Chicky Flicky

What is a chick flick anyway? Now I hope that the first thing that pops into your mind is not a small boy flicking a small chicken. It's not. A chick flick is a romantic comedy comprised of a guy and a girl who somehow fall in love with each other.

I know that there are bad chick flicks, but there are so many more redeeming chick flicks that we should watch. It was unfortunate to hear Miss Sundet categorize all chick flicks as junk. There are so many good ones: “Pride and Prejudice.” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “Sense and Sensibility,” and let us not forget “Cinderella” or “Sleeping Beauty.” Miss Sundet said in her previous declamation that “chick flicks are fluff.” Now that's a bit much. Baby chickens are made of fluff. The point is, I know that chick flicks have predictable plots. I know that the characters are predictable. But that's what makes them so good. In the chick flick “Penelope” the characters are well portrayed. You hate the bad guys, but think they are hilarious at the same time. The film is a fairy tale and its star character is in fact, a girl with a pig nose. The movie has predictable characters, predictable plots, and the guy kisses the girl in the end. But isn't that what our world is like. We have predictable characters, predictable plots, and God brings the Church to Himself in the end with a triumphant kiss. If God didn't like chick flicks, he wouldn't have made one Himself.