Music Monday: Fiona Apple - Across The Universe

Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and caressing me

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world 

I watched Pleasantville with Nessa tonight and the movie always makes me think about how I view the world. It always amazes me how much people fear change and fear the unknown. They'd rather keep the status quo then grew into someone who accepts others no matter what race or sexual orientation or gender they happen to be. It's such a sad reality.

The movie has a very honest quote in it: 

Well--we'll be safe for now--thank goodness we're in a bowling alley--but if George here doesn't get his dinner, any one of us could be next. It could be you Gus, or you Burt, or even you Ralph.... That's real rain out there, gentlemen. This isn't some little "virus" that's going to "clear up on its own." There's something happening to our town and I think we can all see where it comes from. My friends, this isn't about George's dinner or Burt's shirt. It's a question of values. It's a question of whether we're gonna hold onto the values that have made this place great. So the time has come to make a decision. Are we in this alone, or are we in it together?

It shows the mob mentality. Reinforces the thought that change is bad. It only takes one fool to push the wrong agenda or push their so called "morals." There will always be fools who will follow them until the end of time. They are the same people who burn books in the name of God, or burn crosses, or refuse to sell flowers to a gay couple who just want to spend the rest of their lives together. It's not right but it's a part of this world we live in. As the Beatles sang, "Nothings gonna change my world."

It was refreshing to see the people change from black and white to being full color and see what drove them to accept "color." For some people it was simply having sex or falling in love. Others had to simply choice to read a book rather then have sex or just enjoy the rain. For some the change was harder. They had to be driven to protect their loved ones or realize just how much the really loved someone and how much they missed that person in their lives. 

I wish everyone could watch movies like Pleasantville and want to live in technicolor instead of black and white. I wish that everyone would just accept others for who they are. That they would just accept the fact that everyone deserves to be happy and in love no matter what. 

I know it'll never happen but I can dream.