I saw Moonrise Kingdom over the weekend. LOVED IT. It’s a story about two intelligent,
inventive, incorrigible young teenagers who fall in love, get torn apart, and ultimately
wind up happy and together, told as only the wonderfully quirky Wes Anderson can
tell it.
It’s a story about round pegs in square holes. Which probably describes most creative
thinkers.
Watching Moonrise Kingdom reminded me of one of the greatest
TV commercials of all time.
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can
quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing
you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human
race forward. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because
the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the
ones who do.”
Of course, it was for a company owned and created by one of the most
distinctive, visionary square pegs ever (See a cool version of the commercial narrated by Steve Jobs, not Richard Dreyfus).
Hopefully, you see a little of yourself in one of those dreamers. All it takes is just a little bit of crazy to
do something great and wind up happy, just like in a Wes Anderson movie.
Go see Moonrise Kingdom. Get
inspired to be the square peg.
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