# Adult Entertainment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-entertainment/346177 "2006-02-26T15:10:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-entertainment/346177/41 "2006-03-07T01:00:59Z")
[QUOTE=Kimstu] And, IMHO, the movie _The Graduate_. Saw that as a new college freshman and was deeply moved by the protagonist’s plight. Saw it again just before graduating and was like “Hey moron, what are you anyway, a POW in a Nazi camp or something? They’re your **parents** , they don’t hate you, at least try to **TALK** to them!” [/QUOTE] For some reason, _The Graduate_ was the first movie I thought of for this thread. And I like it, and am not 25. It’s clear that there’s a lot of subtlety to the movie, and I look forward to re-watching it. It’s been a few years. [QUOTE=singular1] I think the move _Lost in Translation_ fits neatly into this catagory. All of the people that I know that hated this movie are at least under 30, if not 25. I think you need some experience under your belt to appreciate what Bill Murray’s character is going through. [/QUOTE] Another vote for “under 25 and loved it” - after all, the younger viewers can relate to Scarlett Johansson’s character. But there may be something to what you’re saying anyhow. [QUOTE=wayward] _Sideways_ seems to be another similar one. The critics all rave about it, but the trailers I’ve seen for it leave me feeling cold. Definitely a mid-life crisis movie, and I’m nowhere near that stage yet. [/QUOTE] Maybe so. I didn’t like _Sideways_. I could appreciate that it was very well-acted and written, but the guys were jerks- and I didn’t enjoy the feeling that if everything went wrong in my life, I’d wind up a lot like Miles. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-entertainment/346177/42 "2006-03-07T03:02:38Z")
Given the OP, I think we’re talking about two different things here: 1. Books/movies/etc. that mean more or something different as you age. 2. Material that is aimed at a particular age group and loses/acquires meaning when you leave/enter that group. For #1, I offer “Dune.” When I first read it at a tender age, Leto was ranting “They have tried to take the life of my son.” More than once. I started ranting back at him “He’s OK, get over it!” When I read it now that I have a kid (well, 7 kids), it’s more powerful every time. For #2, almost all pop music qualifies. There are very few songs of my youth that I still find even listenable, much less cool. IMHO, of course. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-entertainment/346177/43 "2006-03-07T03:42:36Z")
I read _The Great Gatsby_ when I was a sophomore in HS. It was ok, and I got an A on the paper. I remember liking it, but not really getting it. I reread it 2 years ago for a bookclub I’m in–totally blown away. And I thought (may I be forgiven)–why do they waste such great literature on teens? (forgive me-it was a passing thought). Same thing in reverse for _Catcher in the Rye_ --I loooooved that book when I was 17. I loved Holden and Phoebe etc. I also reread that one for a bookclub and I thought, “what a spoiled little whiner you are, Holden.” So, I agree with the premise that there are times in anyone’s life where certain books matter more. Movies, too–and music, I suppose. Poetry, especially and Art as well. Which book, song, poem, movie etc is up to the individual. I do know that as I age (I am all of 43 now), I tend to prefer the not so black and white, the flawed hero, the better ending, if not a happy ending. I was an incredible Romantic as a 20 something. It’s not that I have become more cynical(although I have in some ways and in some ways, less cynical than before) but I am more pragmatic/realistic. Who knows what another 20 years will bring? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-entertainment/346177.md?page=2)