Sci-fi: How I bond with my dad.
So, I was watching 2001: A Space Odyssey (the original) with my dad. This is the first time I've ever seen this movie, and I only made it to the intermission before I couldn't take any more. Still, I had a pretty good idea where it was all heading, as the jokes from this movie still permeate our culture. It's one of those things that you have to do once, but only once, in your life. Let me give a run down of how Dad and I bonded.
Scene: Blank Screen, with high pitched, slightly off key vocals.
Kate: Space- the final frontier. Captain's log, star date *random string of numbers* It's really dark here, but we've made the startling discovery that sound can travel through a vacuum. Go figure.
Suddenly, that famous music begins. (you know, the
daaaaaaaaaaa...
daaaaaaaaaaa....
daaaaaaaaaa.....
daaaaaaaaaa......
DA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
boom boom boom boom boom boom.)
The sunrises over the earth.
Kate: So that's where that came from.....
Dad: Yeah, it was written for this.
Kate: Well at least the music's good.
Dad: Wait, it's gets weirder.
Blah, blah, blah, people in monkey costumes, pool, chasing...
Dad: We look scarier than you.
Kate: This is where the other monkeys get clubs and kick the other monkeys asses.
Obelisk!!!!!!!!!
Kate: Damn hooligans, leaving shit in our yard again!
Dad: So what is he trying to say?
Kate: Aliens made us smart by leaving black.... shiny things... around?
Dad: Aliens mated with monkeys?
Kate: What?
Dad: Yeah, the aliens got off their spaceship, saw the monkeys and said, "Ooh, they look sexy..."
Blah, blah, killing, meat eating, violence...
Kate: HA! The smarter monkeys eat meat! And they're violent! Take that, pansy vegetarian pacifists!
Dad: Oh look, they apparently got smart enough to realize that they can stand up.
Kate: What? WHAT?!?! They don't have the skeletal structures for that!!!!!
Suddenly, it's the year 2001, and a spaceship is nearing circular space station.
Dad: Well that was quite a leap.
Kate: One small step for monkeys, one giant plot hole in this movie.
Dad: This is the year 2001.
Kate: Wow, I need to pay better attention to the news, cause I missed something big. Why are they playing the Nutcracker?
Blah, people on space station, epidemic, no communications.....
Kate: The aliens have taken over the moon base! They're all dead! Don't go! Aliens will pop out of their chests!!!!!
Dad: Wrong movie.
Kate: Oh, my bad. Carry on.
Special base for thing
Kate: The guy at the window looks like Grand Moff Tarkin.
Dad: Maybe Darth Vader is standing behind him.
Kate: The force is strong with this one.
Dad: I will have none of your ancient religion.
Kate: OMG, it's the thing! The black shiny things are taking over! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!
Dad: I told you the music got wierder.
Kate: Oh, he's touching it like the monkey did.
Dad: Hey, sexy.
Kate: *as loud high pitched ringing begins* Move the mike away from the speaker, damnit!
Blah, mission to Jupiter, interviews....
Kate: So that's Hal....
Dad: Yeah, the evil computer. "Good morning Dave. You seem upset Dave. I don't think you should do that Dave."
Kate: ... Wow, I just got that joke from Independence day.
Dad: Yeah, I'm amazed I've stayed awake this long.
Kate: *close up of Hal* A great red eye, lidless, that never sleeps... Hal is Sauron!
Guy running around living area, in a supposed wheel
Kate: Hamster Power!
Blah, fix the dish, blah
Dad: Should've gotten Cable.
Hal screws up, hiding, lip reading....
Kate: Well I can see where this is going.
Dad: Time for bed!