Can anyone relate to this: Being moved by this movie called BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN

[Mike 03]

I can't even remember how young I was when I saw this, but it made a huge impression on me. I never wanted to kill anything after I saw this, not even a bug.

Just curious if others were affected by this. You probably had to be in a certain age group to get caught up in this. I just remember the end, and crying my eyes out.

It was just so moving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhGLh4cOw9E

[mia]

1. Thanks for suggesting this.

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[Bluebear]

2. The song itself always gets me. "For in this world they have no voice , they have no choice"

[petersjo02]

3. I have never seen the movie,

but philosophically, that's where I am in real life. All living things have a "right to life"

[blogslut]

4. The book is better

Swarthout was a great writer.

[saltpoint]

6. May I second your praise for Glendon Swarthout, blogslut?

What a talented soul and what a virtuous environmentalist, too.

[blogslut]

7. I need to read more of him

I've only read BTB&TC and Luck and Pluck. The man could turn a phrase:

Oh twain me a twim
where the ffubalo jym.
Where the rede and the
telopen zoom.
Where the nibber is nat,
a conframitous rat-tat-tat.
And the dils
are not icky all doom.

[saltpoint]

10. A big cheer from me on that.

You rock, blogslut.

[HeeBGBz]

12. Yeah, the book had me

I don't think I ever saw the movie.

[w8liftinglady]

5. I remember it-and several others at about the same time

there were many socially aware movies directed at adolescents during that time period.
J.T. was one of my favorites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSgRsqK4aA&feature=PlayList&p=46DD298F5C6D07D7&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

[Brickbat]

8. I remember singing the song in grade school. God, what an awesome working-class hippie school that

was. I remember fighting tears whenever it came up.

[NC_Nurse]

9. I read the book. Loved it.

[msongs]

11. just watched the whole flick thanks! the real beasts were the executioners

[ipaint]

13. I was 14.

I remember it vividly. It blew me away.

[Mojeoux]

14. I read the books. Wonderful!

I learned those Scottish vets can really put away the Scotch.

[flvegan]

15. Being moved? I'm a vegan and an animal liberator.

Figure it out.

I think I was 9 when I first saw that movie. Makes a bit of sense.