discuss Hughes work on this level but I revel in the chance! Thanks for taking the tape to comment!
Hughes work is characterized as much by Chicago as it is by the distinction between Generation X and Jones. He revels in this liminal group of youth with a complete disconnect from what frames out the Baby Boom generation and with nothing to grasp on to themselves but MTV and denim.
I will certainly take the time to read into Generation Jones. Thanks for bringing the topic to my - and perhaps our - attention.
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Interesing blog. A key to understanding Hughes’ work is grasping the distinction between Generation X and Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Xers). Many of his films were about GenJones characters, and most in the Brat Pack were GenJonesers. This was sometimes confusing, since the same actors sometimes played GenXers (Breakfast Club) and sometimes GenJonesers (St. Elmos’s Fire) within the same year. But given the huge generational context to Hughes’ films, it’s crucial to understand the differences between X & Jones.
Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
I've never had the opportunity to discuss Hughes work on this level but I revel in the chance! Thanks for taking the tape to comment!
Hughes work is characterized as much by Chicago as it is by the distinction between Generation X and Jones. He revels in this liminal group of youth with a complete disconnect from what frames out the Baby Boom generation and with nothing to grasp on to themselves but MTV and denim.
I will certainly take the time to read into Generation Jones. Thanks for bringing the topic to my - and perhaps our - attention.
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