Mundane

I'm reminded of a Goddard French TV special where he showed a potato farmer - farming potatoes - in one continuous, 20 minute, low-grade video shot. I saw this in my senior film seminar in college and was completely fading out in the classroom during a Sunday screening when the screen went black and text - which I'm paraphrasing here - flashed, saying: YOU'RE BORED, AREN'T YOU? WELL, THIS POTATO FARMER IS REAL. AND YOU ARE JUST BORED OF HIM BECAUSE YOU ARE SPOILED BY BIG MOVIES. YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE REAL LIFE. The potato farmer returned to the screen, oblivious to the interruption imposed by Goddard.

If Goddard was filming my Sunday night, here's some text that might have interrupted the scene: YOU'RE BORED, AREN'T YOU? WELL... YOU SHOULD BE. IT'S PRETTY DULL WATCHING THIS GUY EAT CHEERIOS SOAKING IN CHOCOLATE SOYMILK. HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE HE'S ENJOYING IT. WHAT A TERRIBLE IDEA. HEY, HE'S WATCHING SHREK. THAT MOVIE SUCKS.