It seems a number of my friends have a lot of extra time on their hands. The reason I believe this is they have read or listened to a novel by Ayn Rand called Atlas Shrugged. I have held this novel in my hand in local bookstores only to decide that I am already convinced of the bad affects brought on by big government and reading a thousand page book to confirm that belief seems like a frivolous use of my precious time. I even looked into the audio book but 63 hrs equates to 63 commutes to work and back which would seriously put a dent into my Lee Childs series… again, for something I already believe in. For those unaware, this novel was Written in 1957 and explores the collapse of society as a result of too much government intervention (my interpretation from some Internet searching and what was gleamed from the movie). Clearly the time was right for this particular movie adaption as the U.S. continues to be held hostage by a government driven by personal agendas, party bickering, bad economic decisions and confusing foreign policies. So when my friends found out the movie was going to be at a local theater, I decided I would join them. This, in part, to two of them agreeing to go see Sucker Punch with me the week before.
One member of the group (Pakage) showed up at the theater at the same time I did so we headed to the ticket counter together. While I was waiting for him to pay for his ticket, a stranger came back into the lobby and asked if I was planning on seeing Atlas Shrugged. I was a little apprehensive to respond half waiting for some liberal to start ranting about how stupid the movie was. I confirmed and immediately had to internally apologize for my pre-judgement (I have to stop doing that, but Blink was right). Turns out he had an extra ticket due to his friend bailing on him and simply gave me his ticket for free. I tried to give him half of the ticket price (thanks to that being the total amount of singles I had at the time), but he waved it off. I have no idea who he is and I doubt he reads my blog, but just in case, Thank You! While relaying this fortunate event with my friends, I was met with interesting comments regarding sharing the wealth and how that plays into the movie I was about to see. Oh well, it was $7.00 in my favor and very appreciative. Soon after, we headed into the movie a little earlier than are usual routine but there were some concerns over seats – especially with the large group we had. I was absolutely shocked by the number of people in the theater. Other than Avatar, I can’t tell you the last movie I saw that had a theater even a third full. There were still some seats up higher in the theater, which we quickly laid claim too, but a pretty good crowd for a limited theater release with very little (if any) marketing. While getting comfortable in the seat, I took another assessment of the crowd (yeah, I can’t help myself) and noticed an interesting mix ranging from older couples, students, urban professionals and a smattering between. The lights went down and I settled in see what this was all about. For those keeping track, Sucker Punch wins the trailer score – Atlas has some uber-lame ones I can’t even remember anymore (one had Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks, but that’s ALL I remember).
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