![]() Whether you are a fan or not, the truth remains that '70s disaster movies created a legacy that resonates until today. Perhaps the disaster genre was commercially and critically well-received in the '70s because the chaos was spectacular, entertaining and explicitly fictional, unlike the political and economic chaos of real life. These movies shared an affinity for spectacular action scenes, impressive practical effects, and impending death. Reflecting the pessimism and economic stagnation of the time, the 1970s saw a golden era for disaster films that thrilled audiences with the possibility of chaos: boats sank, huge buses crashed, skyscrapers came down, and nuclear meltdown seemed imminent. ![]() ![]() At the same time, mainstream cinema was becoming bigger, wilder, and grimmer. The 1970s were a time of artistic renaissance for American film: a new generation of spirited filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes took independent cinema into grittier, more real, and darker terrains.
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