Fresh air cinema

Last night, Chelsea and I were camped out next to Second Beach with a horde of people waiting in great anticipation (on my part at least!) for The Princess Bride to start! When I arrived to said park earlier in the afternoon to read and do some math before the movie, there was nothing much set up, and I was worried that, in my excitement, I had misread the Facebook update that alerted me of the upcoming movie. Luckily, over the next hour or so, a team arrived in a regular sized pick-up truck with a small trailer, and proceeded to set everything up right before my eyes!

This all started last week: while riding our bikes around Stanley Park along the Seawall, we saw a huge outdoor movie screen set up with speakers playing "No Woman No Cry", and groups of people waiting for Chicken Run to start. Though I was very enthusiastic at the idea of watching a movie outside, Chicken Run really wasn't something that I wanted to stay up late to watch. BUT The Princess Bride, now that's another story!

Imagine that watching The Princess Bride surrounded by hundreds of people that love it also, on a big screen, outside under the stars, next to the ocean, right after an incredible sunset, instead of at home, on your small tv screen can be likened to watching a hockey game at the Bell Center instead of at home, on your small tv screen once again. I was not alone in muttering my favorite lines under my breath, or cheering the first time Inigo Montoya says "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!" The energy was strong, and the movie was amazing, of course.

I also learned (while checking for spelling) that when you search "Inconceivable" in Google, the first three hits are in referrence to The Princess Bride!! (Inconceivable!) Which just goes to show, no matter how much you think you know, small things can still surprise you in the most unexpected ways!