"You're the Most Shot-Out 23 Year Old I've Ever Seen."
Night before last, SpouseMan and I watched Jason Statham in The Mechanic, which I enjoyed. Violence. Guns. Fisticuffs. Donald Sutherland. Explosions. People having sex. (Have you noticed how there's actually not a lot of fucking in movies anymore?)
Last night, SpouseMan and I watched Due Date, starring Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis.
I found it excruciating. I hid behind my Stephen King book for about half of it, wincing in empathic horror. There were, seriously, even points where I stuck my fingers in my ears and said LALALALALALALA. It made me so intensely uncomfortable.
Why am I ok with shoot-em ups and yet not ok with this kind of comedy?
Yet there were some pieces that made me laugh like a drain and even tell the spouse to rewind so I could see it again.
SPOILER ALERT
The thing I found very interesting was that I had an honest-to-gosh triggery moment: there's a scene where Galifianakis' character falls asleep behind the wheel. I very quietly flipped out. A little leftover goodie from the accident in January.
Last night, SpouseMan and I watched Due Date, starring Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis.
I found it excruciating. I hid behind my Stephen King book for about half of it, wincing in empathic horror. There were, seriously, even points where I stuck my fingers in my ears and said LALALALALALALA. It made me so intensely uncomfortable.
Why am I ok with shoot-em ups and yet not ok with this kind of comedy?
Yet there were some pieces that made me laugh like a drain and even tell the spouse to rewind so I could see it again.
SPOILER ALERT
Click to viewThe thing I found very interesting was that I had an honest-to-gosh triggery moment: there's a scene where Galifianakis' character falls asleep behind the wheel. I very quietly flipped out. A little leftover goodie from the accident in January.