Radical Eclecticity

I went to see Hancock today with 小季 and his fiancé. I was actually kind of surprised to see it advertised outside the theatre because it just came out in the US, too. It was simultaneously released in both countries, which I knew happened, I just didn’t realize it was that common. The next movie in the Mummy series is going to come out before I go home, too. It actually comes out here on July 30, when the US release is scheduled for August 1. It’s called the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (I can’t remember the Chinese name, or I’d tell you that, too). It takes place in China, too, so I’m going to try to see it here in Chinese before I go back to the states. No doubt I will then have to see it again in English, but that’s kind of a cool experience.

Anyway, the cool thing about seeing this film in Chinese is that I already had a pretty decent idea what the movie was about and I have a decent amount of background knowledge in that genre of story. I was pretty much able to put my language skills, my background knowledge, and a whole bunch of context together to understand almost everything that happened in that film. In fact, I would say I was at nearly 95% comprehension, despite the colloquial language unlike the stuff I have studies, all the way up until the sudden and unexpected plot twist with the woman. I caught less of that. Twice I had to ask 小季 for clarification. I got the gist of most of the bits concerning her, though.

I still don’t understand the storm, though. If someone could fill me in on that, I’d appreciate it, but it’s not necessary really. I’m going to see it in English, too. I want to see if I understood certain bits of it properly. Oh, and I want to see the business meeting in English, too. I think I got that, but I need clarification.