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Jan. 12th, 2011 10:23 pmTonight was movie night at Bainbridge. This month, we watched 12 Monkeys. Man, I had forgotten just how really excellent that movie is. Because it is pretty much awesome. And now I want to watch Brazil, which, for reasons I cannot quite comprehend, I do not own. I should fix that.
We also had a pretty good discussion after the film, which was pleasant. It's weird talking about sci-fi movies with people who aren't sci-fi people, though. I have a tendency to assume a certain level of baseline knowledge of general sci-fi tropes* and I'm always surprised when I find myself having to explain time loops or why going back in time to kill your grandmother doesn't really work. There was a guy who was really impressed that I could recognize A Sound of Thunder from a plot description and also that I knew the title but, y'know, Bradbury. Surely everyone reads Bradbury.
Apparently not. Huh.
But yeah. Should totally acquire Brazil.
*I also assume that people have heard of Cthulhu. Surely everyone recognizes Cthulhu, right? But no. Also not true.
We also had a pretty good discussion after the film, which was pleasant. It's weird talking about sci-fi movies with people who aren't sci-fi people, though. I have a tendency to assume a certain level of baseline knowledge of general sci-fi tropes* and I'm always surprised when I find myself having to explain time loops or why going back in time to kill your grandmother doesn't really work. There was a guy who was really impressed that I could recognize A Sound of Thunder from a plot description and also that I knew the title but, y'know, Bradbury. Surely everyone reads Bradbury.
Apparently not. Huh.
But yeah. Should totally acquire Brazil.
*I also assume that people have heard of Cthulhu. Surely everyone recognizes Cthulhu, right? But no. Also not true.
