Google has released a local movie listing search, once again proving that Google is the #1 information tool in the Universe. The coolest thing about the movie search is that you can use it in conjunction with their SMS text messaging search service. So… all you have to do is text 46645 into your cell phone and type “movie: Movie Title 11111″ where Movie Title is the movie your looking for and 11111 is your zip code and presto Google will message you back with the listings. I think the fascinating thing is that SMS has become a really important part of our society and has eclipsed in utility the lousy / overpriced web access options our useless wireless providers have given us. I’ll be in a rest home before 3G access becomes widely available and affordable. Until then I’ll rely on SMS and Google for my info to go.
Napoleon Dynamite was the biggest waste of my time in 2004. It was perhaps the most directionless movie I’ve ever seen. I kept waiting for something to happen and it never did. It relied on physical site gags and non-sequiturs for all of its humor. However I find that younger generations love this movie and have propelled it to cult status. I suppose movies that actually tell a story is such a 90’s thing. It’s the 21st Century, stories are irrelevant and context is unimportant. It’s all about the moment. Think about it. Our society is all about temporal information flashes that exist only for a moment. With the 24 hour news cycle, news stories rarely have impact beyond that day. Everyone has an opinion, including this blogger, so everyone’s voice is heard, but equally as unimportant as anyone else’s voice. Text messages and email have shown us that paragraphs, grammar, spelling, and developing an idea with sentences is unnecessary. And maybe that’s why Napoleon Dynamite scores so well with the youth of today. It can’t lose their attention, because it never tried to keep it in the first place.