Up until very recently, Hollywood was still releasing films in which main characters did not have mobile phones. And the fact that these characters did not have mobile phones was evident because there was always some pivotal scene in which two people could not get in touch with each other, or someone was running late or an ambulance could not be called. This drove me crazy. I recently thought it would be an interesting exercise to re-edit these films, or slightly older films, as if the characters did have mobile phones. What classic movie scenes could be totally negated? Would it make these scenes less universal?
Anyway, I was reminded of this scene from Saved by the Bell which is probably one of the earliest film/tv examples of a social dilemma happening around a mobile phone (YouTube, you never cease to amaze me).
By the way, if you grew up outside of the US and someone mentions a “Zack Morris phone”, this is what they meant:
Remember Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell and his big ass cell phone? Well, anyone with an old ass phone that is lacking todays features has a Zack Morris Phone
Sorry I couldnt get that video you sent me, I have a Zack Morris Phone
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