Max went to the movies the other day with 2 friends of hers. One was Aya, a girlfriend from school. The other, Brian, was a boy who may or may not be Max's boyfriend (whatever that means when you're 11). She wouldn't tell me. Anyway...
Me: How did you like the movie?
Max: It was terrible.
Me: Really? You didn't like Shrek?
Max: We didn't see Shrek!
Me: I thought you went to see Shrek 4...
Max: No, we saw Letters to Juliet.
Letters to Juliet?! She may as well have told me they saw a restored print of Barry Lyndon at the Film Forum. That's how ridiculous it was.
Me: Who picked that?
Max: Brian.
Brian? What the hell is wrong with that kid? And just what is there to interest 11 year-olds in Letters to Juliet? Old people holding hands and a Taylor Swift song. You could go to a Gastroenterologist and have the same experience. Or a Diner (but not on the Upper East Side, that's all Strollers and Preggers). Because if someone on YouTube stole the credits and tacked them on to the end of the trailer, you wouldn't have missed a single detail other than the $9 Twizzlers.
Now, I understand sneaking a sip from the liquor cabinet. Lying about something they did wrong. Even looking at Porn on the internet. Because kids are going to be curious and experiment. But this? This might require a psychologist.
Me: How did you like the movie?
Max: It was terrible.
Me: Really? You didn't like Shrek?
Max: We didn't see Shrek!
Me: I thought you went to see Shrek 4...
Max: No, we saw Letters to Juliet.
Letters to Juliet?! She may as well have told me they saw a restored print of Barry Lyndon at the Film Forum. That's how ridiculous it was.
Me: Who picked that?
Max: Brian.
Brian? What the hell is wrong with that kid? And just what is there to interest 11 year-olds in Letters to Juliet? Old people holding hands and a Taylor Swift song. You could go to a Gastroenterologist and have the same experience. Or a Diner (but not on the Upper East Side, that's all Strollers and Preggers). Because if someone on YouTube stole the credits and tacked them on to the end of the trailer, you wouldn't have missed a single detail other than the $9 Twizzlers.
Now, I understand sneaking a sip from the liquor cabinet. Lying about something they did wrong. Even looking at Porn on the internet. Because kids are going to be curious and experiment. But this? This might require a psychologist.
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