28 Days

My top two choices are not light hearted films. Not that any of them have been, but these two take a turn for much more serious films.

#2 12th and Delaware (U.S. Documentary)
On an unassuming corner in Fort Pierce, Florida, it's easy to miss the insidious war that's raging. But on each side of 12th and Delaware, soldiers stand locked in a passionate battle. On one side of the street sits an abortion clinic. On the other, a pro-life outfit often mistaken for the clinic it seeks to shut down. Using skillful cinema-vérité observation that allows us to draw our own conclusions, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, the directors of Jesus Camp, expose the molten core of America's most intractable conflict. As the pro-life volunteers paint a terrifying portrait of abortion to their clients, across the street, the staff members at the clinic fear for their doctors' lives and fiercely protect the right of their clients to choose. Shot in the year when abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was murdered in his church, the film makes these fears palpable. Meanwhile, women in need become pawns in a vicious ideological war with no end in sight.

I have always had a deep dislike of abortion. I think it's society's way of trying control someone's life. This is by no means my rant on abortion, but this movie sparked my interest because of what it's about. It will most likely be a movie in which it draws in the audiences' emotions as the story unfolds. It won't be an easy movie to watch because the fight is over life and death, but I think it will be a movie that lives on through the thoughts and conversations it will undoubtedly provoke after the film actually ends. The only other movie I can compare it to, or rather has any similarities is Juno. While I wasn't a huge fan of the movie, I loved the choices she made in regard to her child and how it wasn't necessarily looked down upon. To have a movie that promotes the pro-life position in society is so great and to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, along with 3 other nominations, is a step in the right direction I'd say. 12th and Delaware probably won't be easy to watch, but it will be powerful.