Comic and story by Bill Rerick

“So what did you think of the movie?”

“It was all right, plenty of explosions, but I am just getting tired of these meaningless plots. It seems like most movies lately are the same thing with different actors and settings. There is a hero, a villain, a love story and a clutch fight scene where the hero overcomes the villain.

“It’s like I can always predict the ending within the first 20 minutes. I’m guessing that movies are getting more and more digestible because they are being marketed to growing global audience. The writers need to connect with all ages, demographics, and parts of the world at the same time, so they ultimately end up connecting deeply with no one.

“I want to leave the theater feeling moved or motivated to question things in my life and world. Something that I think about before I fall asleep. I don’t want to feel like I just used two hours of my life for mere mind -numbing entertainment.”

“Did Katie give you two hours of entertainment last night?”

“‘Ugh, shut up.”

Bill Rerick is a cartoonist for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at [email protected]