I suppose, since my deadline is now only a few hours away, that I should begin my in-depth analysis of another movie. Ahhhh... the refreshing scent of procrastination. Heady and rich, like incense from India. Since in my last column I promised that I would be bringing you something funny this week, I shall be true to my word and present you with a comedy. A comedy so bold and original, it will make the “Fat cats” on Wall Street just a little bit nervous. Also, it will make you be a better athlete and increase your popularity, just like Sprite does. Speaking of which, what is UP with those faux-urban rap ads Sprite has been running lately? If a real rapper were to see one of those mall-bred, gated-community, trust-fund babies busting a rhyme in the name of a soft drink, he’d be well with in his rights to bust something of his own. If you catch my drift. But I digress.
I should say up front that this week’s movie might be considered “offensive” by some. Namely the overtly religious folks who have the inability to find humor in the gentle ribbing of anything that smacks of biblical. These are the people that protest THE SIMPSONS on a regular basis. So if you’re one of those sorts, I’d suggest you depart and don’t let the cyber-door hit you in the ass on the way out. Now, for the record, I have nothing against religion. It has a good place in our society and serves an important function in a lot of people’s lives. I just think that there are few people in our national community that take it a bit to far and it’s those that ruin it for the rest of us. To speak metaphorically, religion is like a public swimming pool, a place where everyone can come and relax from the rigors of daily life in the cool water of positive messages and good advice. However, there’s always that one kid that has to pee into the pool his hateful feelings that he claims to have due to his own misinterpretations of the bible. It’s the one kid with poor bladder-judgment that makes all the other swimmers look bad. Then there are people like myself who don’t care for swimming at all, not because of any ill will towards the pool or it’s water, but just because we like to stay dry. Anyways, that’s my unorganized thoughts on the matter of religion and it would probably be in my best interest to get on with the today’s movie before I overstay my welcome on the soapbox.
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