Metropolitan is cool

The film Metropolitan explores debutante balls and the social community that surrounds this particular event. Even though it is said to have a similar style to that of a Jane Austen novel, I can't personally see the connection since I haven't read any. However it has a strong Lost Generation style to it. Reminiscent of the novels of Fitzgerald and Hemingway, the story revolves around a particular group of the characters that face great internal conflict. The Realist texts also complement the realist aspect of the film, depicting life as it is. Not to mention the focus of the bourgeoisie of Uptown Manhattan. The film also explores the signature writing style of Stillman, eloquent "dialogues" as they're called, mirroring discourses of great intellectual thinkers and theorists like the "Dialogues of Plato", a collection of his most famous works. They have somewhat existentialist thoughts, questioning their role and future in society. However, considering their high status, these thoughts of the future were cancelled out after meeting another older yuppie. The humanities are explored, like the political/economical ideologies of Tom, a strict disciple of Fourier socialism, which receive pejorative undertones considering it's epithet is Utopian socialism. This is present in the story as well; Charlie criticizing Tom's beliefs and basically stating they're doomed to fail. However, it seems that Tom's opinions and views on certain topics like the debutante balls are superficial. He believes his criticisms are valid even without actually experiencing said events. This could be a commentary on how people can't give valid reasons on something they have no experience with, therefore, they have no right on giving such a critique.