I had some visitors from Taiwan and US over the weekend. We had done everything Taiwanese you can imagine, including having TW food at President Plaza, buying bubble tea at Tea Castle (3 times in 3 days), hanging out at T&T supermarket…
However, we also went to watch a Disney Musical over the weekend. It was the “Beauty and the Beast”. It was okay, the sound could be improved (or our seats could be improved), but it was very much the original Disney cartoon I used to watch and loved.
Used to. I realized in the thearte that although everything seemed very familiar, it lacked the elements that used to draw me in and moved me. As I have also realized when sitting in other live performances and movies. I am becoming harder and harder to be mentally involved in the stories.
It is a strange revelation, as I age, maybe I lose that little boy in me. I used to be scared by ghost stories, laughed at slapstick cartoons, excited when the good guys kick the bad guys’ ass, and laughed more when the bad guys vowed for revenge…
Until one day, I stopped asking who the good/bad guy is and wondered if there is a good/bad guy anyways. The more I grow, the more I learn, and the less innocent I have become.
I also watched “Lord of War” with Nicholas Cage, and found that is the type of things I am drawn to now. The hypocritical, political, environmental, witty, violent, type of films. Maybe the little boy has grown up…
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