Mind Coffee: CGI overload causing me to lose track of some films I’ve seen

Shawn Ryan

As a fan of the “Star Wars” universe, I plan to see “The Last Jedi.”

First, though, I have to go back and watch the previous film, “The Force Awakens,” because the only scene I remember is the final one where – spoiler alert! – Luke Skywalker turns around and is all bearded and everything. Nothing else is in my memory except some small, round robot that’s a knockoff of R2-D2.

This isn’t the first time I’ve lost movies. A while back, I ran across a film review I had written for the Times Free Press on “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” I don’t remember ever seeing this film. At all.

It’s a scary feeling and, to be honest, I’m sure part of it is the effect of aging. As they say, the three main characteristics about growing old are loss of memory and … I don’t remember the other two.

But I think a bigger part of my film forgetfulness may be a case of CGI overload.