The 3 Reasons Aging Is So Terrifying In Movies & TV ? Trope Analysis

Even more than spooky creeps and things that go bump in the night, there’s one thing that seems to strike fear into everyone’s heart: aging. From modern horror like The Substance to classic films, the terror of realizing the clock is ticking down on your life has long been a topic of interest (and fear) for creatives. So let’s take a deeper look at what, specifically, makes aging so terrifying and why it’s actually one scary thing that we should learn to embrace.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:39 Our shifting form
03:44 The psychological weight
06:48 The looming unknown
08:28 Why we should actually *embrace* it all (even if it's scary...)

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Films/shows in this video:

The Substance (2023)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Old (2021)
Friends (1994 - 2004)
30 Rock (2006 - 2013)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Opening Night (1977)
Hacks (2021 - )
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Nebraska (2013)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
The Golden Girls (1985 - 1992)
Sex and the City (1998 - 2004)
The Hunger (1983)
Freaky Friday (2003)
I Hate Suzie (2020 - )
Happy Endings (2011 - 2013)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Schitt's Creek (2015 - 2020)
Starstruck (2021 - 2023)
The Good Place (2016 - 2020)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Tick Tick Boom (2021)
Sweat (2020)
The Irishman (2019)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Young Adult (2011)
Halloween (1978)
Halloween Ends (2022)
Mad Men (2007 - 2015)
Before Sunset (2004)

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