The Jocks Movie Review of There Will Be Blood
01.27.08 
Culture, Observations 8 comments
The other night I saw the movie There Will Be Blood with a bunch of guys. The response to the movie was almost more enjoyable then the movie itself. You see the group that I frequent with is a mix of jocks & non-jocks (or should I say those who choose to grow up leave playing competitive sports, the mindset of a sports player, and identifying with professional players behind along with their youth). These who live in the past, identify with childish things, and limit cognitive thought to: “Blue forty-two, hut, hut, hut, hike” have little to no appreciation for art. As a result the typical childish evaluation of art commences after watching such a movie as There Will Be Blood. Tirades, in the like of: “That was the worst movie ever”, “I wish I had the last three hours of my life back”, and “Auuuuggggggh”; along with storming out of the theater (as if to communicate utter disgust) were typical of this group of self-identifying jocks. The brilliance of the movie, to me, is that these “authorities” on art were somehow compelled to stay in their seats until the conclusion of the film. I heard a few flimsy excuses for this, but most revolved around, “The music made it seem like something was going to happen” or “I kept expecting something bad to happen.”… ummmm, childish jockery at best.
By the way you’re all invited to watch the superbowl on my big ten foot projection screen in HD surround sound at my house… bring some snacks. I’m really hoping Bret Farve can pull this thing off.
Everybody likes to make new years resolutions for themselves, which more often then not are unachievable. Things like: weight lose, quit smoking, eat healthy, be nice to others, etc. All of these are either extremely hard or self-focused. Myself, I wanted to make a resolution that is both attainable & would not just benefit me but the whole world. So I have resolved in twenty-o-eight to find definitive proof of popular “mythical creatures.” The easter bunny will be first on my list. When spring rolls around there is plenty of evidence of old-floppy-ears in all the grocery stores that I can collect. The only problem is the bunny’s affinity for eggs… last I check bunnies don’t have much to do with eggs… but maybe the whole egg thing is a resolution to tackle in 2009.
