His and her movies

I really hate action movies.  I am talking about the Schwarzenegger Terminator-type movies which are limited to about ten words of dialogue, however include over a thousand guns, bombs, and explosions.  For the life of me, I really can't understand what men see in these.  I don't even have an appreciation for the special effects.  In my opinion, the way that men think these movies are artistic masterpieces just shows that they are mentally inferior to women.

My husband and I have come up with a flip-flop type of arrangement.  If I see one of his movies, he will see one of mine.  This has led me to watching some Star Wars type movies that I hated and barely could keep my eyes open for.  Occasionally I can stomach sitting through one of these blockbuster movies, if the actors involved are good looking.  Most often, however, I would prefer to bring an itty bitty book light to the theatre and read a book while the movie is playing.  I am not impressed with brawny men with no brains.

Sometimes movies come along that we both can enjoy.  Yesterday we saw "Inception", a movie for both men and women.  I crave plot and story line, twists and turns in the story, and using my brain to figure it all out.  I certainly got my money's worth - in fact, my brain was tired at the end with the focus required to keep the story straight.  My husband loved it for the same reasons, as well as it had enough action, guns and explosions to increase it to a "10" on the male scale for action.  Leonardo di Caprio is one of my favorite actors, which added points to the female scale from the beginning.  I recommend this movie for couples.  It is one of those rare movies that appeals to both genders. 

Ironically, the previews which played before the movie highlighted the difference in our viewpoints of what is good.  First, we saw a preview for a movie which involved a lesbian couple with two teenagers, who end up meeting their sperm donor father, resulting in a complex and comedic family situation.  It looked awesome in my book.  I leaned over to my husband and said, "I want to see that."  Then came the preview for a new Stallone/Schwarzenegger reunion movie.  My husband actually sat up straighter in his seat, eyes fixed on the explosions on the screen and said to me, "We have to see that."  We??

Here we go again.  Maybe I can learn to sleep with my eyes open.   The things we do for love.