I Haven't Seen A Movie In Over Two Months
All two of the avid readers of my blog know that I watch a lot of movies. I believe the last one I saw was Flags of our Fathers, sometime around last Christmas. That was certainly a good movie. Since then, I haven't been able to justify spending the time to go see a movie.
If this were the summer when nothing but Spiderman and Shrek were onscreen, that might be understandable. But December through February are the crème de la crème of blockbuster movies, as studios release their prestigious works in hopes of Oscar consideration. Yet, the hype surrounding Charlie Wilson's War and There Will Be Blood, which would normally be more the sufficient hype to get me to the theatre, has simply not been enough.
Lately, when I'm faced with the chance to see a movie, I evaluate it as too high of an opportunity cost of my time that could otherwise be spent watching The Wire.
Ever since being introduced to it last December, I can't stop watching it. I'm currently halfway through the fifth and final season. I've spent 55 hours wonderful hours of my life watching the show and am nearly current; it first aired in the summer of 2002. In two more episodes, I will have watched what aired for the first time this past Sunday. From there, just three episodes remain. The series finale airs on March 9th.
There is a disparity between my desire to publicize reasons to watch The Wire and my natural persuasive ability. Frankly, I don't particularly gain anything tangible by causing others to watch this show, other than perhaps a "thank you" or two. I suppose I simply feel a need to give back what was given to me: a credible (shit... I hope, anyway) source which says The Wire is the greatest achievement in the history of filmmaking.
To me, The Godfather seems like amatuer hour when compared with The Wire. In a way, I regret the day I started watching this show. It reminds me of the character Professor Lambeau from Good Will Hunting when he tells Matt Damon's character, a math prodigy, that he wishes he had never met him, because at least then he, "could go to sleep at night not knowing there was some[thing] like you out there."
I'm not sure I'll ever be able to truly appreciate movies again. Not unless David Simon gets in the business, anyway.
If this were the summer when nothing but Spiderman and Shrek were onscreen, that might be understandable. But December through February are the crème de la crème of blockbuster movies, as studios release their prestigious works in hopes of Oscar consideration. Yet, the hype surrounding Charlie Wilson's War and There Will Be Blood, which would normally be more the sufficient hype to get me to the theatre, has simply not been enough.
Lately, when I'm faced with the chance to see a movie, I evaluate it as too high of an opportunity cost of my time that could otherwise be spent watching The Wire.
Ever since being introduced to it last December, I can't stop watching it. I'm currently halfway through the fifth and final season. I've spent 55 hours wonderful hours of my life watching the show and am nearly current; it first aired in the summer of 2002. In two more episodes, I will have watched what aired for the first time this past Sunday. From there, just three episodes remain. The series finale airs on March 9th.
There is a disparity between my desire to publicize reasons to watch The Wire and my natural persuasive ability. Frankly, I don't particularly gain anything tangible by causing others to watch this show, other than perhaps a "thank you" or two. I suppose I simply feel a need to give back what was given to me: a credible (shit... I hope, anyway) source which says The Wire is the greatest achievement in the history of filmmaking.
To me, The Godfather seems like amatuer hour when compared with The Wire. In a way, I regret the day I started watching this show. It reminds me of the character Professor Lambeau from Good Will Hunting when he tells Matt Damon's character, a math prodigy, that he wishes he had never met him, because at least then he, "could go to sleep at night not knowing there was some[thing] like you out there."
I'm not sure I'll ever be able to truly appreciate movies again. Not unless David Simon gets in the business, anyway.
1 Comments:
I've seen the wire, after I heard about it from an NPR news broadcast you should check out if ur a fan. But the wire is no early sopranos, not even close
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