Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Last night I broke down and agreed to watch "The Mummy" with my husband, who is all boy in regards to films. He likes the action packed, science fiction loaded, goofy and implausible world. He knows I tolerate some of these films, but I'm done with the mummy movies. Afterward, he looked in his film rating book and was stunned to discover it received only 1 1/2 stars. He was shocked. I was not. He attempted to arouse me to the defense of the film, but I actually thought the review was accurate. He won't watch foreign films, BBC films and most comedies. We agree on some sci fy and dramas and comedies, but there is very little overlap. Documentaries he won't watch. Two TVs, you say? Neither of us watches enough for that, and as I get older my pull to movies gets weaker. About all my top faves are foreign, with the exception of Terence Malik's "The New World", but in the past this was not a problem, as I had my movie buddies, one for Spike Lee films and other African American films, one for strange foreign films like "The Lobster", another for ridiculous romantic comedies. But with the movie theaters shut, I'm stuck with my beloved husband and compromises I'd be ashamed to admit. Ah, well, it's good for people skills, this compromise business, and I believe I could now negotiate peace between Iran and Israel, if anyone would let me try!