RE: The Last Movie You Watched
July 25, 2017 at 11:49 pm
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2017 at 12:36 am by Kernel Sohcahtoa.)
I just watched Strangers on a Train (1951). It never really dawned on me that this movie does a good job of introducing people to tennis; it also lets one see how interesting it can be to watch a game, especially when two players are highly skilled. Also, there's a scene on a train between Guy, the main character in the film, and a drunk named Collins, who happens to be a professor at Delaware Tech, where Collins is singing about goats and then mentions a particular calculus point that he made while he was giving a lecture on differential calculus. Now, when Collins asks Guy if he understood his calculus remark, Guy responds in the affirmative, which briefly shocks Collins ; however, Collins quickly starts singing about goats again and goes off into a drunken stupor.
With that said, this calculus remark went over my head when I watched this movie in high school. However, after learning calculus, I can see how Guy understood what Collins was saying, which definitely made me appreciate that brief exchange between the characters.
With that said, this calculus remark went over my head when I watched this movie in high school. However, after learning calculus, I can see how Guy understood what Collins was saying, which definitely made me appreciate that brief exchange between the characters.