Mistaken identity
I ran into K in school today. I didn't have class, but I wanted to watch a movie from this book I'm doing for my lit class.
K: "What movie is it?"
Me: "The Remains of the Day."
K: "Oh, the one about the caves?"
Me: "No."
K: "Then what is it about?"
Me (too lazy to explain): "It's just an old movie, lah. Well, not old, but in the movie, Christopher Reeve could still walk, so you get the idea."
K (puzzled): "Who's Christopher Reeve?"
Me: "Are you kidding me? Christopher Reeve. You don't know Christopher Reeve?!"
K: "I know Keanu Reaves."
Me: "Christopher Reeve! The guy who played Superman and had an accident while filming? The guy who was paralysed from the neck down? The guy who just died last year?"
K (realisation dawning, or so I thought): "OH! I know, I know. The guy who played Anakin Skywalker, right?"
Me: "???"
K: "What movie is it?"
Me: "The Remains of the Day."
K: "Oh, the one about the caves?"
Me: "No."
K: "Then what is it about?"
Me (too lazy to explain): "It's just an old movie, lah. Well, not old, but in the movie, Christopher Reeve could still walk, so you get the idea."
K (puzzled): "Who's Christopher Reeve?"
Me: "Are you kidding me? Christopher Reeve. You don't know Christopher Reeve?!"
K: "I know Keanu Reaves."
Me: "Christopher Reeve! The guy who played Superman and had an accident while filming? The guy who was paralysed from the neck down? The guy who just died last year?"
K (realisation dawning, or so I thought): "OH! I know, I know. The guy who played Anakin Skywalker, right?"
Me: "???"
posted by Laughingcow at 4:41 pm
2 Comments:
that was hilarious...
The show & book are wonderful!
:) I thought they were fantastic too. But it was strange because, even though the physical aspects were largely similar, I got such different vibes from the book and movie. The book seemed more ethically and politically challenged; the movie was like... a love story! :p
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