Friday, June 11, 2004

A Day Without What? Something tells me I won't be seeing this movie anytime soon down at the local kino.  Here's the synopsis from the movie's website: How do you make the invisible visible?  You take it away. One morning California wakes up to find that one third of its population has disappeared.  A thick fog surrounds the State and communication outside its boundaries is completely cut off.  As the day goes by we discover that the characteristic that links the 14 million disappeared is their Hispanic background. In a way this sounds like it could be very funny.  But it also sounds like it could be a 90 minute Saturday Night Live skit that is about 85 minutes too long. Also, do all hispanics in California disappear in this movie?  If so, how comes the movie focuses on Mexicans?  What about the Ecuadorians?  I'm sure there are a few Hondurans bumping around in California, too.  And how about the Panamanians?  I bet they wouldn't appreciate being lumped under the category of "Mexican," just like you damn well better not think I'm Canadian, eh. Related link: A Day Without a Mexican:  official site 3:42:18 PM     |

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