![]() ![]() Hectored by his wards and their cascading demands, the implacable set of his face seems like a mask he maintains simply to get through it all. Our guide on a long day’s journey into night is Vic (Chris Galust), the driver of a medical van, who peels a wheel around a town where the sky always seems to be thuddingly grey. Indeed, this urgent slice of tumultuous life, which flew way under the cinematic radar in 2019, is an optimal expression of his legacy. The cutting throughout is killer – not for nothing has this film been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for editing, as well as the John Cassavetes honor for best feature made for less than $500,000. It deftly teases images, ideas and sounds and braids them into an affecting mosaic. It foregrounds faces and ways of being that are rarely if ever shown or seen on a screen outside of documentaries (Frederick Wiseman comes to mind). It is radically inventive, often extremely funny, and by turns despairing and exhilarating, a tonal see-saw. ![]() Give Me Liberty is utterly unlike any other film I saw this year, or in fact any year, but somehow that mattered way more this year. A party is in full swing, and people with a range of developmental issues are letting it rip – bobbing, swinging, pogo-ing, doing a split for the camera, spinning a wheelchair decorated in bright colored lights in dizzying circles (which cannily segue to the flashing lights on a speeding police van). Suddenly we are in Milwaukee’s Eisenhower Training and Work Center for People with Disabilities. We hang on the chicken for a beat, a small-scale success in a makeshift, often challenging world. The final shot is of the raw bird, sizzling in a cast iron skillet, another cast iron skillet and a red pot stacked on top to hold it flat. Occasionally the elderly duo hug, allies in controlled mayhem. They don’t really understand each other, but they also totally understand each other – same as Vic and Tracy, who at least technically speak the same language. This is followed by a scene in which Vic’s (white) immigrant grandfather babbles in Russian while Tracy’s (black) grandmother helps him cook a chicken, something he has been trying to do with zero success and often calamitous results for much of the film. The Orem City press release nodded to varying opinons when it said “the decision has been met with a range of responses, reflecting the diverse perspectives of Orem’s residents.”įor the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC4 Utah.There’s a hard cut about 20 minutes from the end of Give Me Liberty that so stunned me, I silently mouthed “wow.” Preceding it, Vic and Tracy, the duo whose slow-building connection grounds this cacophonous collage of a movie, are in Vic’s van as he drives nocturnal Milwaukee streets. This brings up the opposing argument as many claim the use of the motto, and other religious references, blur the separation between religion and state and that the current motto does not hold as much historic value as the original. He referenced the argument to keep the motto due to historical significance quoting Justice Sandra Day O’Connor when she said eradicating the references to the divine in oaths and anthems would “sever ties” to history and in certain discrete circumstances one can “refer to the divine without offending the Constitution.” Young, the mayor, addressed this debate when he initially introduced the adoption of the motto in October. He added that while there is a justification historically to use the motto, he would prefer using the first motto of the United States which is “E pluribus unum,” meaning “Out of many, one.”Ĭase’s comments reflect a larger dialogue that is happening across the nation as groups argue for and against the motto “In God We Trust” which was established in 1956. He said because the motto does not directly affect his life he is not bitter towards it, however, he also does not support the initiative. Ryan Case said the motto is not reflective of the growing diversity and departure of religion of many residents. While there appears to be general support from residents, there are others who are not as enamored by the choice. “The acknowledgement of the divine in our city proceedings can only ennoble and strengthen our efforts to make Orem the best place in America to raise a family,” he said. He further explained that while there are religious connotations to the motto, there is also a broader meaning of trusting in the greater good. Orem City Mayor David Young said the motto, which is the current motto of the United States, is part of an effort to unite during divisive times and is reflective of “our collective faith, our commitment to one another, and our trust in the foundational principles that guide us.”
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