Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Lake Shore Drive and Movies in Chicago

Have you ever noticed how many movies that are set in Chicago try to incorporate LSD into their footage/scenes? And how they all do it wrong?

For example, in When Harry Met Sally, they are definitely driving in the wrong direction on LSD if they are going to New York. Definitely definitely. They are sort of driving towards Wisconsin, actually.


Anyway I am watching My Best Friends Wedding and they clearly pick Julia Roberts up from OHare airport, and then Cameron Diaz is first driving (from the south side) north on LSD with the lake on the right-hand side, towards downtown Chicago.

Then, mere seconds later she is exiting onto Michigan Ave, CLEARLY from the north. Now downtown is on the right and the lake is on the left.

I'm just saying people, why must we be all about the LSD instead of the accuracy of the layout of the city? If it's OHare, why not just show shots of 94? And yes, I am making a larger deal than necessary. It's because this is my blog and I think what I have to say is interesting.