I just watched the movie "Z"

[Radical Activist]

What a great movie! Its about something that happened in another country years ago but there are so many great lessons and themes. It showed how the establishment protects eachother, the pressures put on honest people and what a difference it can make when one honest person refuses to back down.

I wish every high school or college student were forced to watch that movie. Its scary how many young people there are who trust authority. That's why so many went along with the Iraq War at first. You Baby Boomers forgot to teach many of the current generation the lessons you learned about not trusting the government!

Any other fans of Z?

[Hugin]

1. I haven't seen it yet.

[Call Me Wesley]

2. Great movie, isn't it?

And speaking of Ives Montand and political movies, you must watch 'I as In Icarus' too.

[Radical Activist]

3. hmm...I'll do that.

I've never heard of it before.

[Call Me Wesley]

7. You have to.

It's a French movie, and I hope it's available in English. It literally deals with the JFK murder, way way way before Oliver Stone touched the subject. It's a deep movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079322/

On edit: Link.

[SoCalDem]

5. Yves Montand was wonderful

and jean-Paul Belmondo :)

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Jean-Paul Belmondo

had a few good movies (the early ones.) He was quite the rough guy. ;)

[SoCalDem]

4. We TRIED to teach you, but other stuff kept intruding

like working and raising you kids, and ...stuff :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. ......

:applause:

[Radical Activist]

9. stuff huh?

Yeah...we know...stuff like too much pot! ha! ;)

[SoCalDem]

10. Not once most of us grew up.. (and none in this household ever)

:P

[JanMichael]

11. Watched it a few months ago, it was great.

The prosecuting attorney was amazing, I wish we had the same...

[Radical Activist]

14. It gave me a new perspective on why

the conservatives are so concerned about controlling the judiciary.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. One of the great political movies of all time

Note how they never reveal until the end where the movie is taking place. (However, at the time, every politically aware person would have known exactly what events are being portrayed.)

[Radical Activist]

13. It is surprisingly universal

I was worried I wouldn't enjoy it so much since I'm not familiar with the surrounding events and history. They truly made a movie to fit any time and nation.

[robbedvoter]

15. me!Me! "Z" is for my name too!