Dilemma update (for anyone who's interested)

Chose to see Akira last night instead of Sharpton.  I gotta say, I really liked that film a lot, even if it was hectic and not all that thought-provoking -- childings, I know what you mean when you said you didn't care too much for it, but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree this time.  As for sheer emotional experience, I don't think I've ever had such an intense time at the movies; I was still reeling about an hour after leaving, and it takes a lot for something to affect me that way.  (Perhaps the only two movies I've seen that I'd venture to call "intense" were Fight Club and Blue Velvet.  Maybe The Last King of Scotland, maybe.)  I'll write more about it later on, either tonight or tomorrow when I have tons of free time, since there are a lot of interesting points in discussion that've stuck with me.

From what little I've heard from other people, Sharpton was actually somewhat comprehensible and somewhat inspiring last night, even if he did say some things that made some people shake their heads.  As usual, he had his strange metaphors -- something about thermostats vs. thermometers -- but I do feel bad about missing it.  There's always two years from now, though, since the speakers' committee doesn't have a big budget to pull a big name every year.  :/

Video and news articles for anyone who's interested:

MCAB

Burlington (VT) Free Press

MSNBC

Rutland (VT) Herald