Fahrenheit 6/25

First, hypocrisy abound. Then again, I suppose we should be used to it by now.

Arcata's Minor Theatre (the longest-running movie house in the U.S., I've learned) is showing Fahrenheit 9/11. No surprise, considering the liberal bent of the town. The turnout for tonight's show will be fantastic, with scores of people making plans weeks ago to attend the opening in large groups. I'm disappointed not to be able to join my friends and see first-hand the profound reaction this particular group is bound to display. On the other hand, I'll admit I'm nervous about my own particular reaction to the film... nothing like getting all stirred up and disturbed and then suddenly remembering your only real outlet for fury is pen and paper. That is, of course, unless you're prepared to fly to DC and bash the White House windows in with a baseball bat. But I'm not prepared to do that. The plane ticket would be far too expensive.

Yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle ran an article generally praising the film and, in a separate column, set about proving the veracity of some of the controversial claims Moore makes in the film. More importantly, the article emphasizes the film's significance in the likelihood that it could, even minimally, influence the outcome of November's election. For that--much as he may repel and infuriate--we may all be indebted to Michael Moore when the evil triumvirate is removed.

In a couple of hours I'll hop on a plane to join Marney and friends for some fun and frolic in $in City. Not an ideal summer destination by any stretch of the imagination (least not for someone who's been there a dozen times and has a tendency to suffer from entirely unpleasant mindwarp in triple-digit temperatures), but spending time with some dear NYC friends will undeniably be the sweetest of treats.

Posted by ayelet at June 25, 2004 09:27 AM