I had the "joy" of attending a graduation last weekend. Yes, it is a very special celebration, but the lines, stadium seating that kills the back, and constantly reading the program to see how many other speeches before we can take off and get lunch is grueling.
This particular graduation had the distinction of a speaker with very impressive digital animation credentials. I will not mention which films he has worked on simply because I read about it in the program, it was mentioned in the introduction, he mentioned it in his speech and there were clips. I'm saturated in his credentials. But what I thought was interesting is that one of the clips featured a death scene at the end of the movie. Yes, it was a specific example of his contribution, but as I saw it and I listened to him say "where he dies" I wanted to scream out in the auditorium "SPOILER ALERT!" Would that have been wrong to yell it out in the middle of the speech? It can't be any more obnoxious than the guy with the air horn.
Now while this movie was over five years old, my urge to protect those who can still have a virgin movie experience is intense. I think this maybe the pop culture equivalent to sitting on a guy's lap when he has an erection. There is still so much more to experience, but a little has been taken from you. (Oh, this works for dudes too).
