An escape from reality and the summer heat

Think back, Syracuse. The weather may be Frisbee-playing-on-the-quad-wearing-next-to-nothing-eating-ice-cream-and-laughing-at-the-pre-frosh beautiful now, but let’s remember those days of freezing winds, icy roads and so many layers all your fellow students became giant cloned polyester sheets.

So let’s all take a moment to ponder an annual tradition of people running back into the freezing cold as soon as the temperature hits above 80 degrees. This time, instead of the natural weather, it’s the man-made artificial temperature of the movie theater. How can anyone be blamed for this paradoxical move? Summer blockbusters are a $9-a-pop gift to the world.

Hype around these films has already been going strong for months now and will continue long into the season. The first of the barrage of blockbusters begins next Friday with ‘Mission: Impossible III,’ occurring immediately after the long-awaited release of Suri ‘Tomcat’ Cruise (admit it – you can never get enough of the craziness). This film will be quickly followed though by ‘Poseidon’ (May 12), ‘The Da Vinci Code’ (May 19), ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ (May 26), ‘The Omen 666’ (June 6), ‘Cars’ (June 9) and ‘Superman Returns’ (June 30), with many more to come.

So venture fondly back into that freezing cold Syracuse and enjoy those summer movies. Because honestly, who really needs a job, when the cinema awaits?