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Watched a movie with my grandpa who kept pausing it every 5 minutes to lecture me about the plot holes
It was during a screening of The Dark Knight at his house last Christmas. He hit pause right after the Joker's pencil trick and spent 15 minutes explaining why bank robbers would never use a machine gun that loud. Then he unpaused it, watched for 3 more minutes, and paused again to complain about how Batman's voice modulator sounded 'too digital.' I was frustrated at first but now I kind of miss his running commentary. Anybody else have a family member who ruins movies with their constant corrections?
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adams.uma2mo ago
That 15-minute lecture on machine guns - did your grandpa actually work in law enforcement or something?
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the_wade2mo ago
Yeah the "15-minute lecture" part hits home, my uncle was the same way with his old service stories. He wasn't in law enforcement but he was a mechanic for the Marines back in the 80s and would go on forever about the M249 and M60 differences. It used to annoy me as a kid but looking back I realize he was just trying to share something he cared about and maybe felt like nobody else listened to him. Those long rambles usually come from a place of wanting to connect even if they don't come out that way.
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kim.nina2mo ago
Oh man, you gotta lean into it next time and ask him questions before he even gets the chance to pause. I let my dad do the same thing with old westerns and now I just hand him the remote first thing. It turns a frustrating experience into something you actually look forward to.
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