Well, it looks like I'll be spending Valentine's Day with Haiwen. Apparently we're going to see either Daredevil or The Jungle Book 2 in Times Square. I should explain about the latter. It seems that "bear" is a slang term for a middle-aged, beefy, grizzled gay man, who tends to be seen with young boyish Asian types. Based on this, Haiwen has constructed an hilariously elaborate homoerotic reading of the relationship between Mowgli and Baloo the Bear in The Jungle Book 2, based on the commericals, which makes him think that it would be great fun to see the movie. You know; young Indian boy leaves the jungle, tries to start a civilized life with a pretty girl ("I knew she was going to be trouble!" chortles Baloo), only to be drawn back across the river where his bearish pal, who calls him "Little Britches," awaits. As one character observes, "You can take the boy out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the boy." Hmmm, right.

(Also, at one point Mowgli is menaced by an enormous snake.)