Enough is never enough.

I went to see Cirque du Soleil: Totem at the Royal Albert Hall tonight with with my friend Stewart. The show is a mix of circus arts, acrobatics and street entertainment, with the theme of Totem being set around evolution. Well, something to do with evolution, although we were both unsure as the actual 'story' or meaning of it all. Nevertheless it was an enjoyable show, the 2 and a half hours whizzed by, it had a very attractive and muscly gymnast guy to look at, a really cool and pretty stage set-up and lighting, and some really impressive performances.

However; despite these impressive performances both myself and Stewart left with the feeling that we hadn't had all our expectations met. And just to be clear this is in no way due to poor or boring performances (with the exception of one act involving somersaults building up a massive amount of tension, only for the gymnast to perform the tiniest of flips and then expecting a standing ovation), as each act was executed brilliantly, the performers were all incredible, captivating the audience and leaving us all wanting more. And herein lies the problem. We always want that little bit more. We're never quite 'wowed' by things as we always think there could be something better/bigger/faster/more shiny to come along that will impress us more. Enough is just never enough.

Films and television probably have their part to play in this factor, with special effects making the impossible possible, superheroes doing all sorts of unimaginable stunts, and explosions and epic battles filling the screens, the real world seems somewhat dull in comparison. Perhaps if one the acrobats in Totem actually flew across the stage before heroically saving the audience from an explosion we might have felt a standing ovation necessary. Maybe next time.

Well anyway, the show was brilliant, and whether it had the wow-factor or not I wouldn't be able to do a single thing they did on that stage, and if I was to try I would undoubtedly kill myself in the process. So surely that's got to mean something right?

That is all.