Prufrock is my mantra

I finally watched Midnight in Paris tonight. My parents couldn't get through it (they claimed it was "boring.") I found it gleefully wonderful. Sometimes I love being home alone so that I can dork out and watch movies like this.

A very wise professor once told me that this was a viewing requirement for all English majors and I concur. Now I'm not a huge fan of Owen Wilson. I think he's a bit obnoxious and his nose bothers me, plus I doubt he would truly appreciate being in the presence of Hemingway & Fitzgerald. But I digress. 

I sure it comes as no surprise that when I play the game "what famous person, dead or alive, would you want to have dinner with?" that I always select an author (not always a dead one, but those ones are a bit more fascinating ;) I think it would be amazing to sit down with ANY of the brilliant minds portrayed in the film (+ a bazillion* other guys)

*yes I know bazillion is not a word.

This film also made me want to go to Paris, France. Or anywhere in Europe for that matter. I did NOT understand Rachel McAdams character. How do you not like Paris? And rain in Paris? If my imaginary fiance told me he wanted to move to France and LIVE there, I would not for a second be practical. Who cares that I can't speak French and I know 0 people there...it's Paris. France. Case closed. I'm more like Meg Ryan's character in French Kiss.

And let's not forget that there are beautiful vineyards and French wine there. Okay I'm completely basing my entire perception of a country off of cinematic interpretations. But look at this:

Anyway, what was my point? 

Dead authors yes. Didn't you hate it when your English teacher told, "this is what the author meant when he/she wrote this..." and you wanted to argue back, "how do you know what they meant? they're dead."

First of all, we we went to college forever + day so we DO know everything these authors could have been thinking so stop arguing with us. Second of all, that is exactly why we need the time space continuum exploited in Midnight in Paris!