第九天 GOING TO
A MOVIE
Conversation
A:
George: Hi,
Heather, I was wondering if you're free tomorrow night.
Heather: Well,
George, I guess I am. Why do you ask?
George: I have
just gotten a pair of pre-sale "Star Wars" movie tickets from a
friend and was thinking of inviting you along for the opening premier. Are you
interested?
Heather: Yeah,
definitely! Thanks for inviting me!
George: No
problem.
Heather: I really
wanted to watch "Star wars" on the opening day but the pre-sale
tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of 'em?
George: A friend
of mine works at the corporate headquarters of "Pepsi", which is a
major sponsor of the movie. He was able to get the tickets for free, and then
he sold 2 to me for $50 a piece.
Heather: You paid
$50 for each ticket? That's a huge premium over the regular price!
George: Not
really, considering the fact that other people are paying as high as $200 each
on the "black market". Besides, I knew you were really looking
forward to watching "Star Wars" on the opening day.
Heather: Wow, I'm
really honored you went through all this trouble just for my sake. I really
appreciate that. So, what time are we going?
George: Well,
let's see. The movie starts at 10 PM. We should get there at least 1 hour
earlier because there'll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at
8, if that's OK with you.
Heather: 8
o'clock? That's fine with me.
George: Okay good.
Heather: So I'll
see you tomorrow at 8 then?
George: Yeah.
That's great. I'll see you tomorrow night, Heather.
Heather: Okay,
George. Bye!
George: Bye,
Heather.
Conversation B:
George: Wow, look at the line! It's worse than I expected. We're lucky we got
here an hour early. Or else we would definitely have had problems getting good
seats. I'm glad we made the effort to come early.
Heather: Me too. I
learned my lesson the last time I went to a premier opening. I didn't arrive
early enough and ended up with a terrible seat all the way in the front row!
Believe me, it was one of the worst movie experiences ever.
George: Yeah! I
hate sitting in the first row.
Heather: By the
way, it was really thoughtful of you to get this ticket for me. Why don't I
show you a bit of appreciation by getting you some popcorn and a drink?
George: That would
be great!
Heather: OK. What
kind of soda do you want?
George: Let me
see... I'll take a large Coke. As for the popcorn, medium size will do. Thanks
a lot.
Heather: I better
get going. You hold my place and I'll be back real quick. Oh... I almost
forgot. I better hold on to my ticket stub in case you get let in before I get
back. If that happens, just save me a seat and I'll meet you inside.
George: Okay. It's
a plan.
(Ten minutes
later... inside the theater.)
George: Over here
Heather, on your left!
Heather: There you
are!
George: Here you
go! I saved this seat just for you.
Heather: Thanks.
Here's your popcorn and Coke. Sorry it took me so long. There was a huge line
at the counter.
George: That's OK.
Thank you so much. I love popcorn. Did you add butter?
Heather: Yes I
did. I thought you might like butter on your popcorn. I'm glad I made it back
before the trailers started. I like trailers. They're part of the whole
movie-going experience.
George: I think so
too. Even though they're just previews, they tend to be quite entertaining.
You know movie trailers are a fundamental marketing tool for production
companies. They greatly affect the initial appeal and overall gross profits of
a film.
Heather: Speaking
of which, I think the trailers are about to begin. Let's sit back and enjoy.
Conversation C:
George: So... what
did you think about the movie?
Heather: Well... I
think this "Star Wars" episode is an excellent piece of work. But
not as good as the previous ones.
George: Really? I
don't agree. This "Star Wars" episode was incredible!
Heather: Why do
you think so?
George: Well, one
of the most spectacular things about it are the special effects. State of the
art special effects are the main reason for the success of the previous
episodes, so audiences bear high expectations on this one. And I don't think
they'll be disappointed.
Heather: You're
right. The special effects were amazing! And I like that fact that they
created so many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes, weapons and
creatures.
George: It's kind
of cool that they still use the same "Star Wars" theme song for this
movie.
Heather: Yeah! It
reminds me of the previous "Star Wars" scenes.
George: I know
exactly what you mean! Hearing that song gives me a nostalgic feeling.
Heather: I thought
the overall plot of the movie was very interesting. But I don't think the
character development was that strong.
George: Do you
think that had anything to do with the casting of the movie?
Heather: No, the
casting is great, the actors were excellent. They just didn't have a lot of
funny or meaningful dialogue. The writing was a little weak.
George: Well,
maybe, but I like the little kid who played young "Anakin
Skywalker". I can't imagine anyone else playing that role.
Heather: I liked
him too. He's soooo cute! You know, even though I was slightly disappointed, I
can't wait for the next episode. I wonder when they're going to start making
it and when it's scheduled for release?
George: I have no
idea. But looking at the success of this "Star Wars" episode, I have
a strong feeling production for the following episode will begin pretty soon.
I hope it'll be even better than this one.
Heather: I hope
so, too.
George: Well, I
think we should go now. It's getting pretty late.
Heather: OK. Let's
go
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