worth taking action
So I'm pretty encouraged by a new wave of people who seem to be tired of listening to the same old BS and making a stand. This week as Bush rolled out the gay marriage amendment again, I've heard a lot of people simply say "enough", we're done with this nonsense. There are real problems to be solved and acting like our most pressing problem is who wants to love who is just ridiculous. For me it's simple, I'm done listening to politicians and radical preachers telling me who to hate.
The same week, an Inconvenient Truth (a great documentary about global warming) opened on just 77 screens and still managed to break the top 10 most profitable movies in the country. That's amazing. You'd think that'd be impossible on less than 100 screens nationally. People are hungry for change, and their hungry for messages about solutions.
When I saw it, I was so encouraged by the audience's reactions. The end credits included suggestions on actions that individuals can take, and as they rolled, audience members cheered their favorite ones. One thing I loved is that some of the biggest cheers came from the following suggested action: If you believe in prayer, pray we'll find the strength to make the necessary changes. I loved this response because so often a perception is put forth that republicans are Christian and Liberals are atheist. If anything, what I've seen in the last few years is that the major republican issues all seem to be about standing for war, for building walls, for limiting freedoms. Christ preached unity and peace, Christ was a radical, I see nothing Christ-like in the current administration.
What does all this have to do with movies? Well, movies are the campfire of our generation. It's where people form ideas, discuss conclusions. Some of the best conversations I've had with friends over the years have been interpreting films we just saw. It's one place that change begins to happen.
Here are links to two great trailers that are from documentaries about changing the way we think about progress. Both are about technology and the earth.
An Inconvenient Truth
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_classics/aninconvenienttruth/
Who Killed the Electric Car
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/whokilledtheelectriccar/
The same week, an Inconvenient Truth (a great documentary about global warming) opened on just 77 screens and still managed to break the top 10 most profitable movies in the country. That's amazing. You'd think that'd be impossible on less than 100 screens nationally. People are hungry for change, and their hungry for messages about solutions.
When I saw it, I was so encouraged by the audience's reactions. The end credits included suggestions on actions that individuals can take, and as they rolled, audience members cheered their favorite ones. One thing I loved is that some of the biggest cheers came from the following suggested action: If you believe in prayer, pray we'll find the strength to make the necessary changes. I loved this response because so often a perception is put forth that republicans are Christian and Liberals are atheist. If anything, what I've seen in the last few years is that the major republican issues all seem to be about standing for war, for building walls, for limiting freedoms. Christ preached unity and peace, Christ was a radical, I see nothing Christ-like in the current administration.
What does all this have to do with movies? Well, movies are the campfire of our generation. It's where people form ideas, discuss conclusions. Some of the best conversations I've had with friends over the years have been interpreting films we just saw. It's one place that change begins to happen.
Here are links to two great trailers that are from documentaries about changing the way we think about progress. Both are about technology and the earth.
An Inconvenient Truth
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_classics/aninconvenienttruth/
Who Killed the Electric Car
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/whokilledtheelectriccar/
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