Inaugural Recommendations

by: David Johnson
So you've decided to skip work, stay at home and just lay at home protesting George's 'mandate' to invade a few more countries. While I just know you want to spend the whole day writing angry letters to your senators and sending envelopes of Anthrax to the President, I know such an activity won't take nearly the entire day. I've made a few film picks that fitting with the day, are sure to somehow justify your staying home from work.

Dr. Strangelove

Every god fearing American needs to make sure they understand the reality that the Government is indeed run by a bunch of incompetent morons and a man who cannot control his right had as the architect. Although outright hilarious throughout most of the film, Dr. Strangelove has just as much social and political bearing today as it once did.

Taxi Driver

Sure to fulfill any rage you might be feeling against the current government, Taxi Driver remains an extremely controversial film today. Brutally honest in it's portrayal of a war veteran, it shows only too clearly the insanity behind 'moral cleansing.'

Seven

If George Bush didn't come from a rich family, with the ability to kill 100,000 Iraqi civilians he'd probably spend most of his time hunting down the wicked and finding creative ways to humiliate them outside of a military prison.

Metropolis

While film today struggles with deciding if two characters should fall in love at the beginning or the end of the film, we have to remember that film once came into being asking questions at the very heart of our beliefs.

Garden State/In Good Company/Lost in Translation

It's hard to end a day feeling like the world is going to end and that you are going down with the ship. And although all these films will probably convince you that the ship is going down, there's something comforting about knowing that despite all the depression around you, there's a way out of it and you'll find your place among the rubble.

So enjoy protesting George's inauguration, and despite revealing my overwhelming bias, I hope these recommendations where useful.

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