I went to my first ever midnight movie premiere last Thursday. Movie of (someone else's) choice: Watchmen. Now this was not my first choice of movie view-age, but it was quite an experience to go to it at midnight. People were dressed up as their favorite characters, there was a certain buzz throughout the audience, and there was a line going outside to make sure that people would get the seats that they wanted. It was an overall experience.
As for the film... it was very well done. That Man of Mine assures me that it is almost exactly like the graphic novel from which the film was based, which makes me not want to read the book very much. There is a lot of graphic violence throughout the film and I don't do really well with that. The good news is that since the Man of Mine had read the book - he was able to tell me when I should not look because he knew that a particularly gross part would be coming.
That being said - I think that the movie gave an interesting perspective of humanity without hope. It is an strange thing what people are willing to do when there is no hope or when they are desperate to try to regain that hope. It makes you think.The whole movie made me think, but not until a few days after actually seeing it due to the fact that my brain/body has been valiantly trying to catch up on much lost sleep.
Going to a midnight premiere when the film is three hours long and you already are short on sleep is never the wisest choice.
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Aw that looks like my type of movie. Not sure if it's out yet, since we pvr everything and don't watch commercials! Thanks for the heads up though I'll have to see if it's out here.
And yes I agree, late nights are hard on little sleep, although i seem to stay up anyway and not sleep when I'm tired. It's a difficult phenomenon. like right now...i'm tired, but not sleeping and I have to be at work by 8am
Hamlet:
"To sleep, perchance to dream-
ay, there's the rub."
Hamlet (III, i, 65-68)
Hamlet had hope.
Mom
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