Friendo: “I’m confused.”
HE: “I’m catching it this evening at 6 pm. If Paul Schrader can find it in his heart, maybe I can too.”
Friendo: “Why on earth would you bother?”
HE: “It’s a cultural event. Like Barbie. I can’t ignore it. I can’t live in a cocoon. I have to open myself up to it.”
Friendo: “Do U like Taylor Swift? Ur gonna be crazy bored watching a concert movie in a theater.”
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