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The thing is that the 90s shots are from a movie, the others are from a property listing. They have very different purposes. A movie needs to be visually interesting. A property listing needs to be as neutral as possible so people aren't put off by the house before even looking at it.
Two completely different genres of photography.
I get your point but they're both reflections of how the wealthy decorate in the different eras. The 80/90's house would likely have been advertised with the same wallpapers and dressed up similar to the movie set by Realtors because that was the style.
I disagree actually. If you think this is what wealthy people decorate like in either era, you haven't been around rich people.
For the movie set, you can't forget that set and the photography of it is designed to help push the message of the movie and a sense of realism is rarely a priority. With the realty photos, they are marketing first, they want to emphasize a clean, neutral setting that is full of potential.
It is also important to remember that this grey aesthetic arose from the concrete homes that were in vogue with the rich in the 2010s. Those homes were grey, yes, but they also emphasized textures, unusual materials, and lighting. The home photographed here is clearly middle class because it has none of what made concrete homes interesting.
I could write an entire essay on this, but I think I have made my point. The only comparison that matters here is that both sets of photos are fantasy. One is literally a movie set, the other is an advertisement. Neither capture any sort of reality about rich people or even people. It is silly to say that the movie set looks lived in as an example. They are both, however, what middle class people imagine rich people are like.
Edit: And before anyone says it, yes, I'm sure some rich person somewhere decorated like that. The McAllister home is a real place after all, but it doesn't negate that we are seeing what the director wants us to experience first.