Subculture and Cinephilia

In 2009, "Where the Wild Things Are" took the young urban population by storm—young adults, that is. Why did a kid's movie enrapture this demographic instead of children? What films are we drawn to and why? This series will explore the link between the young, “hipster” demographic and the films that target this particular audience, directly or indirectly. Students and young city-dwellers (especially New Yorkers) certainly have a taste of their own, often distinct from that of mainstream. But perhaps it isn't so simple. Is the age of "Borat" and "Pineapple Express" really over, or have we just become harder to please? What do the films we obsess over, and the films we scoff at, say about who we are?