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FacebookThe other day I walked passed a booth of volunteers trying to get people to register to vote. A chik jumped in front of me and asked with her biggest smile, “Are you registered to vote?”
“Of course I am,” I said politely. While I saw no need to be rude, this was a conversation I really didn’t want to participate in. With finals to worry about, 90 percent of my brainpower was focused on something else and I didn’t even realize I was talking to her.
“That’s wonderful,” she replied. “Would you like to volunteer your time?”
And without realizing what I was doing, I blurted out a laugh. I feel a little bad because I respect what she was doing…but volunteer work is just something I don’t believe in. Kinda like charity and the Easter Bunny.
The “Terminator” movie recently came out. I have little interest in seeing it in the theaters because of my “no sequel” policy. The Wife, on the other hand, is dying to see it. Even though she’s never seen a Terminator movie before, she’s driven to view this incarnation because she finds Christian Bale dreamy. Seems like faulty logic to me. I think Brad Pitt is way better looking…and I wouldn’t waste my time with “Benjamin Button” because he was in it. I’ve never seen a movie because “X is in it” before and I’m not gonna start now–even if it starred Derek Jeter.
Anywhos, I was philosophizing about “Salvation” and came up with a theory that’ll blow your mind away. As we all know, a prequel is a sequel to a movie that tells the story that happened before the original movie. I don’t know if George Lucas came up with the term, but he certainly made it popular by telling the story of Darth Vader after the original Star Wars trilogy.
“Terminator: Salvation” tells the story of battle between man and machine–a premise that was introduced in 1984 with the original “Terminator” movie. Essentially, “Salvation” is a prequel because the audience already knows the premise and the outcome–this movie fills in the blanks. It is a prequel in every way and form but what makes this prequel unique is set after the events of the original movie. In other words, the Terminator franchise is chronological, unlike most “prequels.” If anything, this movie is a “sequel.” But since it’s the telling of a back-story and the audience already knows the results (we win), the movie is definitely a prequel. I’m telling you, if you took acid this would total blow your mind. A prequel that’s set after the original–how trippy is that?
I haven’t seen it and I’m not gonna give a review of a movie I haven’t checked out yet, so there’s very little to talk about now that I’ve made my point. I just thought someone out there might appreciate the philosophy of a chronologically accurate prequel. Man, it’s weird every time I think about it.