This week’s posts are heavy on movies. (I’ve resisted the BIG EVENT, the one that my wife and daughter and a zillion others took in at midnight last Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.)
This post, a curious one, is a movie riddle.
Last Friday night, Barb and I chose two movies, knowing next to nothing about either of them. However different the films were (and they were very different), they shared this in common: very early in the film, the audience is given the idea that the lead male character is to die by the end of the film.
So, here is the riddle: what two movies (both released in 2008) did we watch?
[Note: IMDB lists 24,525 movies released in 2008, so you might not want to try the browse method of finding the answer!]
The Domestic Intellectual
I would guess "7 Pounds" was one of them… not sure of the other at the moment.
Randy Greenwald
A good, and accurate guess. You win 1/2 of the grand prize… which is, well, nothing. Pride. That's it. The pride of being first.That film had been on our list for some time. So, it was on tap for Friday. Then, randomly, I picked another movie from the local Blockbuster which, ironically, alludes early in the film, to the expected death of the male lead. Anyone want to guess what that movie was? I guarantee you, it is more obscure than Seven Pounds, but it has a recognizable lead. And it has at least sufficient press to be carried by a local video store.Guesses, anyone?
The Domestic Intellectual
Would the other be Benjamin Button?
Randy Greenwald
An interesting guess. I've not seen BB… it is in our stack for tomorrow night. If it qualifies, then that will make our movie selection even weirder – three in a row.Keep guessing.
TulipGirl
We had a discussion about Movies and History at ThinkTank last night. It was very interesting. . . however, in the midst of it, I realized how few movies I've seen. (Or, at least, remember. . .)I'm surprised that I actually saw the first one mentioned.I don't have a guess for the second one.