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1. Film: The Return of Blockbusters (Sort Of)
After pandemic delays, 2021 saw a hybrid release model (theaters + streaming).
Biggest Box Office Hits
- Spider-Man: No Way Home – The year’s #1 film. Multiverse nostalgia with Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield.
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Marvel’s first Asian-led superhero film.
- No Time to Die – Daniel Craig’s final James Bond outing.
- F9 – Over-the-top Fast & Furious action.
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Post-credits scene broke the internet.
Trends
- TikTok-driven hits – “Beggin’” (Måneskin), “Heat Waves” (Glass Animals).
- Resurgence of 80s/90s samples – “Save Your Tears” (The Weeknd).
- K-pop – BTS’s “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.”
2021: The Year We Crawled Out of Our Cozies and Into the Chaos
If 2020 was the year we all collectively stared at a wall, 2021 was the year we decided to punch a hole through it, stick our head out, and scream—preferably in autotune or CGI. amateur2023danielaanturybrokendownxxx720 2021
It was a strange, transitional year for entertainment. The vaccine rollout gave us hope, but the Delta (and then Omicron) variants kept us guessing. Consequently, the content we consumed in 2021 wasn't just about escaping reality; it was about processing a world that felt like it was rebooting in slow motion. Spider-Man: No Way Home – The year’s #1 film
From the return of the box office to the "Bed Rotting" aesthetic of streaming, here is the definitive recap of the pop culture that defined 2021. Trends