Movie hangover. Its the length

June 17, 2003

Movie hangover. Its the length of time it takes to feel that you aren’t in some way living in the last movie you saw. Sometimes you’re living in it and other times you’re just reliving the images without being able to block them out. You’re done talking about it with the friend you saw it with and on the drive home alone you take its premise and apply it to your own life in search of some sort of truth. The hold it takes on you grows stronger with the power of good photography, well developed characters, believable acting and a plausible story line. The more holes their are in this fabric the shorter the hangover. The only antidote is the hair of the dog that bit you. Another film. I don’t know anyone who is immune. Its a visual world. Its not just like a song getting stuck in your head. Its like the meaning behind the song, the documentary on making the song and the invitation into the artist’s hotel room getting stuck in your head. Its a long song. Its an expensive first listen. There is no talking to your friend while the song is being played. Against the rules unless its Rocky Horror.