Tonight I had the pleasure of seeing what is one of, if not the best movie I have ever seen. The film is called “The Visitor,” and is a story analogous to what is going on all across the country – “falling in life,” as articulated by a fellow moviegoer.

It seems that since 2001, our country has been sucked into a horrible, nightmarish paranoid vortex. Of course, this was actively fostered, even relished by the current administration. But with Obama, Edwards and the good news that is starting to come out of Congress and across our land, it seems that the tipping point has been reached, and the gates have been crashed.

It is an exhilarating condition, I think, to feel our humanity come back to life, to not be ruled by fear, and to sincerely relish our blessings rather than adopt the soothing but ultimately hollow jingoism we have been sold. The film is very much about this, but really it just boils down to a simple human interest story. And thus, the classic, low-budget tale about narratives intersecting becomes a metaphor for our times.

This brilliant fusion will have you laughing, crying (if you’re that type,) shaking your head, and ultimately feeling liberated… I mean, it’s almost orgasmic. So I guess I liked it.

And I can’t help but adding this for your viewing plelasure…