Last week I was lucky enough to see an early screening of
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. We were
given the tickets but little did I know that the radio station that gave the
majority away was a local Hip-Hop powerhouse.
It made for a crowd full of attendees that were uneducated on the
subject matter they were about to view on the silver screen. I would say the ages of attendees ranged from
six years old (I am not shitting you) to 85 (again not exaggerating). Then there were those who would have been
more comfortable at the next Tyler Perry riotfest of whitey hate back man
dressed as an old Amazonian black woman (never seen one so just a broad stereotype). Then there were the hipster folks who love being
the center of attention. It was just a wide
spectrum of the human condition all in one room to see the feel bad movie of
the holiday season.
As the screening time drew closer and we were told to leave
all electronics outside, passed the security screening then the real fun
began. A promotion crew from 93BLX entered
and started throwing out freebies to a select segment of the audience and as
you can guess it was not the one percent that was getting the handouts. It was like they were throwing moonpies at
the MAGMA parade. These people were
going ape shit for free tee shirts, rubber bracelets, and posters. Most went to the 93BLX listeners some items
made it to the rock and roll crowd but very little. One early twenties hipster chick made her way
across the aisle and asked one of the promotion people “Who do you work for?”
when his response was “93BLX” she then replied “That is what I thought”. Some people just have no common sense I suppose. Then there were the ladies who brought
children to a movie that features sexual abuse, torture and anal rape. Some even made it past the first instance of
abuse but go figure they all streamed out as quickly as possible….go
figure.
Then the Medea crowd and hip-hop lovers began commenting on
the on the movie. They seemed shocked that
the lead character loved Happy Meals and that they were readily available in Sweden. Guess they never saw Pulp Fiction…..Royale
with Cheese anyone? It just amazes me
how people act at the movies and how they go into movies blind or go just
because it is free, knowing it is a movie they would never watch otherwise.
The movie was great despite the crowd of idiots but it will
be a while before I attend another free screening put on by an urban hip-hop
station, or a country station for that matter!
And now and observation on the Holiday’s!!!!
(This is not about one specific person just an observation
made over the holidays)
It is funny how two faced some can be. How they think it is all about appearances. How they belittle and besmirch family, and friends. I never really understand it and never will,
especially when it’s a disability that that family member has overcome or
excelled despite of that uncontrollable fact of life that they live with daily
that you can just simply make fun of. So
kudos to you asshat two faced people you are the real winners aren’t you?!
