Netflix's 'Our Times': A Unique Take on Time Travel Movies
By
Samantha Nelson
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
The Netflix movie 'Our Times' breaks the traditional time travel movie rules by sending characters to the future and focusing on making the most of the present, rather than altering the past. The film offers a novel perspective on personal growth and gender parity themes.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledTime travel movies often follow characters hoping to prevent a present personal tragedy or larger calamity by tweaking some event in the past.
The sweetly funny Our Times breaks that mold by sending its characters to the future and focusing on how they make the most of their present.
A novel, forward-looking reframing of the genre’s obsession with personal growth.
Could have been improved with a slightly deeper examination of its central theme about gender parity.
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