Today I watched “Life of Pi” with Joe (who slept through the entire thing) and Dot (who only slept through part of it). Before I start any movie I always give Joe and Dot a brief summary of what it is going to be about. I described “Life of Pi” as being about a shipwrecked teenager who has to figure out how to survive on a lifeboat with a tiger. Joe and Dot thought that it sounded pretty interesting, so we went with it.
When the movie was over, I asked Dot what she thought:
Dot: “Well, it was okay…but I was waiting to see the tiger.”
Me: “You didn’t notice the tiger?”
Dot: “No, I didn’t notice it. Which scene was it in?”
Me: “The tiger is pretty much in every scene.”
Dot: “Oh well. I guess you put the wrong movie in huh?”
Me: “Bummer. I guess I did.”
(I didn’t.)
A little while later she asked, “What did the tiger look like?”
Me: “It’s a large orange cat with black stripes…”
Dot: “OH! THAT was the tiger?! I thought that was an elephant.”
Me: “Nope. It was a tiger.”
Dot: “It looked an awful lot like an elephant though didn’t it…?”
Me: “Um…not really. It pretty much looked exactly like a tiger.”
Dot laughed: “I guess you should wear your glasses next time huh?”
Me: “Yeah, I guess I should.”
(I don’t wear glasses.)
Joe and Dot 