Screenwriter’s dream audience
I really am a screenwriter’s dream audience. I require spoon feeding of the plot lines. B on the other hand can usually figure out the plot, main character’s roles and the ending all before the opening credits.
A few months ago, B and I had a discussion that mainly was one sided. I instructed B to PLEASE not utter any comments during a show - either movie or tv show - that we both are watching. His comments totally ruin the shows for me. His comments make me feel totally stupid that I didn’t think as far ahead as he did. Granted, he is really smart, but so am I! I just watch shows for the pure entertainment value, not to think. Thinking ruins the “veggie” feeling of watching. If I wanted to think, I would read instead. Reading is for thinking people.
This evening, since we had a babysitter, I picked the movie to go see. I chose “Premonition” with Sandra Bullock. B read the reviews and they weren’t very good. That led me to think that I would really like the movie. What do reviewers know? They think watching a screen requires thinking. Oh, how they are wrong.
I really liked the movie. Instead of B commenting all through the show, the girls behind me in the theater did that for him. I didn’t get mad at B, but I still knew what was going on. I actually turned to the girls as we were leaving and told them that I want to sit in front of them at our next movie. They were really good at figuring out the plot or what was going to happen next.
As we were leaving, I asked B if he wanted to stay for a double feature. His comment was that the next movie would have to be something like “300″ (which I guess is a macho film?) since whatever we watched next would have to counter balance the estrogen of “Premonition!”