Y2 Confusing: Not only is the movie “Y2K” a complete miss at a horror comedy, but it also disses one of the most iconic periods in the last century

The year 2000, better known as Y2K, is often associated with its iconic low-waisted jeans, flip phones and major side parts.

But, when I watched the movie “Y2K,” released on Dec. 6, not only was I shocked by the film’s complete failure to incorporate the most legendary early 2000s themes, but I was also confused by the references to late 90s pop culture that most Gen Zers would never understand.

This horror comedy follows two high school dorks, Eli and Danny, on New Year’s Eve of 1999 as they try to fulfill their dreams of becoming popular and getting invited to the coolest rager of the night.

Eli, the predictable “weird kid” played by Jaeden Martell, has a massive crush on the most popular girl in school, Laura, played by Rachel Zegler. But Zegler was the only actor who looked under thirty and was somewhat able to give a good portrayal of a high schooler in the movie.

Of course, after much contemplation and no invite, Eli and Danny decide to crash the party. While the other partygoers embrace the more outgoing and slightly annoying Danny, Eli is left on the side, gawking at Laura until midnight.

After dozens of scattered references throughout the first half of the movie, I finally pieced together the true meaning of the Y2K movement — a worldwide worry that computer systems would fail when the date changed from Dec. 31, 1999, to Jan. 1, 2000.

Although to most millennials this is probably a “duh” moment, most people born after the year 2000 don’t really understand the true meaning of Y2K. The assumption that younger viewers would just automatically know that, signals a clear lack of forethought by filmmakers.

After way too many cliches like New Year’s kisses and stumbling high schoolers, the plot finally started to thicken when all the electronics succumb to the Y2K virus and came together to form murderous machines.

From this point on, almost every scene was disgustingly gory, and muddled with too many background characters and main characters who happen to be computer geniuses, because why wouldn’t they be?

Somehow, Eli and Laura end up in the middle of the woods with a group of stoners, which not only adds nothing to the plot but doubles down on the already overdone ’90s pothead stereotype.

I was massively confused by all the competing plotlines. One of these was a random scene in the woods when Eli and Laura meet Fred Durst, a 90s boy band singer and rapper whose significance I still don’t understand.

While I see how this could appeal to older generations, I lost track of how many side eyes I got after my mom had to whisper what every 90s references meant in the theater.

Even with the unnecessary amount of subplots throughout the movie, almost every scene became predictable. No matter how hard I tried to find an original plot, I honestly couldn’t name one.

After much disagreement and back-and-forth, Eli, Laura, a few random characters who hadn’t been killed off by the evil electronic monsters, and, obviously, Fred Durst decide to try to save the day and stop the electronics from killing and taking control of their small town.

Although actor Kyle Mooney tried to make his director debut with this horror comedy, the whole film turned out flat, tiring and completely incomprehensible to most kids of this generation.

The lack of laughter and enthusiasm from the rest of the theatre only confirmed that “Y2K” was a disaster and a complete waste of an iconic time in history.