tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476261738737970522.post6225947081432634140..comments2023-07-25T10:53:18.813-04:00Comments on BMFInsights: Five More Fourth of July Film FavoritesBryn Mawr Film Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313898716999373475noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476261738737970522.post-23550068527359480582012-07-08T12:05:11.165-04:002012-07-08T12:05:11.165-04:00We are particularly impressed with Ms. Monaco'...We are particularly impressed with Ms. Monaco's selection of the 4th of July classics that are always thoughtful fodder as to why we celebrate this day.<br />Two are worth particular mention. "To Kill A Mockingbird" which we find an unusual, but brillant choice. Ms. Monaco has reached into the heart of the story and pulled out its essence. "Every man is created equal". The connection between this all important concept, on which our moral universe should be centered is an eloquent equivalent to the very reason that each of us should be focused on Independence Day.<br /><br />"Born on the Fourth of July" is especially apt as it shows again and again the dark side of our<br />political choices. Vietnam has been no lesson to us. Otherwise today, we again wouldn't have to object to our political stance in so many places throughout the world, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, as just two examples. And again, at the very moment we write this, we watch a cadre of U.S. troops being sent into the Straits of Hormuz. Let's start to live what we speak.M. Louisnoreply@blogger.com