I’d like some popcorn, a medium drink, and a few Answers
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First and foremost, I want to offer a heartfelt thanks to all of you who left such compassionate and thoughtful comments in response to my last blog entry about my grandfather’s death. I was really overwhelmed and comforted by your kind words, your wise ideas, and of course, your sage advice. Thank you.
Now for something completely random: I’ve been on a movie kick lately, and I’m always surprised by how much the contributions in the Answers Movies category add to my cinematic enjoyment.
For example, last weekend I was watching “When Harry Met Sally” with my roommate (who had, somehow, never seen it.) Toward the end, Billy Crystal comments on the song “Auld Lang Syne,” speculating what it could possibly be about. I’ve always wondered the same thing and immediately figured that Answers could shed some light. Fortunately, that question was expertly answered “When Vookie Met Peta.”
A few days later, I was feeling down so I pulled out one of my favorite DVDs, “Donnie Darko,” to help mollify my mood. I’ve probably watched it a dozen times, but it’s still a challenge to wrap my head around. If you haven’t seen it (and you definitely should), it concerns destiny and time travel, and a rabbit named Frank.
At one point, Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is given a book entitled “The Philosophy of Time Travel,” which I immediately wondered about. Though I learned that the book is a work of fiction, its ideas about wormholes and time travel seem pretty plausible, as explained by anotherguy.
Of course, Answers isn’t only helpful for understanding the movies. There’s also great advice on setting up a home theater system, choosing the right TV for an avid movie watcher, and fantastic tips for making your own movies. It looks like there’s something for every cinephile.
Has Answers ever helped enhance your movie-watching experience?
Popcorns & a medium drinks are one of the important snacks while we moviegoers are watching our favorite
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No. I use “Answers” a lot, but not for advice on movies. In fact, I fear that if I ask (or look up) anything about a movie I’ve never seen, people on Answers might give TOO much information, and spoil the movie for me. The only time I deal with movies on that site, is when someone asks a question about a movie I HAVE seen (such as “What is the title…”), and I’m able to answer their question. Although I usually ANSWER questions rather than ASK, I still manage to learn a lot, because SEARCHING for the right answers to give people often takes me to places like Wikipedia, where I get distracted, and end up reading articles RELATED to what I was looking for. But like I said, it’s hardly ever about movies though. When it comes to movies, I either already KNOW the answer, or I skip the question, rather than looking it up, and I certainly never SEEK anything about movies on Yahoo! Answers… So my answer is no. Nice blog though.
I like to read the thought provoking questions about complex movies. Some people really get into fiction. Donnie Darko was so depressing. When Harry Met Sally was so boring.