You're supposed to start the movie at the beginning

Last night I was talking to someone about the film Braveheart. That reminded me of the time I first saw the movie. It was all wrong.

Ummmm Spoilers?

It was back when movies came on VHS. Braveheart came on two tapes because it was so damn long. so I pulled out the tape in slot one and put it in the VCR. Then I went to the kitchen to make a snack and when I came back the movie had started. Some girl was walking through some trees so I sat down, thinking I had missed all the previews.

Then people started torturing Mel Gibson. I kept waiting for the flashbacks to begin to explain what the hell was going on.

Then he died.

And I went, What?

I put in tape two. Except it was tape one. I watched the damn movie backwards.

So I've never been able to fully appreciate the film because it was ruined for me from frame one.

During Spiderman 2 when Spiderman is being lifted by the people on the train car and crowd surfed to a soft landing my date leaned over and whispered, "The passion of the Spiderman," and I laughed. Except that now I can't watch that scene without thinking of the Passion of the Spiderman.

I saw Ransom in the theater. At the end when the cops shoot Gary Sinese's character a dude in the theater yelled out in a thick Southern accent: "Oh no! They shot Lieutenant Dan!" I can't watch that scene without giggling.

First impressions stick with you. I don't know that I had a point other than that.

I just mostly think it's kind of funny that I watched Braveheart backwards.