Cell Phones Are Expensive

Jen has one o' them fancy Blockbuster Online accounts, and she lets me pick out some movies that I want to see. I'm not much of a movie buff - I enjoy watching all of the Oscar movies in the winter, but I don't have much of a desire to see summer blockbusters or mediocre comedies. I do really like documentaries. I don't know what it is about non-fiction that piques my curiousity, but it just does.

Inversely, Jen claims she has never seen a documentary. So she picked one that could be of interest to both of us. It was a documentary of the life of Anne Frank. It was boring as hell. Unfortunately, now I think she's got the idea that all documentaries are just close-ups of old pictures and boring interviews with a bunch of talking heads. And that's just not true.

So we have this one at home now, and from what I hear, it's very moving and unforgettable. It follows this trial as it's going on, so it's not just a bunch of boring people talking about history. I'd like to see if it redeems the documentary genre for Jen, so perhaps I could introduce her to some of the other good documentaries like Hoop Dreams, Supersize Me, Paradise Lost, Roger & Me, and Hearts & Minds, but I guess I'm watching this one alone. Any ideas on how I can convince her that she may actually enjoy this one? ...I mean, besides this blog entry, which she has just read.

Although from what I hear, they show a live pig being slaughtered in this one. I'm guessing she won't dig that too much. Can't be anymore insufferable than watching Brittany Murphy act like a lunatic for 90 minutes, I reckon.

Posted by Dan on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 10:06 AM | Permalink