{"id":4130,"date":"2023-07-14T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/?p=4130"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T23:58:13","slug":"two-thumbs-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2023\/07\/14\/two-thumbs-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Two thumbs up!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2023\/07\/movies-1-1024x668.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2023\/07\/movies-1-1024x668.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2023\/07\/movies-1-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2023\/07\/movies-1-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2023\/07\/movies-1-1536x1002.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2023\/07\/movies-1-2048x1336.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just before the pandemic, my family gave me a Concept2 rowing machine to encourage me to be healthier.\u00a0 Little did I realize at the time that it would become a regular part of my routine.\u00a0 For the last three years, I&#8217;ve been getting up at 5:00 a.m. to go into my basement, strap into my rowing machine, and pull for about 10,000 meters.\u00a0 Earlier this month, I passed the \u201c6 million meters rowed&#8221; milestone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it takes me around an hour to row my 10K, the mathematicians will soon realize my 6M milestone equates to about 600 hours on the rower!&nbsp; Rowing is one of the best full body workouts, but it is very repetitive.&nbsp; To stay focused while rowing, I watch movies on my tablet &#8211; and I\u2019ve watched a lot of them!&nbsp; So, I thought I\u2019d offer a few of my critiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my more recent workouts, I\u2019ve watched three films that depict aspects of the Black or African American experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up was<em> Mississippi Burning, <\/em>a thriller set in the 60\u2019s. It stars&nbsp;Gene Hackman&nbsp;and&nbsp;Willem Dafoe&nbsp;as two&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;agents investigating the murder of three civil rights workers in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi.&nbsp; They are met with hostility by the town&#8217;s residents, local police, and the&nbsp;Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie was loosely based on real events, tragically. I thought the interplay between the former southern Sheriff turned FBI agent (Hackman) and the \u201cfish out of water\u201d FBI agent from the north (Dafoe) was interesting. At the time it was released, it was criticized by family members of those who were killed but it did go on to win an Academy Award for cinematography. As Siskel and Ebert would have said, I give this movie 1.5 thumbs up. Worth the watch, but not a classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second film in my movie series was <em>Glory<\/em>, set during the Civil War.&nbsp; It focuses on the formation and service of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the U.S.\u2019s second African American regiment. Starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick, it was released in 1989 and won several industry awards. I give this film two big thumbs up!&nbsp; Inspiring and powerful performances all around.&nbsp; If you haven\u2019t seen it, you should!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last up was <em>Lincoln<\/em>, starring Daniel Day Lewis, released in 2012. I was fascinated to see how the 13<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, made its way through Congress before going to the individual states for ratification. The cast, including Day-Lewis, was amazing as they showed the strategy for reaching a 2\/3 vote of Congress against the backdrop of the Civil War.&nbsp; As a former legislator, I really enjoyed it.&nbsp; However, I can understand why others might not see the \u201clegislative process\u201d as riveting.&nbsp; I still give it two thumbs up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all the movie reviews for now. I hope you\u2019ve found fun ways to strengthen your wellbeing and health, too. 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