Dazed and Confused
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Criterion ChannelCriterion ChannelIt’s the specificity that gives Dazed its verisimilitude, which in turn, makes the film universally relatable. In 2006, Kent Jones wrote in the essay accompanying our release that Dazed is “a wholly accurate—accurately funny, accurately painful, accurately moving—portrait of life as it was lived by people of a particular age and a particular class at a particular moment in time ...
Dazed and Confused captures the spirit of youthful rebellion as characters navigate peer pressure and societal expectations. The theme is embodied in Pink's defiance against the loyalty pledge, as well as the hazing rituals faced by freshmen. It showcases the struggle for autonomy and identity during a time of transition, highlighting the collective experience of teenage angst and camaraderie.
