What is it about a movie that makes you want to be like the people in the movie for the three or so hours following the movie? So I watched Benny and Joon, and now I've just the urge to, you know, mash potatoes with tennis rackets and iron my grilled cheese sandwiches, like Johnny Depp did in his utter coolness. But after I watch something like Enter the Dragon, all I want to do is kick and punch. So what is it? And why doesn't it stay longer. Like, if I could maintain my kung-fu sensibility for two days after watching The Matrix, I might be able to get some real ass-kickin' done. But three hours is just enough for a sore groin and then bedtime. And you can't just watch a new movie every three hours, because then you've got to spend all that money on renting movies, not to mention that there are only so many Kung-Fu movies out there. And your momentum is ruined by sitting down for an average of 1.5 hours. Maybe I should read a book about Kung-Fu, because that lasts longer. Hmm.

Postscript:
My irony doesn't follow as well on "paper" as it does when I'm talking out loud. Maybe if you could all just imagine me gesticulating wildly, so I don't have to insert images into my text. It ruins the flow.
peace out.
-D