Tuesday, May 31, 2005

More Anti-Kid Bigotry From Me

Another thing: where are the movies for adults?
Claire and I go to the movie theatre about once a month. Usually, it's packed with thirteen year olds, which is fine. They're loud, but I can deal.
But, every movie there is aimed at thirteen year olds. It makes sense, right? The place is packed with thirteen year olds and every movie is made for thirteen year olds. Big whoop.
You can tell it's a movie for thirteen year olds if it's a historical epic and the dialogue is like:
Soldier: Dude! Something just exploded!
Soldier 2: No way Dude! We've got to tell General Lee!
Soldier: Look over there bro! Titties!

I mean, I've been looking for an adult drama for us to go see and the most mature thing out now is Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which is more like:
Mr. Smith: Holy shit, dude! You tried to make me explode!
Mrs. Smith: Dude! Titties!

Remember the "art house" dramas that adults used to go to? Are they gone? Or is this a US thing? Everytime we rent a nuanced, emotionally engaging adult drama it's inevitably from another coutry. American movies tend to be like "Gong Show: The Movie!" and "The Misadventures of Stupid Guy and His Hot Wife" or "Dude! Titties!"

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