First, I watched Milk, which, if you didn't already know, is about Harvey Milk who was a gay rights activist and was the first openly gay man to be elected to a city office in California. While the love scenes kind of gave me the willies, it was a beautiful movie. Sean Penn is glorious--his Oscar win was a given. Milk was such an amazing film. It makes you realize that you should never take your rights for granted because someone can come in and take them away simply because they don't agree. It disgusted me to see some people lobby to take away simple rights from gay people. They wanted to fire gay teachers because "the gays can't reproduce so they would have to recruit our children." And they wanted to fire those that were friends to those who were openly gay. What makes me so sad is that Harvey was killed after only a year in office. He did so much in that one year. Imagine what he could have done if he and the mayor had not be assassinated.
So, after that happy movie, I watched 7 Pounds. You might be thinking "Hey! You just ruined Milk for me!" Don't worry, I didn't. You find out that stuff in the beginning. I don't really know if I can not reveal anything in 7 Pounds, but I'll try not to. First off, it's a moving film. It makes you really think about whether or not your life is really being lived. And whether you are doing all you can to make an impact on those around you. While Ben Thomas took it to the extreme, I think we can all learn something from 7 Pounds. I don't know what that something for you is because it's probably different for everyone. But I know what I learned. And I can't tell you. That would ruin the movie. Let's just say I cried my eyes out and started thinking about what I have done to make a dfference--big or small.
Okay, you guys (rather the one of you that actually reads this thing) MUST watch these movies. They both have two completely different messages. Both you need to be a better person, I think. But both are about love.
Good ole LOVE.
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