Steeped in nostalgia, these pictures offer a sentimental, idealized, airbrushed vision of days gone by. Though historical events and crises may rear their heads over the course of the plot, the characters in this sort of offering always manage to "muddle through" by virtue of their pluck and determination. Rarely do these films offer a revisionist view of the era; instead, they flip through a glossy photo album of pleasant memories.