Two Movies and One Hit Wonders

As I type this, I am watching the top 100 one-hit wonders. I guess this is the only thing that one can do after going to the movies and watching ROCKY BALBOA. This movie got mixed reviews. I should have known after Rocky V that this couldn't be a good movie. I am not going to mince words. This movie sucked. The dialogue was humorous at times. At times it was if Rocky, a semi-retarded old man, was trying to speak proverbs to the misguided people around him.

Earlier this week I took the wife and kids to Charlottes Web. It was a good kid's/family movie. That is until the end when of course Charlotte dies. My 7 year old just broke down in the theater and cried. She has seen the animated version and knew what to expect. She just has a very tender heart. But this got me to thinking... why do most kids' movies involve someone or something dying? What are storytellers trying to prove? If anyone actually reads this blog, please help explain this to me.

Well, I am just rambling at 2 a.m. I am going to bed.

Later...