Time Bomb Y2K (2023)
This was a nostalgic trip into the past with very conflicting emotions. On one hand it is just fun to see clips from back then with how the media covered the Y2K problem. I don’t recall anything near that level of doom-hype in Denmark and distinctively mostly recall one comedian on TV stating that his toaster still worked, so the Y2K wasn’t the end of the world. The documentary correctly acknowledges that the reason everything didn’t break down was because years of hard work on fixing it.
This being from 2023 it is also very much aware that this time window reflects back to the present. There are many carefully chosen quotes and clips that have aged in ways that no one could predict, especially on topics like social media or geopolitics. Despite all the Y2K doomsayers, this depicts a time with plenty of optimism for the future and a belief that the 21st century with the Internet will bring the world together. Well it kinda did, but sadly not the way we hoped it would more than 20 years ago. That makes this documentary weirdly depressing while also being lovely nostalgia.
Rating: 3.5