While we were watching this cinema verite, my mom said she was confused as to what was happening. Honestly, I was, too. I don't remember many things my mom has said over the years - I tend to block them out. But in 1996, my parents rented "Mission Impossible." I was fortunate enough, not 13 yet, to watch the movie with them. Tom Cruise's spy ways left me a little confused, and when I asked my mom what was going on in the movie, she said, "You're not old enough to understand. That's why you're confused." I haven't seen the movie since then, so I'm not sure whether I'd be confused. So when my mom said "The Reaping" was confusing, I told her the "Mission Impossible" story. My mom's response: "Of all the things you remember, you remember this." I forget a lot of things, especially recently, but for some reason, be it Tom Cruise or Ving Rhames, I will never forget that line.
I should make my mom watch some David Lynch films, then when she says she's confused, I should tell her that she's not old enough to understand. Gotta be 60+ to understand Lynch, duh.
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