21 at the Union

I've written several posts over the past few months about the movies I've seen at the Union. The Union Board does a great job at picking good shows and bringing them to the students for free. Tonight was an advanced showing of 21, a show about a college genious who decides to count cards in Vegas in order to earn enough money to pay for medical school. The premise of the show was intriguing; the only problem I foresaw was the two hour and ten minute length of the film. Honestly I was surprised that the director could drag out such a basic concept for such a long period of time. Many parts could have been shortened or (better yet) omitted in order to condense the overly long movie. I was completely jealous of the main character, Ben. He was a genius with amazing MCAT scores and 4.0 GPA. It was a too perfect combination... He had his eyes set on Harvard Medical School but was short about $300,000 for tuition. $300,000??? That is ridiculous. This astounding figure is still looming in my head as I see myself attending medical school one day. How will I be able to afford this? Perhaps counting cards is not such a bad idea after all.