Today's Impact Day Guest: Morgan Spurlock from Super Size Me

So, many of you may have heard about the movie Super Size Me, where a guy lived off of nothing but what he could buy at McDonalds.

That guy has a name: Morgan Spurlock.

Morgan Spurlock was at Impact Day today filming something about guns, presumably for his TV show.



And, of course, I got my picture taken with him.

United 93

I was unable to attend the "No Way Day" event because I had already agreed to go to a movie with a friend.

That movie was United 93.

It's a good film.

Is it hard to watch? Very.

I am man enough to admit that I cried. Memories of that day came floating to the surface. When the people on the screen first found out about the WTC on fire, I was back in my kitchen, seeing it on TV. When they watch the second plane hit the WTC, I'm back in front of Olympus High School listening to it happen on KSL Radio. When the Pentagon is on fire, I'm at SLCC watching it on a big screen TV, with the exact same "Oh shit" thoughts.

And then I realize.

We are not safer that we were that morning. There is nothing to stop history from repeating itself.

And for that, I'm still sad.

-Bob

BrokeBack To The Future

OK, so I said I was sick of hearing about this movie, and would never post about it again.

Well, This was just too funny to pass up.



The Back to the Future trilogy is one of my favorite movies of all time.

-Bob

Hatemongering Mormons

This Divided State reprints an e-mail about from someone in Calgary who recently saw their film:

I just arrived home from viewing your film in Calgary Alberta Canada. I myself am an upstanding tithe-paying returned-missionary relief-society sister and was quite fascinated by the fracas surrounding the visit of M. Moore to UVSC.

I regret that probably very few members of the church took the opportunity to see this film in Calgary, as it really makes one consider the folly of using religion as a justification for contention and narrow-mindedness, war mongering and hate mongering.

It was a good reminder to me to never be too smug about the "superiority" of my religious beliefs and an impetus for me to remain true to my left-leaning political views.

Thanks for your documentary. Keep it up.

Kathryn Davies
(B.A., Philippines San Pablo Mission 2002-2003, Institute graduate)"

This sums up my thoughts exactly.

Annother good film to see on LDS hypocracy is Mobsters and Mormons.

-Bob
(RM, Minnesota Minneapolis Mission, 1998-2000)