3 posts tagged “childhood magic”

Okay... Adult magic does suck. Its CGI all the way.
I was too quick to post though. By the end, all satire & symbolisn faded. I was just a kid lost in an adventure. What if it really could happen...?
Maybe magic is more about where you start, & less about how the 'real' world fails.

Early Judgement: Time Bandits

So... I remember loving this flick when I was a kid. I watched it & watched it. Every time it was on Tv I was sitting in front of it.
For weeks now I've been seeing it at Dominick's (a local supermarket chain), & been tempted to buy it. I was curious if I would still love it so much...
I bought it tonight.
I've found myself laughing at more subtle humor... No, not subtle, sarcastic, dry... That sounds closer...
Back then I understood in a vague sense that it was satirical...not really knowing what that was.
I understood that there was symbolism...not what it symbolized. Is that possible?
Now I see a lot more into the symbolism. Materialism, Technologic rule, Commercialism, maybe even a nod at Survivalism (that guy who eats everything).
My internal cynic gets it, & I feel saddened that the sense of adventure fades when I recognize a theme.
Better to feel that what if I could...
Adult magic just sucks!

Time Bandits A Return to Childhood (1981)

What is it about that first real snow of the year?
I know I look a little intense in the pic, but I'm actually feeling like a big kid again.
While I was inside at work I just thought about how long the trip home could be if roads were too messy...
Then the moment I stepped out into it... I was ten again. I just wanted to make a snowball.
I love how such a simple thing can bring back such powerful magic.
Nothing clears my head of life's buzzing like a dose of childish glee.
Wanna make a snow angel?

Snowball fight!