Lunch and a Movie

Penny and I did lunch at Slick Mick’s and then took in an afternoon movie. We saw “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Apart from being too long and slow in a few places, I thought it was a great movie.

The movie is about a man who ages in reverse, descending through the years from newborn senescence to terminal infancy. The film provides much food for thought. It is full of emotional paradoxes and investigates interesting philosophical conundrums. Imagine yourself the sole human being that is getting younger while the rest of humanity ages together. Brad Pitt underplays his role—as if he is in deep contemplation of the consequences of his situation.

I’m usually one to pick at imperfections or gimmicks in films. To me this movie was technically flawless. I found absolutely nothing to distract me from enjoying the movie. I guess that the tiny old man Brad Pitt was generated digitally—but again it was done flawlessly. The film had some Forest Gump feel to it. Some of the relationships seemed forced but this didn’t wreck the movie.

Instead of the “life is like a box of chocolates” line from Gump this movie paints a poignant picture of cruel time and mortality. It shows that age is not a barrier to accomplishment and as far as life goes, “when it comes to the end, you have to let it go”

I’d recommend the movie but make sure you hit the rest room before you go to your seat and bring some tissues with you. If something in the movie doesn’t make you shed a tear you just don’t have any emotions.

On another note I periodically check out Craig’s List here to see if anything good is there. Last night I found a contractor’s bench saw at a good price. I currently have my Dad’s little table saw and I struggle with it to make accurate cuts. It’s got other issue also. I used it making C&C’s cabinet and found I had to be very careful and alert when cutting with it. It’s getting dangerous to use. So I’m going to take a look at this other saw tomorrow. It has a bigger footprint than what I thought I would replace the table saw with but it has a number of excellent features that make it a good buy at full price. I haven’t read a bad review about the saw—it’s rated as either best saw or best buy and owners all say they love it. So if this one is in good shape I’m going to get it.