Movies For People Who Watch Movies

Working at nights gives one a peculiarly large amount of time to other stuff, but a distinct lack of energy to do any of it. Accordingly yesterday, I watched two movies during the day. The first was obviously Tombstone. The second was Igby Goes Down.

I don't know what to say about the Igby. It seems that it was inspired by The Catcher in the Rye, but given a modern twist and pull that seperated it from the book entirely. It is about a 17 year old boy who runs away from school after school, and finally finds a place in NYC with his 'godfather's' mistress. There he meets up with even more wierdness, and can't seem to get himself to a place he actually wants to be. The story is heart-breaking, but seemingly 'ends on a good note' for Igby. The characters are the type that make you wonder the whether people like them actually exist in the world, not because of the horrific nature of their actions, but because you can imagine that given the right circumstances a person like this might emerge, because the possibility of these characters is just outside the border of non-fiction, in the realm of the probable. The inter-relationship of all the characters is what makes the movie, not really just Igby.

In the end it is a sad, depressing story, that I wouldn't recommend to anyone because I don't want to be responsible for the awkwardness you have while watching this movie with someone's parents. It contains questionable material, and as we all know, "Its the question that drives us." That of course means that I know kung fu. And if you want to watch something depressing just watch all of the Matrix's and then remember when you had only seen the first one and thought about how cool it would be if they made sequels, that could land you in my office.