Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Favorite Movie?

I think it is unfair to all the movies that I love if I only pick one. There are simply too many movies that I love. I enjoy anything from Wedding Crashers to Sleeping Beauty, from Lord of the Rings to Moulin Rouge. I love any movie that strikes an emotion in me. However, I will talk about a film that I recently saw at the Maui Film Festival. I saw American the Beautiful, a documentary film concerning America's thirst for beauty. I found it moving because it made me realize how our culture is becoming increasingly obsessed with outer beauty and not beauty of the mind and soul. America the Beautiful followed the life of a model from the ages of 12 to 18. It was mind-boggling how much time and effort was spent on making this film. At the age of about 14 the model was called obese by the industry standards, even though she was a size 4. It was astounding to see people's real reactions towards beauty (or the lack of). This was a great movie, and I recommend that people see it, if at all possible.

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