Review by Big Daddy Dane Marti Pow! As old, withered, but still dedicated Hipster, I had trepidations (very un-hip thoughts, Daddy) about seeing this film, sort as if I were undressing in front of millions of strangers. Still, Cat, while someone like Norman Mailer might write fervently about hipsters, the term for many folks is still rather broad and ephemeral, of course. For me, The Hipster is at his best – or for some of you Squares, at his worst– during the Beat Generation, the latter 50′s era personified by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. These Post WW11 guys and their friends were a different cool animal from the kids personified in the zany film under review! Hipsters, as opposed to Beatniks, were often African American and more knowledgeable about the harsh underbelly of life. Duh. They knew how to remain cool under unpleasant situations (which often seemed to pertain to...
- 11/16/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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