My Sister's Keeper is G.I. Joe & The Mist List

Am I a bad person? Most would probably say yes - if they were in the room while I watched My Sister's Keeper. The film is an adaptation of a Jodi Picoult novel designed to do two things. 1. Get you seething with anger 2. Make you cry.

On the other side of the coin, G.I. Joe had two purposes, 1. Make me say words like cool, awesome and rad 2. Fill me delusions of grandeur that I could be a super-solider fighting alongside hot solider chicks, hunting down hot villain chicks and Scottish guys with metal faces.

Both of these movies share the same annoying problem. Blatantly pandering to my emotions and lack of a safety tip at the end of the film.

Obviously all movies have some sort of agenda when telling their story. But when the agenda takes over everything... I check out and go into ridicule mode. A mode I dislike because it usually gets me in trouble with the boss who hates my sass; but I can't help it. So on this evening, I spent two some-odd hours ripping on a film with a girl puking blood and her family disintegrating. Yes, I am a bad person.

Don't get me wrong, I tear up all the time. Here is a quick spontaneous list of flicks that got me misty (which does not mean full on tears, just the welling of the eyes):

• The Shawshank Redemption
• UP

• My Life
• Armageddon
• Charlie (I had no idea she would die)
• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
• Its a Wonderful Life
• Steel Magnolias
• Top Gun
• Schindler's list
• Saving Private Ryan
• Bridge to Terrabithia
• Shadowlands
• Fellowship of the Ring - LOTR
• The Mail Box
• Cypher in the Snow
• Glory
• Ponet
• Big Fish
• P.S. I Love You
• The Fountain
• Cinema Paradiso
• Hoosiers
• The Blind Side

OK. I'll stop, you get the picture. When I left on my mission back in the day, I couldn't get tears to save my life. I actually prayed once to be able to more fully feel emotion so I could relate to others. Ask and ye shall receive. Some of you may be mocking me right now.

A. Fools mock, but they shall mourn http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/12 (see v. 26)

B. I have only two words for you: Wife Points. Yes, brother... Wife Points.