“And the title is a lie,” Mike whispered, “because I am definitely here, and I want to go home.” They never finished the hard bowl. The remaining titles— Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) , The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love , Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)—remained unacted, forever haunting the black ceramic bowl.
She shook her head. She repeated the gesture, then added hot dog fingers (a deep cut from the movie). Jay stared blankly. She did the raccoonatouille motion (another deep cut). Nothing.
He showed the paper to the camera (no, to the room). It read:
“No,” Priya cut him off. “These are the warm-up ones. Wait till you see the real bowl.”
He read it.
Mike stood up. He took a deep breath. He pointed at Sarah (Jesse James). Then he pretended to shoot her with finger-guns. Then he pointed at himself (Robert Ford). Then he acted cowardly—shaking knees, hiding behind a cushion. Then he pretended to shoot Sarah again .
Mike groaned. He fell to his knees. He wrote in the air: 7 words. 7!
“ Kill Bill ?” Priya offered.