Slacker does not follow a traditional narrative structure. It follows 100 characters around the UT Austin area in a way that seems completely random. There is no protagonist, no story, no thread linking the individual events. Yet, somehow, it is a completely coherent and engaging movie that sparks as many reflections as the number of scenes it has.
Crispin illustrates how masculinity has transformed from idealized figures like Cary Grant to aggressive, desperate characters, exemplified in Michael Douglas' 1980s films.
I just felt like nobody had really pulled together the whole arc of how these movies evolved and how they reflect what's going on culturally.