bobby

this movie made me cry. I only realized last year the significance of losing Robert Kennedy, a presidential candidate who would have made real changes in the area of peace and civil rights in the United States. his death marked a turn in American history for the worse, ushering in an era of backlash and losses for the movements that temporarily thrived here in the sixties. most of this history doesn't come across in the movie, but it is a neat little picture of one day in the life of a group of people converging on the time and place of the assassination. the cast is fantastic - although no one particularly stood out for me, it was fun to see a bunch of favourites all doing their bit in this ensemble piece. and speaking of ensembles, how sad to see Robert Altman go. if you missed any of his movies, now is a good time to cacth up.