It's what makes the world go round. Don't deny it. The reason I say this, is because I saw a big box of Macaroni & Cheese in the pantry today. On the side of said big box were four awful reasons why you absolutely need to buy this second-rate brand of macaroni. They were, as follows:
1. Makes for a great, quick lunch.
2. Great afternoon snack.
3. Good for meals away from home.
4. Perfect meal for one.
Now, knowing me, I didn't read those reasons. I saw them differently. Here's how I saw them:
1. I'm too hungover to make you a real lunch, just take this.
2. Come here you brat, lemme make you some lunch before I hit the corner for the night.
3. I'm kicking you out of the house, but here, have a snack for when you're being raped by large Samoan man whores.
4. My wife just died, might as well have a little comfort food.
Yes I know, there's a special spot in Dante's circle for me. But today isn't about my inevitable rotting in Hell, it's about a movie. Yes, I'm going to honor another movie with the fluidity of my beautifully constructed words. ZING! Today's movie, is none other than the modern classic, Napoleon Dynamite. It's definitely a "cult hit" by almost all standards. The thing I love about this movie more than anything, is it's brutally honest view on middle America. For those of you who have happened to be or have lived in a town like Napoleon's, you know how true everything is in that movie. Everyone's got that foreign exchange student, so to speak. They all have the popular girl who's biggest accomplishment and rise to fame is the fact that she's drank a beer before. The most cultured thing there is the kid who's crossed the county line. The scumbag uncle who sells hand me down crap to make an extra buck. The horribly stale dollar store that sells some of the most random items of all time.
The list goes on and on forever, but the fact of the matter is, this movie seems to flawlessly incorporate all of those things, with a fairly thin plot, and non-stop hilarity. Many people say that the movie is stupid and childish, when in fact, it's the complete opposite. Napoleon Dynamite, the movie not the character, is genius in the sense that, the satire will appeal to those who know what that is like, but will also appeal to children looking at the surface jokes of it. The pair of writer/director brothers, Jared and Jerusha Hess, went on to make two more underrated films, Nacho Libre, and Gentlemen Broncos, but both failed to capture what made Dynamite so great. Make no mistake, all three are good films, but Dynamite has more of what made all 3 good. Wit.
For those of you who don't already, you really should watch season 3 of Tosh.O. It's my favorite show on the planet, and if you read this and don't watch that, please, do us all a favor, and start. I don't think I've mentioned Daniel Tosh too much, if at all on here, but the man is a genius.
That's about it for now. Don't forget to check out www.blogforteens.com! Especially my posts! Thanks for reading!
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