and if Pluto is a dog,
what the hell's Goofy"
"One food for your life
It's pez, cherry flavored pez.
No doubt about it"
Whether it’s when you’re with your gals or bros trying to decide on what to do on a Friday night, or if you’re having a flirtatious conversation with a significant other, the question of “what’s your favorite movie” is often asked. My answer is often three fold with Donnie Darko, Dead Poet’s Society, and Stand By me. Three very different movies, but one really can never go wrong with a “coming of age” story such as Stand By Me. This movie brings back childhood memories such as tree houses, fire hydrant slip-n-slides, neighborhood treasure hunts, and trips to the Rite Aid for condoms to be used for water balloons. That last one is a tad extraneous, but nonetheless, great childhood memories. In terms of these two renditions of fantastic movie quotations from Stand By Me, what really is Goofy, and if there is one food you would have for the rest of your life, what would it be? Even though Goofy wears clothes and drives a car “he’s a dog, he has to be a dog.” And if I had one food for the rest of my life it would have to be freshly baked Cinnabons. I think I have a little bit of a cinnamon roll obsession to say the least. My birthday is June 25th; just saying.
This definitely brought back childhood memories for me as well. Stand By Me has been among my favorite films for quite some time. It's also one of the most quotable, as you pointed out by using a single campfire scene.
ReplyDeleteAmazing well done. As said above, Stand By Me is also one of my favorite movies of all time. Renku initially seems quite easy to compose, however it is much more difficult than it seems. You do a great job.
ReplyDeleteThe connection between the poems and the commentary/memoir that follows is tenuous, and the latter probably does not need the former. Good details, but try to avoid generalizations ("one really can never go wrong with a “coming of age” story") and the second person (why not just "when I'm with my gals or bros...") What's up with June and cinnamon rolls? Is this an astrology thing? Maybe come back to this and develop for creative nonfiction.
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