Monotony
movies
are a brief
escape
especially
the great ones
i can remember …
back in the day
taking college courses
in Vegas
and working
at Blockbuster Video
(before writing at the Mirage)
and how people
would make a bee-line
straight for the New Releases
you could feel the excitement
in the air
and hear the sound
of plastic movie covers
scraping against the shelves
as the first-come-first-serve
would quickly grab up the movie cases
behind the covers
and only then
would they relax
with the gold secured in hand
back then
they didn’t mind much
waiting in line …
this was their happy place
the beep beep of cases being scanned
and put in plastic bags
and told when they were due back
like a library book
and how this was the highlight
of so many lives
from so many different walks of life
and so many different ages
everybody knows
the power of great movies
what they can do
how they can lift you
away
from your worries
and make you forget
where you are
that’s movie magic at its very best
the storyline is the start
the way it’s delivered by the actors
the way it’s envisioned by the director
the way it’s cut with the score … music can say it all
a movie is an emotional ride
that people round the world
are willing to take
as evident
in the current
constant streaming
of movies worldwide
giving theatres
“a real run for the money”
nowadays a movie has to be
TITANIC
to make it worth it
to go and stand in a long line
to secure a ticket
in order to board
the ride
but if it’s great
really great
then it’s worth it
‘cause great movies
stay with ‘ya
long after
the credits roll
away …
TL