I've been having tremendous difficulty concentrating this week, just feeling tired all the time. I catch myself looking at the clock mere hours into my day. Easily distracted, antsy...
Micah was talking about how he would rather be stabbed in the eye than watch Twilight. I feel somewhat differently. Sure, it's a girl-focused fantasy, and it isn't breaking new ground with plotline or dialogue. And the hysteria (in a uniquely applicable use of the word) surrounding the franchise is tiresome. But I would rather watch a Twilight movie than any romantic comedy made in the last twenty years. It's all a question of input processing. To some, everything Twilight offers gets a reaction like petting a cat the wrong way. I don't have that reaction though, because the underlying story is one I've heard before and it doesn't bother me. Hollywood rom/coms do not share this virtue. They are based on either old stories I don't like, or - more commonly - new stories that I dislike even more. If the film is constructed on a foundation that I can't get behind, it's nearly impossible for me draw any pleasure from watching it.
- J
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