Saturday, July 7, 2012
Movie Criteria
I seek original thought when seeing a new movie. I want a movie with a story line. It has a beginning and middle and a good ending. I don't want to be left puzzled or hanging or disappointed because it did not work out the way I wanted it. The movie I saw today had a plot which was hard to follow. It was buried in action after action. I got a medium butter popcorn and large diet coke. I was chomping down on the popcorn because of the nerves of the movie. There wasn't really a calm moment. The beginning, middle and ending had me devouring popcorn and drinking diet coke to wash down the butter and to be sure the popcorn doesn't get stuck in the throat. It was like a roller coaster ride which I wanted to get off, because I didn't have the good feeling. Puzzlement caused by not keeping track of the character's plots. This movie had lots of computer generated drama it seemed unreal. Where is the dramatic actress with the good role? Where is the actor you can admire for being a hero to the audience? Will there ever be another Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn? Can there be another horse ride or boat ride? Can you have a good cry when the movie touches your heart? I long for an original adventure where I can admire the characters and leave the theater feeling happy.
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How about these movies that start with the end of the story and keep flashing back to the past and then forward again as the movie progresses. I don't care for these types of movies because sometimes I get confused as to whether some particular scene is in the past or the present. Yes, happy endings are nice. Who wants to pay for a movie so as to end up sad. I want a movie to cheer me up. I do like action movies. But if the movie isn't good then the popcorn is. Lew
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