If you haven't been here before, please take a look at the Introduction to Generations, the Generational Attributes and the Four Stories in order to get up to speed on how all this works, and the terms being used.
Trainwreck was directed by GenX filmmaker Judd Apatow (b. 1967) and written by comedian Amy Schumer, who also stars as the titular Younger Lady With Some Issues. It's set in the current era, although without significant mentions of Crisis-related events such as terrorism or the Great Recession. For analysis purposes, the assumption here will be that characters are of the same generation as the actor they are portrayed by.
It's a Redemption Story, where the main character (based on Amy and named after her) is portrayed as flawed, in particular because of a bias against long-term relationships and toward one-night stands. Her attitudes were inculcated by her father, played by Boomer Colin Quinn (b. 1959). She eventually is redeemed by the love of a good man, played by Bill Hader (GenX, b. 1978).
Most of the characters, then, are Generation X, a Nomad archetype generation. Brought up in Awakening periods, these generations are never perceived as Good as the Prophet archetype that precedes them. Indeed, they are seen - even by their own members - as Bad (mal), at least to start. They tend to favor stories where these mal characters improve their lives and become better people. Which may lessen any surprise from realizing that Amy Schumer (b. June 1, 1981) is Generation X as well.
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