A group of my friends with too much time on their hands and an email list were given a bracket of 64 films to determine what we as a community consider the “best film”. There were no metrics provide, it was completely arbitrary selection.

As we approach the final rounds, I find myself with the highest picking percentage of the group, having selected an astounding 81.9% correctly (that’s 51 of the 64 selections). Having chosen primarily based on my favorites, this leads me to wonder:

Why don’t I ever have this kind of a run when money is on the line?

No, actually it makes me wonder whether I am a leader (do the movies I like become everyone else’s favorites?) or a follower (do I gravitate towards movies because they are already everyone else’s favorites), and really how finely thin is that line?

I’ll have to contemplate that while I watch my picks go to the Final Four.