POPDISH

It’s Thanksgiving night, I made a huge roasted Turkey with all the trimmings for six of my friends who were all stuck in the city not back home with their families. After a tad bit much wine and waaayy too much food, we all went to see the new movie Bobby that just opened in theatres. It takes place on the day that Senator Robert F Kennedy was assasinated following his victory in the California Primary in 1968. The story was told through the day of the lives of 22 individuals who were all staying at the Ambassador Hotel that fateful night. It features an All-Star ensemble cast, including Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, Ashton Kutcher, Lindsay Lohan, Willam H Macy, Demi Moore, Freddy Rodriguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Elijah Wood and more… The most amazing part is, all of these A-list actors and actresses did the movie practically for free! Everyone got paid Scale + 10, which means they all got paid 10% above what union considers as minimum wage for actors! It took Emilion Estevez (part of former 80s “Brat Pack”, Martin Sheen’s oldest son) 7 years to write the film, and he also directed it as well. They didn’t really use an actor to play the part of Bobby Kennedy, instead, the movie was interlaced with actual news-reel footages of Bobby Kennedy visiting different parts of the country, giving speeches, etc. It was a very HONEST and SINCERE movie. The movie was powerful and moving. We need more leaders like Bobby Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King today. We need politicians who actually care and is willing to put themselves on the line to create a better world for the rest of us, even die for their beliefs. You definitely have to see this movie. Watch the Trailer on YouTube here…

I leave you with this quote from the Robert F Kennedy, “Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.” I hope we can all keep this in mind as we go through our day and maybe, just maybe we can make a difference in someone’s life.