As most of you have likely gathered, not a lot of note goes on in SD. Of course I still love the state, just not necessarily the prospect of long-term residence. When something of notable does happen in SD, as a loyal resident I am obligated to support it and talk with pride about it to anyone who will listen (I think this obligation is actually written into the state Constitution right after the article prohibiting anyone from slandering the Corn Palace). So to fulfill my civic duty I attended a showing of National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. The South Dakota connection stems from the prominent place Mt. Rushmore holds in the plot line.* Of course for me this was a double wahmmy since I'm working at Mt. R. The movie was no National Treasure 1, which was no Mummy, which was no Indian Jones etc... But at least NT2 featured the beauty of the Black Hills, right? Right. NT 2, while entertaining, requires one to completely turn off any trickle of analysis that may have snuck into the theater lodged in some dark corner of the mind. Where NT 1 seemed remotely plausible, NT 2 goes off the deep end. But I didn't go to the movie to be prompted to think deep thoughts - so it succeeded in that goal. Was I entertained? Yes. Was I impressed? No. Would I recommend it to anyone else? Heck Yes (remember, I'm duty-bound here). Just don't pay full price, save that for Sweeny Todd.
* To head off any more annoying questions at the visitor center
1. There is no lake behind Mt. Rushmore
2. No, you can't climb behind the heads
3. Yes, Nicolas Cage is an ass in real life
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About Me
- Matto
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- Reality is best viewed from the rear view mirror at eighty miles an hour. I've happily spent my early and mid-twenties trying to achieve this view of my definition of reality. What is my definition of reality you ask? I think it is a feeling as much as an actual state of being. The feeling of being stagnant has a lot to do with the idea of reality I have. That is, a reality as prescribed by white, conservative suburbia...it just sounds so boring. I like to think that I have done a good job of avoiding reailty thus far in my life. I've at least had some great times trying. So as my late-twenties loom and I embark on my next attempt, these are my thoughts and observations.
4 comments:
Ah-ha! I knew it! I really wanted to hate Cage (because he just sold his house in OC for $35 million). (Obscene wealth = despicable person.) And now I have more reason to do so. Thanks.
Thanks also for the review. I like NT1 (in a Godzilla-meets-Terminator sort of nothing-close-to-reality sense) and was toying with seeing NT2. Now I'll wait for the rental.
In the meantime, I'll be watching Deadwood. (How does this show fit the bill for expressing civic pride?)
I'll have to say the civic pride has to swell the most with the strong, silent type of characters who chose to inhabit Deadwood of Dakota Territory. I'm thinking Seth Bullock here. Modern Deadwood has brought back gambling, but the saloons and casinos are more often filled with old gray haired ladies than not.
Well, you know, Bullock got his start in Montana....
:)
I think you're covering for the feds as a recent employee, and the government is hiding something in Mt. Rushmore. Ha, ha!
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