My First Crush Was Egon Spengler
Watching Ghostbusters: Afterlife brought back memories of my first great love — Harold Ramis.
It takes a lot for me to go to the movie theater — even outside of a pandemic — but Ghostbusters: Afterlife looked too good to miss. And boy was I right.
Not only is the film well-written, well-performed (McKenna Grace is FANTASTIC), and entertaining, it taps into strong feelings of nostalgia — particularly if your favorite Ghostbuster was Egon Spengler, played by the very talented and dearly departed Harold Ramis.
Gathering from the trailer that the film centers on Egon’s character, I had anticipated getting choked up while watching the film. And for the most part I kept my cool, that is until the last 10 minutes of the film. Then I LOST IT.
I mean, I cried like a stupid little baby.
I cried for my childhood.
I cried for all the wonderful people who have left us since the first movie premiered.
And I cried for the passage of time.
I couldn’t think or talk for 30 minutes after the film.
And this strong emotional reaction reminded me of my deep love for my very first crush.
