Showing posts with label The Fault in our Stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Fault in our Stars. Show all posts

Friday, 11 July 2014

The 49 Steps

Overhearing my daughter and her friend discussing a film they had just seen at the cinema, I asked the name of the film and not being a film buff I was not surprised that I had not heard of "The Forty Nine Steps"
I asked if this was a sequel to "The 39 Steps." A blank silence greeted me. The film they had been to see was "The Fault in our Stars." This is not the first time I have made mistakes with regard to films. I once arrived late to the cinema where I was meeting people to watch "The Vow." Hurriedly buying my ticket I rushed into screen 4, having been warned by the young man on the desk that the film had already started. I peered through the gloom in an attempt to locate my friends but eventually decided I should just sit down and watch the film alone, until my eyes became accustomed to the darkness and I could move to join my group. After about five minutes I began to suspect that I was in the wrong cinema screen. Leaning over to a lady in front I asked if we were watching "The Vow." I was a little bit embarrassed when she informed me the film I had been watching was actually "The Muppets."