Monday, June 25, 2007

Rules

I suppose that rules are made to be broken, but there must be a limit there somewhere. Over the weekend I encountered a few episodes of rule breaking, and I'd like your opinion as to whether or not these are allowed. That is, do the following things fall under the umbrella of 'rules that are made to be broken':

  1. I watched a movie called 'A Good Year' on Friday night. It starred Russell Crowe, so i assumed that there would be an element of danger / intrigue / violence / arrogance for my viewing pleasure. To my horror, this movie turned out to be a romantic comedy in which Russell played the leading man. It was soppy, it was cringey, it was totally out of Russell's oeuvre of role and therefore constitutes a broken rule; Russell Crowe always plays manly, violent roles.
  2. I went to a Kickboxing Fight on Saturday night, and witnessed a man getting kicked in the bollocks. He collapsed with pain, and had to take time out to recover. The event was highly amusing and satisfied my interest for an enthralling 2.3 minutes. The judges, however, were not so amused, as this breaks a fight rule; Fighters should not touch their opponents groin.
  3. While at the Normanby Hotel on Sunday afternoon, I saw a girl wearing a pair of jeans, a black top, and a black satin bra on the outside of her top. This breaks a dress code and a social norm at the same time, and I can assume that it is widely acknowledged that; Bra's are to be worn underneath one's clothes.

I'm thinking, while it's fun and entertaining to break some rules, that some rules are made to be adhered to - It wasn't pleasant to see a slightly overweight and horrifyingly unattractive young girl's bra worn outside her clothes; It was wholly disturbing to witness Russell Crowe attempting to be charming and **shiver** having sex with an attractive leading lady; and It may have been fun for me to see a man hobbling around clutching his balls and wincing at the pain of the recent attack to his private parts, but it was much less satisfying for him.

I would like to conclude that some rules should not be broken, and retract the statement of 'rules are made to be broken' from the English speaking world's repertoire of cliches.

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