We just got back from seeing Fahrenheit 9/11. There weren't any surprises for me, except for the bits about James Baker. Did like seeing it all tied together, though, and Bush is made to look like a complete idiot, which is fantastic. 
My favorite parts were two:
Bush's speech at what I presume is a fundraising dinner. "We have here the haves, and the 'have mores'. Some call you the elite. I call you my base." So much for the 'liberal, Democratic elite' eh?
And the live feed from the satellite before he gave the speech on TV announcing the start of the Iraq War. Those shifty eyes, and having to wipe the smirk, fucking grin, off his face and put on a *grim, serious look* seconds before he goes on the air.
The best part, though, was the audience. We were among the youngest people there. Mostly 30 and 40 year olds, and at least a dozen elderly groups with gray hair. When I walked in and looked around, all I saw was bald heads and gray hair.
There was one couple there, swear to God, who had to have been at least in their mid 70s, one with a walker!
This was a 2pm show on a Tuesday, and the theater was nearly full. And after it was over, everyone clapped, spontaneously. I was caught off guard because, though I expected some people to clap, they clapped a few seconds before the credits even came up! Like, "HELL YES!!!"
Lila Lipscomb was interesting. Of course she's in the movie to tug your heartstrings, but god damn, she lost her first born son in Bush's fucking war. He apparently hated Bush, too, and she deserves to be heard by the thousands (millions?) that will see this movie. It helps tie everything together, because it can seem a little abstract until you connect personally and emotionally with an admirable human being you identify with. I mean, who doesn't know a woman exactly like Lila Lipscomb? I know several! This whole country is full of mothers exactly like her.
But it was a great movie. It made me laugh, it made me angry, and it made me cry three times. One was the distraught Iraqi woman wailing "Where are you God?" The other two were Lila Lipscomb. Fuck Bush. FUCK HIM.
My favorite parts were two:
Bush's speech at what I presume is a fundraising dinner. "We have here the haves, and the 'have mores'. Some call you the elite. I call you my base." So much for the 'liberal, Democratic elite' eh?
And the live feed from the satellite before he gave the speech on TV announcing the start of the Iraq War. Those shifty eyes, and having to wipe the smirk, fucking grin, off his face and put on a *grim, serious look* seconds before he goes on the air.
The best part, though, was the audience. We were among the youngest people there. Mostly 30 and 40 year olds, and at least a dozen elderly groups with gray hair. When I walked in and looked around, all I saw was bald heads and gray hair.
There was one couple there, swear to God, who had to have been at least in their mid 70s, one with a walker!
This was a 2pm show on a Tuesday, and the theater was nearly full. And after it was over, everyone clapped, spontaneously. I was caught off guard because, though I expected some people to clap, they clapped a few seconds before the credits even came up! Like, "HELL YES!!!"
Lila Lipscomb was interesting. Of course she's in the movie to tug your heartstrings, but god damn, she lost her first born son in Bush's fucking war. He apparently hated Bush, too, and she deserves to be heard by the thousands (millions?) that will see this movie. It helps tie everything together, because it can seem a little abstract until you connect personally and emotionally with an admirable human being you identify with. I mean, who doesn't know a woman exactly like Lila Lipscomb? I know several! This whole country is full of mothers exactly like her.
But it was a great movie. It made me laugh, it made me angry, and it made me cry three times. One was the distraught Iraqi woman wailing "Where are you God?" The other two were Lila Lipscomb. Fuck Bush. FUCK HIM.
kungfuvoodoo:
Keith, with your permission, I am going to run with that, Remember what it was like before you were born? No? Exactly. Nothingness to nothingness thing in the Death Group. It has been an entirely overlooked concept. Come on by and join in if you like. Take care.