If there's one thing that I'm absolutely terrible at, it's remembering what happens in movies. It's far worse than not being able to quote lines from memory. Every movie to me is like watching it for the first time. Even if I've seen it 3 or 4 times, it's unlikely that I'll remember the title, who stars in it, what happens, or how it ends.
Case in point: I had a day off last week and was feeling like a hermit, so I watched Batman Begins and the Dark Knight in preparation for seeing the Dark Knight Rises at the theater. I had seen both twice already, and knew I'd be whispering in the theater in confusion if I didn't brush up on my batman background.
During Batman Begins in the scene in which young Bruce falls into the well, I cried when Bruce's dad lifts him out. I gasped in horror when Harvey Dent turns to the dark side (I did not see that coming at all). I cried sad tears when Commissioner Gordon's family was told of his death, and was seriously befuddled and relieved when scenes later, he bounded back on Gotham's streets. Every time is like the first time.
Yesterday, D and I watched Good Will Hunting. I just knew that I've seen that movie before. It's about dog sledding in Alaska. Because you know, they're hunting for goodwill out in the snowy wilderness. I also know that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon starred in Pearl Harbor together. All of this frustrates D to no end, and I think it might even cause him physical pain. But I think it's pretty hilarious.
I don't really know why I have such a small capacity for remembering storylines, movies, and their actors. Maybe because it didn't actually happen to me.
PS. Anyone catch the Alien Ant Farm reference...?
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