During the pre-show at my local AMC theatre, an oft-run promo asks, “Do cell phones dream?” Personally, I want to know…
Do cell phone apps turn themselves on?
Nine times out of ten — when I swipe the screen on my Samsung Galaxy SIII — a random app is ready and waiting instead of the home screen that I expect.
Sometimes my camera is open and pointed at my face (which can be scary when you’re not ready for it). Or the Seamless app is offering me restaurant choices to peruse. More often than not, Fandango is open to their current movie push ad, which I quickly skip.
(And we all know it doesn’t take much for me to decide that going to the movie is a very good idea.)
What is making these apps pop open? Is it something in the way I swipe? Simple chance? Or evil marketing genius at work?
If there are any app developers out there reading this blog — and if you are…really? —
I’d love to know.
Mood movies
I see a lot of movies for different reasons.
Usually it’s because of a favorite actor or genre. Sometimes the movie has Oscar buzz…or the subject matter is ‘good for me’ (meaning it’s gonna feel like homework, so I have to talk myself into going).
It’s a sequel of a movie from 15 years ago that I didn’t see. I just thought the promos looked light and fluffy and fun, and that’s what I was in the mood to see.
By now I should know to never trust trailers.
The plot was exactly what I expected — best friends reuniting for the holidays — but the film deals with some very real issues. It’s saved from being throwaway by the quality of the cast who deliver genuine laughter and tears — lots and lots of tears.
I loved seeing Terrence Howard in this kinda role and movie–Taye Diggs and Morris Chestnut, too.
Rumor has it they are already talking about making the third movie. No 15-year wait this time.
I’ll be there.
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