movies.

i just watched 'the last king of scotland'. and to say the least that was a hard film to watch. it was beautiful. it was powerful. and i related to the 'entry' character. but it was hard to watch. mostly i say this as i think on the last really good movie i watched, 'the departed'. i saw that movie in the theater, and at the end i knew i was going *home*. that movie reminded me why i need to go home. it was amazing, stunning, and so well made. i don't like that kind of movie--violence, mobsters, all male cast-- and yet...stunned. now, watching 'the last king of scotland' i was also amazingly impressed. the characters were engaging, the story was fascinating, disturbing and the story was true. it was painful and true (for the main details, at the very least). though it was just as good of a film, it did not leave me feeling the same way as 'the departed'. films like LKOS are definitely another reason i want to be part of the industry, telling the stories that people don't want to hear, but that's just the thing, i'm people. i don't want to hear these things. but i am so glad that i do. being able to think about these hard topics, being forced to think, is so valuable. it gives focus in another way beyond our normal comfortable lives. hopefully it reminds many of us that there are problems in the world, even though the events that this film portrayed occurred in the seventies, they are still incredibly relevant today. for once i'll preach the hiroshima wisdom, we must remember so it does not happen again. clearly this is something that has not been successful in the same way as hiroshima's peace, but it is something we can be aware of and uneasy about so we can say, i am not happy with the way things are in the world. i wonder if there is anything i can do?