The Culturally Challenged ... Imagination And Reality

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Imagine 

a Broadway production

of The New Testament

where every reference to

"Jesus Christ"

is replaced with the name

"George Clooney"

who is the star of the show

And Clooney's influence

upon theater critics

is such that

none would dare 

do anything

but praise 

his performance

profusely

His influence

is such that no seat

would go unsold

and no ticket buyer

would dare

defy the critics

 

Thus becoming

the culturally

challenged

To a large portion

of the American public,

however,

the actual 

New Testament

is sacred and classic 

literature

 

Thankfully,

the premise 

of this page is

imaginary

and George Clooney

is not that bold

(I hope)

 

But the word

"classic"

can easily be applied 

to the silver screen

 

It would be

virtually impossible

for

Citizen Kane

+

Casablanca

to not be described

as "classic movies"

 

Meaning,

they exist to be

viewed, appreciated

and discussed

 

And never, ever

to be duplicated

in any way

shape or form

 

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

starring Gregory Peck

is also a "classic movie"

However,

an un-imaginary man

with an ego bigger than

Mississippi

has challenged

the definition of

"classic movie"

 

His name is Adam Sorkin

and he has brought

To Kill A Mockingbird

to Broadway

so maybe we should pray

for

the culturally challenged

who buy tickets

to see the production

 

But not pray to hard

because those people

have very deep pockets

 

 

Happy Googling

to anyone 

who reads this page

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© PAUL OLIVERIO  ©

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