I enjoyed the MTV Movie Awards, as it was pure reckless abandonment. The producers had a non-mainstream Tom Cruise act in a skit where he replayed his role as an entertainment mogul (Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder). Perhaps, art imitates life especially affirmed after his nefarious and unusual couch-bouncing antics on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005. He walked a tightrope of non-seriousness by seriously playing a character.
If you act your goofy side, how does this affect you? Will your reputation be tarnished? Sure, we need to act appropriately in public and even in private, yet is seriousness a quality we need to exaggerate all the time. Boys will be boys, they say; however, men will be boys, sometimes. The film ‘Grown Ups’ highlights the reality that being adult is, hard work. Maybe, there’s always the kid within us that’s bursting to get out, sometimes.
Who audits our adult behavior? Who are the behavior police that arrest us for juvenile behavior? Do we need to be professional entertainers to have the carte blanche to do silly things onstage and in public? People are interested in our other side – the alter ego who can be just as fun and human at the same time. It is like Sherlock Holmes cannot exist without his arch-enemy/nemesis, Moriarty.
Perhaps, it is all about having fun. Can we have fun at work and at play? Can we have fun and be funny at the same time? Let your hair down. There’s always time for unserious business.
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