Grease Is the Word’: Exploring a Cultural Phenomenon NOSTALGIA IN GREASE
Bauman was a purist in preserving a specific nostalgic conceptualization of the 1950s but historically accurate representations were not an essential element for an industry blockbuster. Jameson wrote that the nostalgia film is “mortgaged to music.”[1] Grease’s throwback to the fondly remembered era of Eisenhower makes for an interesting and obviously appealing film because it …
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