Dragons

This past weekend I watched the new Sherlock Holmes movie for the first time. It was too complicated so my Boo didn’t watch the whole thing, but I thought it was relatively good. I appreciated the gratuitous naked upper body fighting scene (not sure how it added to the plot but we’ll take it) with Robert Downy Jr. I would have liked it better if it were Jude Law. He is so much yummier (yummier is a word!).

The next day, Boo took me to see “How to Train your Dragon.” I liked this movie much, much better and not because it was in IMAX 3D. The 3D was okay. Again, I come to the conclusion that I am not a normal grown up and this is why I liked a “kid’s” movie better.

As I thought about it, I realized I liked the escape from reality that this movie provided. The fantasy was not contained in dragons that were “pests” - that coincides with my reality (you should meet some of my colleagues). And, it wasn’t because the black Toothless was so absolutely adorable, yet had an attitude (remind you of any poodles I know?). No, the fantasy part is the movie’s conclusion that truth and good triumphs over evil. I so rarely see that happening in the “real world”. I’d like to believe it is true. I’d really like to see good things happen to good people and karma take care of those who deserve to trip over their own shoelaces. I wish it was true but I only see such things in kid’s movies. And, that is part of the reason I love them.

I also love them because I can identify with the characters. I’m sure they are written with kids in mind. And, the kids should be the ones who identify. But Hiccup, that’s his name and as it implies, is completely different and out of place in his environment. Everyone sees him as an oddity. In the scene that best sums up his place in his world, his mentor tells him, “all you have to change is…’that’.” Hiccup replies, “But you just pointed to all of me!” Hiccup does have a beautiful kind heart, though. And, I guess in the Viking world that was not normal. I can absolutely identify with this kid. But, like all good fantasies, in the end, he “gets the girl” and I don’t see that happening here (not that I want “the girl” but a nice guy would do).

Yep, I’m a sap. And, I love kid’s movies. I’m not sure what I’ll do when Boo goes away next year and isn’t available to take me to see kid’s movies. I guess I’ll just have to wait til the DVDs come out or “borrow” my friend’s kids to take me! But, to keep my sanity, I know I need to keep going to see movies that remind me, “everything we know about you guys is wrong” and one abnormal person can make a difference.

Yep, I’m a sap.