Not a whole lot happened today. I went out to Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows to check out the EBGames' and Superstore's video game wares, and also so I could go watch WALL-E at the Cineplex there. Nothing special at Superstore, but at EBGames I discovered that there are an almost unhealthy amount of preowned Shenmue II and Wario World copies for sale. Never played Shenmue II, and Wario World was a very worthy rental, but I may pick up Wario World to add more bulk to my Treasure game collection.
But the biggest find I happened to see at EBGames was a preowned copy of Ninja Five-O for the GBA on sale for $12.99. Naturally, I would have bought it on the spot if not for the flamboyantly massive reason why I loathe EBGames' preowned game management system, the awful yellow sticker(s) were on the label, meaning attempting to peel them off would ruin an otherwise pristine cartridge. At least with disk-based games the sticker is only on the box and the box can be replaced, but on a cartridge that should not be allowed.
After a good 2 hours of wandering around since I happened to buy a ticket for the WALL-E showing at 4:45PM when I arrived at the theater at around 2:40, I finally sat down in the cinema to watch WALL-E for the first time (I really should have picked a newer movie, but I was really interested in seeing it). I had hoped I would be the only one in the theater to watch the movie, but it turns out there were a few families who popped in just before the show began to somewhat diminish my ability to yell at the screen if something happened that I did not enjoy (fortunately that thought never occurred as I watched the movie).
Once the movie had finished, I watched the entire credits sequence, smiling both outside and in at the pixel art utilized, and the film in general. One of the ushers kept peeking at the rows to see if anyone was still there (I was the only one) so she could theoretically clean the place up, but I sort of stared at her until she stopped looking at me.
It was as I was journeying home did a thought that I had not brought up in my mind for years (mostly because I am fairly uncomfortable talking about it) appear in my head. Love. Yeah, that thing. A CGI robot's relationship with another CGI robot compelled me to evaluate what my thoughts were on the subject. What is it?
For too long before watching WALL-E I had begun to believe love was more or less a carnal affair, and the feelings a person has for another were secondary (or, in some/many cases, tertiary). But the little yellow robot and his giggling ivory girlfriend reminded me of a different part of that spectrum, the kind I believed was all that existed as a child. As a boy the most I ever imagined to accomplish with a girl in a relationship was to hold her hand and kiss her, but as I grew older that notion has been taken to a place that is a far cry from where it began.
So in turn I realized I am, like it or not, an adult now. I suppose I should start acting like one. Because even though the eyes I saw the world through as a child are essentially the same as they are now, the world, and my world are different.
That being said, I really liked the movie.
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I liked the movie a lot too, although I can't say I stuck around for the credits.
Honestly I always felt that way about love too. I wouldn't be able to be in a relationship if I couldn't keep that childlike sense of companionship intact. I'm sure you don't have to abandon such thoughts (even if you have to compromise in some small way) if that's what you were getting at?
On a different note, that EB games at times has the weirdest selection out of all the ones I go to on occasion (lougheed, coquitlam center, and sometimes pacific center.)
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