I’ve joined the millions by seeing “Inception”. I enjoyed it and it is a brain teaser. Partly because of the plot and partly because of plot holes. My mom review would that at times it was hard for me to sit through since a main theme is DiCaprio’s character wants to get back to his children. A young girl and younger boy. Just like my set. It made me do a manicure in the theatre ( rip off the tops of my nails) and I very nearly ran out of the theater to go home an see them.
Didn’t help that Vivien was so upset that we left her with a sitter, but jeez, I never see movies and it was just one afternoon. But, as the tension in the film goes on and on I could see her unhappy face standing on the front porch I wanted to escape the dream scape, toss the keys to Mark and Oliver and go running home. Or call a cab. When we did get home she was sitting and laughing with my mom. Glad I didn’t go chasing her down several levels ( that’s an in joke for people who have seen the film).
The Shirley Sherrod debacle caused a lot of talking heads to say that this shows that “race is a big issue in America”, or “Obama bungled again” or “what kind of name is Vilsack anyway?” But, I think the big take away, the teachable moment is this: don’t trust bloggers.
I say this as one. But c’mon, there is no journalistic ethics in the blog world. I don’t have an editor going over my copy or fact checking. The O in online stands for Opinion. That is what it is. Take it all with a more than a grain of salt. Trusting the veracity of an assertion from a non affliated blogger ( meaning, it’s not a Time reporter, extra) is like thinking some guy in Nigeria does have your lottery winnings.