I was thinking today about a future event. You know how when you think about future events, things always go so much better in your mind than they do in reality? Even if they go well, they never quite match up with expectations. At least for me anyway.
I think I know why.
I imagine future events as a montage. Yes, montages are overworked and cliche, but if Team America World Police taught us anything, it’s that sometimes, you need a montage.
The factor that keeps the montage alive is the fact that all boring developments are left out. The movie of your life leaves out a lot of mundanity, but the montage of your life eliminates all of it.
The solution for this is to remember things as a montage. That way every experience you have is dynamic, entertaining, and set to music.
After all, in the end, all you have is your montages.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
As I was viewing this entry I read up to the word montage and immediately thought of Team America World Police. Continuing down the entry I almost broke out in to extreme laughter when I saw you wrote “but if Team America World Police taught us anything, it’s that sometimes, you need a montage.” Its almost as if our minds were in sync at that point in time, although you had already wrote it before I read it but still. Keep up the good work Mr. Merritt.
June 13th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
I’ve always thought that my life would be better if I had a soundtrack playing in the background. That way I could be sure that I wouldn’t miss the important moments.