I went to see Farenheit 9/11 with my family last night (i’m in Spokane visiting). Again, it just blew my mind. It is such a great film. It was interesting because the theater was packed, even after being in theaters for three weeks! AND in Spokane, which I kind of always thought was rife with conservatives. It was cool to see how the audience reacted. In Santa Cruz, people clapped when the injured soldier said he would switch parties and become very active in the Democratic party when he got home. In Spokane, that statement didn’t get much of a reaction. However, the part that really got a reaction in Spokane was when the marine recruiters were scoping out the poor side of town for possible recruits. Someone in the audience yelled out something that I couldn’t hear, then another guy behind me yelled “Keep recruiters out of the schools!” and then everyone in the theater clapped! I thought about it and realized that there are so many boys in Spokane getting shipped off to Iraq. When the movie was over everyone clapped and then just sat there until the lights came on. It was like the audience didn’t know what hit them.
Seeing it for the second time, it was still very good. Go see this movie! And then vote Bush out in November. And get all of your friends to see it, too.
Blatherskite 