a extrardinarily important and moving film

cflpeace from 90005 | Posted on 9/27/08

We are at a critical time: from Iraq and Afghanistan to global warming and economic crash, our survival depends on our coming to understand ourselves to be active members of humanity, vibrant participants of history, not just spectators of it. So when a film comes along that brings us into this consciousness, making us horrified at the worst we can be and exalted at our best, that is an extraordinary movie, one we should get all our friends, youth, and older children out to see as soon as possible. Multifaceted characters in very trying times keep it real; action and passions keep it moving. I saw it last night when it opened; the audience cheered, laughed, applauded, groaned, and otherwise responded throughout. And I imagine, that for many people there for whom this was all new, a news report will never be the same as before.