Many complained that their children could not see the film but I doubt any of them had actually seen it before complaining.
Hugo Weaving, on the other hand, will always be the evil Elfish lord of the Matrix no matter what film I see him in.
It came as no surprise to me that I would find the traits of creative leaders in the characters in the film (I knew the book, of course), but I was pleased to see how beautifully rich the lessons of leadership could be when played out against a backdrop of Middle Earth where wolves and trolls wait at every turn.
"My friends and I thought it was so appalling we vowed to never see the film, " says Suzuya Bobo, a 22-year-old Los Angeles video producer.
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Teaching a seminar devoted to the film this semester, I've been pleased to see my students respond the same way that audiences have since the premiere at New York City's Hollywood Theater 70 years ago.
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In a strange twist of fate, I was able to see what the vision of John Noel and the words we had captured on film really meant when you are talking to the person on the other end of the phone.
The movie that got the most shout-outs was a sweet little film that I was surprised to see even mentioned: Big Night.
Ultimately, the level of support and kindness these eight boys and girls showed one another rose to a level I could have never even imagined, as those of you who watch the film will inevitably see.
Some might say the Abraham Lincoln we see portrayed in the film is still too much legend and too little man, but I disagree.
"The American people do not like things being kept from them, and I think what this film is going to do is to peel back the layers so the people can see what is really going on, " he said.
And when I walked out of the theater, I turned my phone on and started calling everyone I knew and telling them to see this film.
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But for me personally, I love movies before color came in and feel like every time Turner Classic Movies puts on a color film, I always have to--then I start to looking at the other channels and see if anybody else has something.
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