Superbad

Michelle and I went to see Superbad last night. We were quite surprised at just how good a film it was and at how well it portrayed that gawky awkwardness of being a teenager. It was a great coming-of-age type of story, one filled with self-realization and personal growth tempered by the reality of being 18. Plus, the fat kid was actually the main character and hero, which is unusual and welcome.

But it got us to thinking: our generation (that which came of age in the 1990s) really doesn't have a good high school coming-of-age flick. The '70s had Porky's, the '80s had the John Hughes films, but what did we have? American Pie? What the hell kind of coming-of-age film is that, where the key scene involves a guy violating a pie? It leads me to wonder if the people around my age are all idiots or something.

~chuck

Song of the Moment: Foo Fighters, "Keep the Car Running"