The makers of this movie might get a kick out of this if they ever saw this review, as I didn't even print the formal title for the movie. It's a fascinating documentary on the origin and use of the f-word. Of all the movies I've seen at this film festival, I don't think I've heard an audience laugh as loud and as much as this one. Several speakers from all walks of life are interviewed in this film. Of course, Miss Manners and some representative from the conservative politic side were edited and counter-sunk in a context that easily makes them and their arguments look like so much bafoonery. Alan Keyes, however, showed up quite a bit as quite the eloquent speaker he is. I have voted for this man in a Presidential primary race (I think it was in 1996) and I would love to see this black man in the White House. He's extremely smart and made some fantastic statements in this film, but I think the overwhelming majority of talking heads in the film disagreed with his statements, the flood of popular opinion being that profanity is something that is necessary to exclaim certain points, and even the oft-given reason for censorship (children) was dismissed by several arguments.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at March 15, 2006 11:32 AM