Lucas on Death.
Lucas has been watching the movie Titanic for about a week now. He’ll watch the actual video, then watch sections of it on “You Tube”, then watch a documentary we have from A & E network.
Yesterday, he announced to me that Jack (Jack Dawson, the lead character in Titanic) did NOT die. We all remember how sad it was when Jack became one of the many Titanic passengers who died in the icy waters of the North Atlantic the night the ship sank.
Before I could decide whether to pursue an explanation about death, (going to heaven, everyone dies, etc.), Lucas went on to tell me that Jack “went into ice cube” and to Encino.
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Encino Man”, it’s about two teenage boys who dig up a cave man in their backyard in Encino, CA. When they find this cave man, he’s encased in ice, having been frozen there eons ago during the Ice Age.
Lucas worked out in his head that Jack Dawson went into very cold water and became encased in ice. He worked out that if two guys from Encino could dig up a cave man in his ice cube, why couldn’t Jack Dawson’s ice cube end up in Encino, too?
Once again, Lucas has proven to me beyond a doubt that he’s able to think about something in a sophisticated way. Of course, his conclusion is completely wrong!
But I can’t say it’s lacking in creativity. (And be honest, who among us DIDN’T want Jack Dawson to LIVE!!)
I’ve seen both Titanic and Encino Man, Encino man is quite enjoyable. Picturing both movies connecting as the way Lucas worked out is hilarious.