Another classic film in my collection is Wayne's World. I love this movie. It is by far one of the best SNL movies ever made. (I do not own Coneheads to watch it again and provide a scientific answer to this one though).
Growing up just miles from the largest airport in MI I feel a connection with Wayne and Garth when they are sitting under the flight path of landing planes in Aurora, Ill. It is really awesome to see them landing and feeling that you could be crushed AT ANY MOMENT by a Boeing 747. I am sure that I am not alone in yelling "Car" to this day when playing in the street. Or even the opening scene with singing Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of one's lungs in the car. It is almost an educational film...NOT! But seriously there are so many things in this movie that have clearly shaped viewers like you...or me.
This film also helped me to not be afraid to move to WI with all of the talk about Milwaukee- I felt certain I could live here after hearing Alice Cooper tell me wonderful things about the place. Unfortunately the film did not teach me much about the geography about WI otherwise I would have know how far I would actually live from Milwaukee.
Wayne's World has lots of timeless positive messages for today's youth. First you should not trust "the man" who wants to sell your talent and make you rich- selling out is never good. Second, even when you fight with your best friends, you just need to talk things through and it will work out. Third, one of the most important things is that you cannot force love. That poor woman Kristy really tried hard to get Wayne and it was awfully ridiculous.
Side note: As I was reviewing the short life of this blog I have decided that there is probably an element of love in all of the movies I own. Or every movie ever made...think on this. We will revisit this topic later.
I think everyone, including college students, can learn from Wayne's World. RAs everywhere should add this to their collection to plan excellent! floor programs. If you watch the special features (have I mentioned I do not have cable anymore?) they talk about how Wayne and Garth just know how to have fun. If I were to recommend an RA program for this movie, I would focus on that fact. It would be fun to watch this movie and then as a floor create a local cable network show for College students. It could be about believing in yourself and your talents or about the friends you have made in College so far and how way cool they are. Or it could be about how you are NOT WORTHY to be in the presence of your favorite professor or RA. It could even be about following your dreams and how to use College to do it. While making the short video your residents will have fun making their hair into 80's metal hair (or mullets) and will hopefully also learn something from it.
After it is complete you should contact your local RHD or social media guru to get that video out there. Your viral lessons will help others. And you will have fun while doing it. Sounds like the perfect combo to me!
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