20 years from now, when China wipes North American culture off the face of the earth and no one misses it in the least, historians will discuss the question of notable events in the downfall of western culture and what event truly marked the beginning of the end. What moment stood out above any other and really shouted “Our society is hopelessly lost”? Without question, those future historians will look back on January of 2008 and in one united voice proclaim that the unmistakable sign of how pathetic North America and its people had really become… was the day those people flocked out like sheep to the buzz clippers to see “Meet The Spartans” and made it the #1 movie at the box office. Yes… even beating out Rambo.
“That…” they’ll say, “… is when we really knew we were fucked”.
I’m one of those people who tries his best to be an optimist when it comes to the basic ideas of human goodness and intelligence. My philosophy has changed overnight.
What makes matters even worse, as my colleague Brad over at RopeofSilicon points out, is that in just one weekend, at over $18 million dollars, Meet The Spartans made more money than the entire theatrical run of these far superior films:
* Into the Wild ($17,760,235)
* Eastern Promises ($17,266,000)
* There Will be Blood ($14,764,000)
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ($3,135,000)
* The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ($3,897,691)
* The Kite Runner ($13,873,000)
* Once ($9,439,923)
So long. And thanks for all the fish.
