a 1974 movie called Conrack [View all]
A true story based on the experiences of Pat Conroy, a white man who taught black children on an isolated island off the s.e. coast of the U.S. Starred jon voight. My husband and I saw the movie at a drive-in and it was probably one of the first meaningful influences on my outlook. I don't understand how jon voight, or anyone else could be in a movie like that and not be profoundly changed by the story. I checked before I posted, and voight indeed used to be considered a liberal. Something changed him, and now he is a rwnj, favored by traitor felon rapist.
Was voight just fooling himself and us all those years? I feel like he changed his outlook after the movie Coming Home. I tried to watch that movie, but it was so grim, and I didn't finish it. Maybe whatever message was in that movie was a greater influence than the message in Conrack. It is extremely disappointing to see people turn their backs on personal, social and cultural growth and undermine any progress being made toward better understanding among people.
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