Fahrenheit 9/11 or Canada Day

As an addition to the last post, Monday night I went to the Drive In with Dave to see a double bill of "Dodgeball" and "The Day After Tomorrow." The former was much funnier than I anticipated while the latter was much shittier than I anticipated. I can't understand why people still both see and let Roland Emmerich make movies. His only talent is with special effects... everything else, from character, dialogue, plot, etc are terrible. Whose bright idea was it to have the COLD chase people down a hallway, or who thought that someone could snowshoe from Washington D.C. to New York in ONE DAY. What the hell were they thinking????? Ugh, pure and utter crap fest, saved only MARGINALLY by impressive disaster scenes.
I finally got in to see Fahrenheit 9/11 last night, as the previous attempt was shut out due to a sell-out. Jay and I checked it out at Grant Park. We decided to get there really early to guarantee tickets and were smart to do so, as it sold out again. To kill the time before the show, we checked out some of the mall. I said hello to some former co-workers at Zellers, including a cute girl who I never could figure out, and a tubby dude who had a full beard at 16. It was interesting to see people who hated the job when I was there, still working there 2 full years later. It was also nice to see that I am still a legend there. My slacking exploits are still talked about! Including the time I went to my car and slept during a shift! Those were the days!
Anyway... as per the movie.. It was an amazing experience. Both funny and moving while still being informative and intelligent. Most of the data presented I already knew from various readings, but it was all presented concisely and powerfully. I hope that all Americans can see the film in order to be able to see through the smokescreen of their own media and see Bush and his war for what he truly is. Seeing the images of Iraq made me even more thankful that Chretien said no to it. Canada has no place in such a situation. We are a peacekeeping nation, not an occupying invasion force led by corporate interests and lies. The film also made me even more grateful that Canada does not have a draft (which is most likely on the way in the U.S.) and that we are respected around the world. The fact that we don't have such a fear-mongering media, and that we are not the target of terrorists was also something reinforced by the film. Overall, it just made me even more grateful for this great country I live in and the ideals and standards it was built on. The perfect sentiment for today, which just happens to be Canada Day! Canada, I love ya baby!