I guess we all know or already heard about that narrator on your flat, screen TVs who always say the same thing to every movie that hit box office, “Americans #1 Movie is...(...)...”. I found it ironic because there so many #1 movie in America. I can't keep track of all of them. Sometimes, I find movies that hit box office to be outrageous and bogus. For instance, let's take a closer look at "Fast and Furious", we all know that here in America, no male or female is gonna get on the street on a highway bridge and start racing around. Maybe in Eastern countries, but here, we get a so call "TICKET", (there goes a $350 dollar fine).
In my opinion, we take a lot of credit of other movies that came out first and simply turn it into an original (when it's not so original). For example, Legend of Speed (1999) vs. Fast and Furious (2001).
But, then you can fall in love with an actor in your favorite movie and blast off about how cool it is. But if it didn't even reach to many hearts like yours you'll find yourself disappointed.
Then we have those narrators who goes, “Based on The Best Selling author……in America”, “Best Director”, and so on. Okay, so how many best authors/directors are out there? Who should we appreciate more? I guess we don't really have to favor just one single AUTHOR or DIRECTOR. :)
I know that after searching for gross movies, “Titanic” and "Gone to the Wind" are going to be the number one highest selling movie here, but how about the thousands of movies that were NUMBER ONE in our 21st century?? Every single 3 week of one month, we have a new film shown in our theatre. You picked a comedy film to watch that day, then you go home complaining how "dull" that movie was, turned on your TV, and that narrator guy pops out to say, “America’s #1 funniest video”. So not what you think right??
Now I understand that he sometimes said “Of the year” after he goes #1, but I think it would be more appropriate if he goes something like “This is the #58 (#1) Movie in America” or something to actually represent why it is -what it is. But who keeps track anyways? In Hollywood, all movies are consider to be number one, we promote ourselves before we promote others, so why should we care? Movies after movies, in such a long time does give us a better view of understanding the world. But it sure did make us forgotten about old ones and think about new ones. After all the narrator had said so many #1 movies in America: Pirates of the Caribbean, Twilight, Avatar, Time's Travelers Wife, etc... we’ve already have so many #1 movies, might as well expect it next month.
By the way, if you like Avatar and is wondering if it hit other countries, you'll surprisingly find that it's not necessarily #1. :)
