Fantasy & Reality Revisited

The readership of the "blog" continues to dwindle, but there are still about four loyal readers. Why? I have done nothing to improve the "blog." Rather, it has degenerated into a mindless editorial. A trivial pursuit at best. The only highlight is the inclusion of non-related hottie pictures.

Typical Non-Related Hottie

I mentioned previously that I am now an avid fan of the popular "young adult" flicks, namely "Divergent" and "The Hunger Games." I find them refreshing. No gratuitous violence, no unnecessary gore, no vampires, no zombies, no grotesque extraterrestrials, no explosions, no obligatory vehicle chases, no "smartphones," and absolutely no cussing. Yet, the lack of the formulaic ingredients of cinematic success did not hurt either flick. Incidentally, I am looking forward to viewing "Insurgent" (sequel to "Divergent") on the "big screen" in a theater next year.

Scene From "Divergent"

Unfortunately, I have lost interest in other "mainstream" flicks. The aforementioned formulaic ingredients only produce rote formulaic flicks. Believe me, I know. I have viewed hundreds of them. And, only a handful are even worthy of mention.

Why am I wasting so much time on the fantasy world of flicks? Well, I am an old codger, locked into a confined world of slow degeneration by virtue (term used loosely) of age and impoverishment. I am imprisoned on an island that has devolved into a vicious two-class system. The class of the economically disenfranchised is growing exponentially with the influx of illegal immigrants and the non-indigenous homeless. The class of the affluent (also immigrants, but of the desirable variety) continues to "raise the bar" for the cost of living. And, the growing numbers of decrepit senior citizens has brought about a new "virtual" class of geriatric zombies.

Typical Fantasy Hotties

Thus, my only escape is through the lens of a passive participant of a sedentary audience of "mainstream" flicks and hurdy-gurdy video clips. I live vicariously through "virtual reality" media because I am too old and too poor to experience reality. Fantasy is my only reality. So pathetic.