Fast & Furious is officially the biggest movie of 2009. It took in $72.5 million over the weekend. Now I haven’t seen it, but I have seen the preview and I confess, I feel like I got dumber just watching it Cars racing, stuff blowing up, two girls kissing. I’m not even sure what that last one could possibly have to do with the plot of the movie. I’m not saying I’m above this movie – in fact, I’m sure I’ll rent it at some point (and enjoy it). I’m just saying it doesn’t strike me as the kind of movie that should be the BIGGEST movie of the year. The number one movie of 2009.
Then I read an article today about the economy and the effect recession’s have on “dumbing-down entertainment”. We use TV and movies for different things; usually entertainment. However, during times of economic hardship, people just watch to escape. We want to forget our problems and so we seek out brain pabulum – mindless entertainment to forget about our financial woes and thus, Fast & Furious #1 movie of 2009.
