I believe that there is magic in the shared experience. The experience could be a variety of things: catching up with a friend at the pool, grilling with friends old & new, and going to the movies. There it is, after all this is a movie blog.
Imagine my disappointment when I couldn’t find anyone to join me in a big screen viewing of The Sandlot. This film was a staple of my childhood and one I hadn’t seen since puberty. To put it mildly, I was excited about the screening. To circle back, the crowd that trickled in did not disappoint. A variety of pre teen, teen, middle aged, and the mature middle aged all were in attendance, including a family with three generations. To hear the anticipation and cheers of those seeing the flick for the first time was thrilling.
The movie is a great example of a slice of life for young pre teen boys. With that said it opened a flood of memories from a younger version of myself. There’s those memories of discovering the opposite sex and coming into those, then awkward feelings. Of course the character Squints handled perfectly in all the awkward glory of youth. There’s the exaggerating of local legends, blowing them out of proportion like that of the beast! There’s also taunting rivals, and in the heat of the moment insult “You play like a girl”, in many playfully heated exchanges. Making friends, losing friends, little league, and much more all came to the fore front in a flood of nostalgia.
Despite the loneliness of flying solo tonight, I enjoyed myself and revisiting an old friend in this movie.
In the spirit of shared experiences I say: To friends old & new, those I haven’t seen in a while and those I’ve seen recently, I look forward to sharing the experiences of movies and whatever other life experiences, both good & bad, life puts in are way!
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