Age of Innocence

There has been a general agreement in our class that Age of Innocence is going to be boring. I always find that connecting books like that to today's world makes them much more interesting. So: How is culture today similar to/ different from the culture Wharton describes? What would you like/ dislike about living in Wharton's world, in comparison to ours?

What aspects of realism does our generation find boring? Why? What aspects of realism has our culture embraced? Give examples.

What movies can be considered a work of realism and what qualifies them to be this?

With us learning about realism, one cannot help but to point out numerous examples of realism in movies. What movies could be considered a work of realism and what qualifies them to be this?

Keep in mind the qualifications/characteristics of realism
Ex. : "American Splendor" is about a boring, average guy from the middle class. The story is told from his point of view and his perspectives of daily life.