My kids drove me absolutely insane today. Great way to start a blog, huh? I sound like a disgruntled school teacher. As a result of going bonkers from my campers, I'm taking a break from the kids theme today. It's funny, because the reason I'm working at this camp isn't to make new lasting friendships or contacts for my future as a babysitter, but the same reason people work every single day. Cold. Hard. Cash.
Why do we, meaning the world, obsess over money? Simple. We need money to get things that will lead to fulfilling our goal of the American Dream. Ahhh yes, the great philosophy that if you have just a few dimes in your pocket, some spunk in your heart, and a background of immigrant descent, you can come from absolutely NOTHING and become the next Donald Trump, though hopefully without the same hair.
American people- how do I put this lightly? WAKE UP!!! The American Dream died out years ago. It's pessimistic, but it's pretty much true. Sure, years ago when our great great grandparents came to Ellis Island there were plenty of chances to create something from nothing. But fast forward to present day, and look around. We have exploited and sucked the teat of the American Dream dry. That cow is empty, folks. We've set up all these leaps and bounds in the form of laws and regulations and social stigmas that make it nearly impossible for the poor shooting for that Dream to reach the wealthy who have achieved, or more realistically, have inherited the Dream. And yet we keep on truckin', motivated by those lucky few that go all Nigerian sprinter on the leaps and bounds and make it up the social ladder.
One of the big outlets that perpetuate the Old World American Dream is the movies, America's true pastime. (Baseball, you're great, but it's too damn hot to watch you right now. Oh, and you can't call it the World Series when the WHOLE WORLD ISN'T PLAYING. Please note and get it right. Thank You.) Everyone remembers The Pursuit of Happyness, also known by its original title, An English Professor has a Heart Attack. For those of you don't remember the film, Will Smith and his son play a very loosely based version of a real guy and his son who were homeless for a little bit, but the guy worked real hard and then became the CEO of his own huge company. And then, in my dream version of the movie, Will and his son break out into a huge duet of "Just the Two of Us" like they did when I was a kid in the mid-90s and the song played non-stop at American Adventures, the knock-off Six Flags next to White Water. Good times.
Anyway, that movie and its idea that if you struggle really hard, anyone can become rich and powerful and achieve that American Dream brings me to today's Idea of the Day. I want to see a movie that is the complete opposite of Pursuit of Happyness. What do I mean? Let's make a movie where the protagonist does everything he can, i mean works SO hard, to become a bum. He can start off as a CEO of something, though I prefer him to be a regular guy with a kid. And he just wakes up and turns to his son and says, "Timmy, I promise you. We are gonna be soooo homeless." And by the end of the movie they have learned to be illiterate and THAT'S WHY THE MOVIE TITLE IS SPELLED WRONG! TAKE THAT FRESH PRINCE! Oh, and while you're busy taking that, tell Jazzy Jeff he needs to make a comeback. And that is the Idea of the Day.
Challenge Time! Okay, loyal fans, all...3 of you...ahem. Time for another Movie Title! What would this epic Oscar-nominated new film described above be called? Comment below,and tell your friends about this blog! The word needs to be spread!!
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