Saturday, January 24, 2009

Politically Themed Date Movie?

Are you and/or your significant other at least quasi-political? If so, you might enjoy a film called Blue State (MGM, 2007). Starring Breckin Meyer and Anna Paquin, the movie is about the aftermath of the 2004 presidential election. John Logue (Meyer) is a liberal blogger and John Kerry supporter. After he learns that Dubya has been re-elected, John decides to make good on a drunken promise to move to Canada if the unthinkable were to happen. On his way to perceived freedom, John meets a sexy, mysterious woman named Chloe (Paquin). When John and Chloe reach the border and arrive at a home owned by a woman who runs an organization called "Marry a Canadian," they realize that the other ex-patriots there only want Canadian citizenship and aren't really all that, well, political. Disillusioned, John and Chloe set out on their own adventure, and John discovers that Chloe has a big secret. These two refugees meet several interesting characters along the way, including a Vietnam-era draft dodger. I recommend that viewers pay close attention to the scene in which John and his strange new friend have a contentious dinner at John's parents' house, located in what John refers to as "a small American town that we'll unfortunately be passing through on our way to Canada." Watch this movie, and be reminded just how far we've come as a nation in the last four years.

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