Here it is May, and I know there will be no more important film of 2006 than the Al Gore doc "An Inconvenient Truth". This film WILL drastically change the political and environmental consciousness of our country, and carve itself a mark in National history. This perfection in cinema will be immortalized for posterity, and emerge as the preeminent example of our medium's power of education and influence.
When the lights came up, I made for the door. The entire audience stayed for the credits, but I instantly wanted to be alone. My reactions had been emotional and it was painful stifling my welling elation. Three young girls (sixteen to eighteen, at the most) filed out of the cinema in front of me. One sniffled restraint over her own reaction, as they pushed open the heavy wooden doors and squinted into the light. "I trading my car in tomorrow," she proclaimed.
"Tsssst, come on!" her friend jeered. No doubt, the group's eternal skeptic and future anachronism.
"I don't care what you say. I'm doing it!" she persisted. The skeptic piped down and the three solemnly exited the structure.
I have never had so much optimism for our future, youth, and culture.
When the lights came up, I made for the door. The entire audience stayed for the credits, but I instantly wanted to be alone. My reactions had been emotional and it was painful stifling my welling elation. Three young girls (sixteen to eighteen, at the most) filed out of the cinema in front of me. One sniffled restraint over her own reaction, as they pushed open the heavy wooden doors and squinted into the light. "I trading my car in tomorrow," she proclaimed.
"Tsssst, come on!" her friend jeered. No doubt, the group's eternal skeptic and future anachronism.
"I don't care what you say. I'm doing it!" she persisted. The skeptic piped down and the three solemnly exited the structure.
I have never had so much optimism for our future, youth, and culture.