BATTLE IN SEATTLE

Genre: Drama

Director: Stuart Townsend
Cast: Charlize Theron (Hancock), Woody Harrelson (Seven pounds), Michelle Rodriguez (Fast & Furious)

Runtime: 100mins

Plot:

Based on one of the most incendiary political uprisings in a generation, Battle in Seattle looks at the five days that rocked the world in 1999 as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in protest on the World Trade Organization. Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington to protest. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.What began as a peaceful protest intended to stop the WTO talks quickly escalated into a full-scale riot and eventual State of Emergency that squared off peaceful and unarmed protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.

Watched the movie on 11th April night @ The Cathay Picturehouse with Sylvia.

Protesting for rights to be addressed, protesting for personal interests, wanting their voices to be heard, stop the conference so that the rest of the World knows. This is what the whole movie is about.

The movie brings together a talented ensemble to tell the different points of view from protesters and police to delegates and doctors - each of whom intentionally or accidentally find themselves on the streets of Seattle in those last days of the millennium. The director also seamlessly merges footage of the real event with his fictional narrative. Ultimately, Battle in Seattle illustrates that even against incredible odds, ordinary people can change the world.

In the movie, the protesters kept chanting their believes - The World is watching. Although they knew that whatever they were doing may not achieve what they wanted to achieve, but they still wanted to be a part of it and believed that they can do it one day, not giving up. We all know that those commitments are hard to keep yet we still want to hold on to our believes.

ah-deng says: 3 / 5 Sacrifices have to be made in order to have your rights back.