the prequel

earlier in the evening, i was explaining my frustrations with watching the first season of smallville. for starters all the business of a new freak created by meteor fragments every episode was getting a little old, a little too x-filesy and i remembered why i stopped watching in the first place.

but the second part and the main source of my frustration was the constant, almost cheeky hints that they kept dropping - mainly about what destiny holds in store for young clark and lex. we all know where clark and lex end up. but when i think about it, the source of my frustrations really lie in my excitement to see the turning point when they realize their destiny and the fact that they are taking too long to get to it.

as silly as it sounds, i found myself using my opinions about smallville as an analogy to how i felt after we walked out of watching The Motorcycle Diaries. Let me first admit that i dont know a whole lot about Che and the point of this is not to get into a discussion about his life and the things he did. but i was intrigued by the concept of the movie and what it had to offer - some understanding as to how a normal twenty-something med student became one of the most popular revolutionary figures in history. though unlike smallville, i wasnt frustrated at the end of the film. it's always fascinating to see what is now part of history, in the making.

but maybe not all transformations happen in the form of life-changing events or epiphanies. i guess i just prefer my destiny-defining journeys to be delivered within 128 minutes.

so who's ready for episode III?