, someone posing as an agent on a flight almost made off with her laptop . Although Atwood has long been accustomed to fitting in writing time with “whatever else I’m doing,” her attention during the plane ride was commandeered byreports she “became absorbed in watching.” Ostensibly, the film was so mesmerizing it led Atwood to leave her open laptop on the flight after disembarking, only recovering it later with the help of the “heroes” working for the airline.
, but it does reflect two very elemental truths about the human experience: there’s nothing like a larger project at hand to beget serious focus on a random side quest, and some movies just hit different in-flight. Invoke the “big screen experience” as you wish, but this writer proudly credits an overseas flight with finally makinga legible and enjoyable film after three prior watch attempts.