I know it was the 70s but…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Close Encounters of the Third Kind
dysartmanach — 11 years ago(June 21, 2014 10:13 AM)
The homes in this movie were wrecks! I didn't notice it so much in the past because I think many people lived like that in the 70s where nothing matched and it all looked extremely "lived in" lol But Roy's and Gillian's homes looked beyond lived in. I actually admire this because so many modern movies create this well manicured alternate reality where everything is too pretty. In any case I just thought it was funny. Roy will need a maid on the spaceship.
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sonofbeach-sheet — 11 years ago(August 18, 2014 06:15 PM)
Roy's home looked like a nice, middle-class suburban home outside, but totally unappealing inside. A train set taking up almost the entire living room! It should have had shag carpet, a console TV, and olive green or mustard yellow appliances!
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westal_sage — 11 years ago(November 19, 2014 12:04 AM)
Yeah that was a pretty good capture of '70s middle class living. Doesn't it look just awesome? Things had character and weren't all cookie cutter like they are today. I actually want my next house to be a built in the '60s house and have a lot of '70s look to it. My 11 arcade games and pinball machines (early '80s games) will be dotted all around in it.
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molly-31 — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 04:35 PM)
I babysat in dozens of homes just like that in the mid- and late 1970s. I'll never forget the smell. Not a bad odor, just a characteristic smell. Cooking, laundry detergent, fruit juice and (often) cigarette smoke.
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Naughty-God — 11 years ago(March 04, 2015 07:45 PM)
I'm pretty sure they're wrecks for the purpose of showing us two adults whose lives are in turmoil. If you listen to the director commentary Spielberg often refers to the 70s as a different time for him as an adult and dealing with adult issues. He even sounded a bit regretful that he painted Roy with so much selfish and immature coloring while portraying him as the protagonist who leaves his family behind to fulfill a personal pursuit. Spielberg basically says that he couldn't make a movie with a character like Roy again.
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johnsokw — 10 years ago(February 26, 2016 05:44 PM)
Next time you look at someone's vine or selfie, look at the aesthetic horror in the background. years from now if not now, one will laugh at those huge oversize chairs, the hideous strapping vertical blinds, Tuscanoid tiles and Home Depot wrought iron light fixtures.
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ABBAcat — 9 years ago(February 07, 2017 10:38 PM)
Most middle class homes now are much the same. too much stuff; not enough storage space. Good furniture, quality flooring, high end appliances, etc all cost money. Rich homes look amazing, spotless, sparkling, but average, middle class live in a mix of IKEA, hand-me-down, outdated decors.