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H-OK.
Lessee.
Memorable movies that I will carry with me:
I'd have to say films like Oldboy and Audition changed how I viewed horror films; they're the first foreign horror films that I really watched and they really sparked my interest for Asian horror. I also think that Chan Wook Park in general will be a memorable Asian director, along with Miike.
For games, you mentioned BioShock. It was the first console game that I played all the way through since I had my Sega Genesis (the XBox 360 was the first console that I owned since Sega). I was absolutely stunned how far games had come with graphics and story and mood and was incredibly impressed. It still impresses me, even as consoles continue to pump out gorgeous games... Fallout 3, however, really possessed me for a while... I honestly love the game and am looking forward to Las Vegas... In 15 years it will DEFINITELY be a game that I look back on and remember...
One of the things I wonder if it will persist is Facebook. Honest. I remember when Friendster was the hot social network, and then MySpace; it seems as though Facebook blew them both out of the water, and I wonder if it will keep up that momentum. Sort of like Craigslist, which I think a lot of people have gotten over (because quite frankly it hasn't really evolved), I wonder what the NEXT BIG THING will be, or if Facebook will continue to be the premier social network site... Same thing with Twitter I guess, though I don't waste the time I waste on FB on Twitter... Knock Facebook as much as you want; I can't deny how it's brought me closer to friends in other states/countries whom I haven't seen since college, high school, etc. I actually am starting to see the benefits of it.
In terms of FADS, I will definitely remember the Twilight FAD, not that the movies or the books for that matter are that great, BUT I'll remember how crazy kids and 'tweens around the world god over this series (also I'll remember how my boyfriend accidentally went into the opening night of Twilight - A 40-year-old-man sitting with a bunch of teenie bopper girls - LOL)
I think that the technological explosion that's happening now will DEFINITELY be memorable as in 15 years all of this technology will be obsolete: The iPod, the Kindle, the iPhone, the iPad, etc... This has been a RIDICULOUSLY awesome time for technology; I think that all of those products have been influential in the marketplace and they will definitely be remembered not just as fads but technological advances that will have been built off of.
Also: I REALLY hope that flared pants and ballerina slippers stay in style... They make my ass look HOT.
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