See a movie for 25 cents (Oct 16, 2009)
Posted by Reel Mountain Theater on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The movie made me do it...
About 4 years ago, I watched the film Super Size Me.
The next day was the first day of not eating at a certain fast food
joint featured in that film, ever again. I'll give the film only
partial credit for making that change in my life but it definitely
tipped the scale.
Movies are like that. How many have you come out of thinking you could slay the entire German Army if only you could snap a bullwhip with precision? .. or swing a pickup truck around backwards at 60 miles per hour while your girlfriend hooked a rolling gasoline tanker up to your truck and you departed with the fuel supply? or... well, you get it. The fantastic escapes that movies allow us are a little respite in our world of rushing and trying to keep up. That escape is as important as sleep I would suggest. (A hike is good too, but they don't serve popcorn on the trail).
On the other hand, there's the movie genre that tips the scale and presses some of us into real-life action, like this week's Food, Inc. After last weekend's screening, the audience stayed behind and we talked about the film- and more importantly what we could do to have some impact on the world. It seemed to be the consensus of the discussion group that we would have to start locally, and vote with our dollars, make changes in our own lives that would ripple out to the world. Great information about Local Roots Coop, and opportunities to act locally were presented among other things.
After the discussion, a man that 'had his scales tipped' into action by this film, offered to pay for the tickets for anyone in Estes Park to see this film, because he thought it was important. That show of Food, Inc is Saturday at 3pm, admission is a quarter.
Wow. That's a powerful movie. We hope you take advantage of this chance to see this film. If for the value alone, the experience will be good. If you take home just one idea of doing better for yourself or your family, it will be invaluable.
...and maybe this film will tip your scales, too.
Movies are like that. How many have you come out of thinking you could slay the entire German Army if only you could snap a bullwhip with precision? .. or swing a pickup truck around backwards at 60 miles per hour while your girlfriend hooked a rolling gasoline tanker up to your truck and you departed with the fuel supply? or... well, you get it. The fantastic escapes that movies allow us are a little respite in our world of rushing and trying to keep up. That escape is as important as sleep I would suggest. (A hike is good too, but they don't serve popcorn on the trail).
On the other hand, there's the movie genre that tips the scale and presses some of us into real-life action, like this week's Food, Inc. After last weekend's screening, the audience stayed behind and we talked about the film- and more importantly what we could do to have some impact on the world. It seemed to be the consensus of the discussion group that we would have to start locally, and vote with our dollars, make changes in our own lives that would ripple out to the world. Great information about Local Roots Coop, and opportunities to act locally were presented among other things.
After the discussion, a man that 'had his scales tipped' into action by this film, offered to pay for the tickets for anyone in Estes Park to see this film, because he thought it was important. That show of Food, Inc is Saturday at 3pm, admission is a quarter.
Wow. That's a powerful movie. We hope you take advantage of this chance to see this film. If for the value alone, the experience will be good. If you take home just one idea of doing better for yourself or your family, it will be invaluable.
...and maybe this film will tip your scales, too.
