Heard Around Town: Superman Edition

Yesssssssssssssssssss! I finally saw it. Last night my little sister and I went to the Edwards Marque and watched Superman in IMAX 3-D. It was everything I dreamed it would be.

Here are a few conversations that took place throughout the night:

Scene: Krystal (a 17-year old recent high school grad) is questioning the scientific mechanics of what makes a 3-D movie seem real. Erica (a wanna-be-know-it-all isn't going to be stumped by a mere 17 year old)

Krystal: ''So how does 3-D work?"

Erica (knowingly about to make up complete bullshit, but still says matter-of-factly): ''Well, normally when your eyes watch the movie screen, you're watching two layers of film at the same time and that's 2-D. But, in order to make something 3 dimensional, the filmmakers have to seperate the two layers so that when your eyes see them it's converting the two layers into three dimensions using your eyes at the third layer. Thus, you can see the movie in 3-D''

Krystal (confused as hell): ''Well...then....what are the 3-D glasses for?''

Erica (confused as hell): ''Aw, damn, Krystal, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Scratch the whole theory.''





Scene: If you've seen Superman Returns, there's a part in the movie where one of the rich widow's dogs eats the other in order to survive. We start discussing the classic theory of Survival of the Fittest which then turns into Survival of the Sisters. While Krystal is strong in her own right, she knows better than to question the raw survival tactics of her sister Erica.

Krystal (commenting on why the dog was eaten): ''That's survival of the fittest.''

Erica (feciciously): ''Yeah, you know you'd be the one getting eaten, right?''

Krystal (defensive): ''Yeah, right.. I'd kick somebody in the as--..''

Erica: ''Umm.. I meant between you and I. Yeeeeeah.. you'd get eaten for sure.''

Krystal (defeated): ''Oh.Yeah.''