Day 26: Shaun of the Dead
Tonight I went to the Greek Theater in LA for my very first outdoor screening to see my absolute favorite movie of all time: Shaun of the Dead.
Edgar Wright and Lucy Davis presented the film live, and Simon Pegg did as well by hilarious video. Before the film played, Edgar Wright had us all honor the late George A. Romeo by doing a collective zombie moan, which was a very memorable and special thing.
This was also my first time seeing Shaun with an audience, which is always a new experience for a favorite movie. Right away I noticed that the audience didn't laugh at the British-specific references, namely the Cornetto name-drop. But when they did laugh they laughed hard, which made it a very fun experience.
Every time I watch the movie I find something new, and this time I noticed the connection between hog lumps being thrown at Shaun's face in the beginning of the film, then him catching the hog lumps towards the end of the film.
This is a movie I can watch anywhere at anytime and will consistently react the same way every time. I love this movie both in sickness and health, and it will take death to tear me apart from it. It's my happy place. Here's to watching it a hundred more times. At least.
I'll talk more about this movie later.
(Shout out to Zach, Tawny, Jeff, Krista, Olivia, and Tyson for coming out!)
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