How Millennials Outgrew These Tired Tropes

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Millennials in the real world are full-fledged adults now, so why does millennial representation on screen often feel like a caricature rather than the real thing? Millennials in TV and movies often seem to be in a state of arrested development, taking longer to settle down into a career or a relationship. Our onscreen millennials also struggle to find purpose, in part because they believe they should be doing something big and important. Here’s our take on the onscreen millennial: what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and whether it holds a mirror up to real life or is more of a hall of mirrors.

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00:00 Millennials have become a walking stereotype onscreen
01:47 The image of the directionless young person
04:44 Factor
06:05 How do millennials really make friends?
09:25 Their impact on society at large
11:39 Moving past this stock character

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