{"id":1093,"date":"2006-06-20T09:13:14","date_gmt":"2006-06-20T13:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/20\/meaningful-films\/"},"modified":"2007-07-28T13:51:02","modified_gmt":"2007-07-28T17:51:02","slug":"meaningful-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/20\/meaningful-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaningful films"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I see movies in fits and spurts. I’ll go months without going to the theater, and then, like in the past few weeks, I’ll go see a movie each weekend.<\/p>\n

First, I went to see the new X-Men movie a few weeks ago. It was OK. Certainly nothing compared to the first two. Frankly, I came home and watched the first film again on DVD because it was so much better.<\/p>\n

Then, two weeks ago, my brother came into town (he’s now back in Micronesia), so we went for a family movie night to see “An Inconvenient Truth<\/a>“, otherwise known as the most meaningful powerpoint presentation you’ll ever see. I seriously recommend the film, regardless of your political persuasion. You can’t walk out of the theater without trying to change at least a little bit of how we live on this earth. One of the interesting things I realized, however, is that while NYC certainly has terrible air quality, those of us who live in cities already do quite a bit. I already take mass transit or walk to work. All of my appliances are new and energy efficient. My apartment is small, so I don’t need a lot of energy to cool it in the summertime.<\/p>\n

Interesting facts – Did you know that the reason that GM and Ford can’t sell cars in China is because we don’t meet China’s emissions standards?<\/i> China!<\/p>\n

Oh, and if he did run again (which he claims he won’t), I would vote for Al Gore in a heartbeat. Dude is smart.<\/p>\n

In other movies, on Saturday, I went to the ‘burbs to visit my best friend, and we went to see “A Prairie Home Companion<\/a>” – meaningful, but in a different way. I think you actually do have to be a Garrison Keillor fan to like this film. Much of it is basically “in-jokes” from the radio show, which I certainly listen to whenever I get the chance. It was odd and quirky, and yes, Altmanesque, and damn, Meryl Streep can actually really sing. But I was doubled over laughing at certain points, and it was worth the $10. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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