Hackers, the 1995 film, treats high school students like adults, as opposed to the infantilization of teenagers now. Joey is chain-smoking throughout the movie, and the kids are largely left to their own devices in New York City. Is there similar freedom now?
I largely grew up in the nineties, turning twelve as the decade turned over, and a full-fledged adult as the new millennium blinked into existence. I lived a whole life during that time. How lovely to be a child during that time.