Friday, August 30, 2013

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Leave Ben Affleck alone

By Lisa Goudy


Oftentimes it’s easy to judge before we know better.

We judge people before we get to know them. We judge a book by its visual appeal or preconceived notion before reading it.

We judge a movie by posters, initial trailers or biases before seeing it. Sometimes because of these factors we can even write things off without giving them a chance. This is behaviour we are all guilty of at one point or another. This is also behaviour we should strive to eliminate.

What stands out in my mind as the most recent global judgment in this manner is the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman last week in a multi-film deal.

He will play Bruce Wayne/Batman opposite Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent/Superman in the Superman/Batman movie, which is a sequel to this year’s Man of Steel.

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2 comments:

  1. Great column! I agree with everything that you've said. Come on, everyone! Give Ben Affleck a chance! He might surprise you.

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