DISQUS

John Muth · 1 month ago

The irony (??, or is it homage?) in the Glenn Beck thing, sounds like something that Keith Olberman would call him on - and indeed, Keith would read some of a King speech to qualify just what you said. (I'll admit though, I've never watched or listened to anything Glenn Beck has had to say - other than clips played on say The Daily Show - so I'm not completely familiar with what you're mentioning.

On a completely separate note, for some reason this post made me tear up a little bit. It could be for the hope that you always have ingrained in your writing, or the love for Walk Kowalski, or more likely, just my allergies; but either way, I thought this was a beautiful post. :)

garethhiggins75 · 1 month ago

Thank you sir - that's very kind of you to say.

Jett Loe · 1 month ago

Re: tearing up - you know I think I actually cried a bit while watching Gran Torino - surprising I know, but true - it's the last Dirty Harry film - and he tries to redeem himself through non-violence = brilliant.

John Muth · 1 month ago

Something funny is that earlier, my roommates and I were watching the most recent MAD MEN on On Demand, and as I fast forwarded through the commercials, the trailer for Invictus came on - and was onscreen for like 5 seconds in FFW. They all wanted to know what that was, having seen Freeman, Damon and Eastwood's name. So, I rewound to watch the trailer and afterwards they were all like, "meh". That also made me tear up, but not in the same way you're talking about.

(And I loved Gran Torino, btw. I was very sad that it failed to garner any Oscar noms. Except for Best Song, I'm fine with that not being nominated - although having Clint sing that live on the awards show would have been awesome!)

Eric · 1 month ago

Glenn Beck is a disgrace to the religious community. He claims to be Mormon, but if you actually study Mormonism, almost everything he spouts off is in direct contradiction to the principles of the faith. The same is true of a large portion of the evangelical right. Reason and logic seem to have no place in the religious community anymore. Healthy skepticism has been replaced by blind obedience to a book that can't even agree with itself on simple points of doctrine. Now, I believe pure religion can enlighten, provoke deep thought, enhance community, and neutralize societal evils and injustice, but what most people practice nowadays can hardly be considered pure religion.

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Anyway, it's always risky to cast well-known actors in roles that require foreign accents. If Damon and Freeman can tackle that without too much distraction, then this film looks to be quite fascinating.