Just as this generation is overrun with movies about Millennials needing to get their lives together, the 1980's was packed to the gills with movies about Yuppies in crisis. While not strictly following the model of films like After Hours and Something Wild, Lost in America really does fit the bill. But instead of being beset by a number of outside forces symbolizing problems in their lives, David and Linda are out to destroy David and Linda. They are 100% responsible for everything that happens to them. There's no big bad guy to vanquish. They are the big bad guy. And in perfect bad guy fashion, their crisis is solved with the help of white, cishet privilege. They are pathetic characters and we laugh at them, but how much are we actually laughing at ourselves?
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