Before anybody rushes out to see "The Waterboy" solely for its anthropological
significance, let's let a little time pass. (A disclaimer - I haven't seen it
so I rely only on my 15 year old son's account) True, it's very popular, but
does that alone create a cultural significance? It may take a little time to
successfully gauge that. "Deep Impact" was seen by a lot of people and made a
lot of money, but as a cultural phenomenon it probably ranks pretty low. The
average semi-popular tv show gets millions of viewers (probably more than many
successful movies) but for cultural artifacts, I'd imagine that "Everybody
Loves Raymond" is less interesting a sunject for future study than "Beavis and
Butt-head" (which actually has a lower audience, being on cable).
What I'm trying to say is ...I don't know that we'll be seeing schoolkids
wearing"Waterboy" t-shirts very soon. So don't feel all that obligated to run
out and see it yet. But if you do, ...just be thankful that "A Night at the
Roxbury" wasn't a huge box-office hit.
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