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Monday, January 19, 2004 np: miles davis - kind of blue "Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, 'Wait.'..but..when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of 'nobodiness'..then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There are those who will look at Dr. King's dream and see it as fulfilled and completed. Not in the least. As long as the divide of class grows greater, the threat of militaristic government hovers, and the steps we have taken forward are threatened, then Dr. King's dream is far from realized. To him, and the countless others who gave their lives in service of something greater than themselves, who gave their lives in persuit of the dream of solidarity, peace and hope, I give this tiny memorium. You will not have died in vain. - it is all too fitting that the first step in 2004's election process is today. i don't pretend to know who the late dr. king would have supported in this presidential election. but the lines have been drawn very clearly in my mind. and equality is not an issue on the incumbant's side in this election. the issues are rarely, if ever, black and white, but i find that the choice in election this year is the most clear cut in years. as much as i have certain preferences when it comes to the democratic primary, come november, i honestly don't care who is in the catbird seat for the nomination. i'll be voting democratic in the presidential election. without question. on the entire flip side of this, i went and saw big fish with b. and j. ball on saturday over in winston. i now am going to be absolutely torn when it comes oscar time, as this is the first film i've seen this year to compete with lost in translation in my mind for best picture. also, it may take a few more viewings to cement this in my mind, but as far as i am concerned, it is tim burton's best film yet. topping even edward scissorhands. i won't reveal any spoilers here, but i do want to talk about one aspect of the film. with its setting in alabama, and the obvious southern aspects of the film, i was enthralled with the way it brought the southern style of story telling to life. not to mention the way that that storytelling has an important role in the passing down of oral history. the main character, in my mind, still doesn't quite seem to understand his father by the end of the film. he is beginning to understand in bits and pieces, but i feel he has a lot more to understand about his father's life and what he was doing in relating his story the way he did. his final comments make me a bit uneasy about his knowledge. the movie had me nearly in great, wracking tears by the end. the father character reminded me so much of two people in my life; namely, my late grandfather c. and my dad. both have elements of that storytelling and softly humorous nature. and with the combined elements of the hospital scene and my grandfather's passing back in 2002, it hit far closer to home than it might have otherwise. it was absolutely beautiful. i'm not sure i can explain it any better. go see it. i highly recommend. posted by J. Neas | 1/19/2004 01:12:00 PM
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