 Friday, July 01, 2005 War of the Whys My first War of the
Worlds inspired question had to do with the audience size
itself....  ** "On the second day the latest Speilberg
blockbuster opens, in the theater smack in the middle of
Universal Studios citywalk which is over-run with tourists, why
are there only five other people in this five hundred seat
theater? Hmmmmm," thought I, "poor Tom and Stephen."  The rest
of my questions started flowing with the credits....  ** "Why
open the movie with a few frames that give away the ending? Are
people that stupid not to notice? is it good for a director to
think people might be that stupid?" (Why not do it more cleverly
- like open on someone sneezing?)  ** "Why does Ray's son hate
him? Cause I, as an audience member would like to know before I
decide to make Ray my hero."  ** "Why are we spot-lighting this
guy Ray, anyway? Except for being way too handsome, he seems to
have lots of nothing as a screen character." (A suspicion borne
out by the rest of the film. Note fr