Me So Corny

"We are most destructive to ourselves when we stop caring."

This could be interpreted in a number of ways and used in a variety of contexts, but mostly I like to think that 'we' represents the human race. Perhaps some people will recognize some value in its meaning, especially with the events going on in the world today. I want this quote to be in my epitaph--unless I come up with something else, of course. :)

I was very moved by the Anheuser-Busch "Thank You" commercial aired during the Super Bowl. It takes place in an airport where you had people waiting around, going on with their business. Suddenly, people started turning heads and applauding. It was a group of U.S. soldiers walking in from an arrival flight. At the end, the screen said, "Thank you." The use of music was especially effective, and it had quite an emotional impact.

My description of the ad doesn't do it justice, but it can be viewed from either of these links:

Anheuser-Busch "Thank You" Commercial (iFilm.com)

Anheuser-Busch "Thank You" Commercial (HeroSalute.com)

I'm curious who directed this commercial, because the music and slightly faded color tones reminded me of a sequence from The Insider, with Russell Crowe and Al Pacino, another one of my all-time favorite films.

Based on a true story, The Insider is about a former tobacco company executive who took enormous risks and suffered tremendous hardships in doing the right thing. The real life Jeffrey Wigand among others were interviewed for the behind-the-scenes featurette on the DVD. Dr. Wigand and the 60 Minutes producer he befriended, Lowell Bergman, are true unsung heroes, and their story is very inspiring.

Movie Pic of the Month

"To a network, probably, we're all commodities. To me, you're not a commodity. What you are is important."

Here's a little movie trivia: The Mississippi Attorney General in The Insider was played by Michael Moore himself (no, not THAT Michael Moore!). ;)