The Random Blogger

… on TV and in movies can walk through walls but don’t sink down into the pavement?

If you remember the movie Ghost, with Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, then shortly after Patrick Swayze dies and becomes a ghost, he finds this weird guy on the subway who can apparently move real objects, which he is so far unable to do.

He bugs this other ghost constantly to teach him how to do this himself, and eventually he acquires the knack himself.

But here’s my question: hasn’t Patrick already mastered the art of interacting with physical objects, otherwise how can he walk on the pavement (that’s sidewalk for my American readers), without falling through the surface?

Still, why should I let this minor detail ruin an otherwise pretty good movie?

… are OK for adults but not for children?

Many children may grow up without friends for any number of reasons, and in most cases, having an imaginary friend to share their days with probably causes no lasting harm. It’s a habit most children grow out of, once the need disappears.

And yet their parents will often see this as a bad thing, and try to stifle their children’s imagination and creativity.

But what about the socially-acceptable imaginary friend that a huge percentage of the world’s population talks to?

I am, of course, talking about (more…)

… in cartoons (e.g. Batman, Wolverine And The X-Men) never have keyboards with anything written on the keys?