Community College Complimentary Cinema!

Last night I saw a movie - for free! Not exactly in a theater, though. A few days ago I looked into the free events that the nearby community college offered and found out that they are currently having an international film series. Once a month they show a highly acclaimed international film, and then have a discussion on it afterwards. Last night the move was The Lobster. I was pleasantly surprised that they showed it in an auditorium with a large movie screen. It actually felt like I was in a movie theater. The movie itself was very surreal, and the acting is very flat - much like Napoleon Dynamite. Hey, I was just happy that it didn't have subtitles! The movie was actually pretty good and it tickled me that apparently these film series are "A Thing" and most of the people seemed to know each other and greeted each other - that was cool! After the movie about half the people left before the discussion began. I stuck around because I had a feeling the real entertainment was about to start!

Not that I am against cerebral discussions but after a while I figured all these intellectuals needed to keep it real, so my contribution was that I found it humorous that the title was The Lobster, because to me it referenced Phoebe Buffay (from the show Friends) who declared that Lobsters mated for life, and just as Rachael discovered that Ross was Her Lobster, so too did David find his Lobster.

The professor wasn't too amused - he claimed he "didn't watch sitcoms during the 90s". But I did get a "hey...yeah!" from a woman in front of me with the light of recognition in her eyes. 

I continue to be amazed at all the wonderful things in the world you can do for free! Check out your local community college!