The Great Debaters - 4 Tubs

I wish that Denzel could write a speech that would motivate his fans to dispose of their trash after the movie is over. On one side, there is an argument that paying sixty bucks for four people to see this movie justifies leaving your mess behind you. It’s part of the price of admission. On the other side, the hero – Denzel, in this case since kids who’ve never been taught to clean up after themselves can’t speak from experience – argues that the poor usher has to slave almost a week to earn what that family of four just threw down for entertainment. Where is the pride from taking responsibility and doing the right thing? How much of a sacrifice is it to bend down and pick up that three quarters full tub of popcorn you didn’t eat, that brown paper bag with an empty tall boy inside, and that plastic Target bag you used to smuggle in candy that sold for less than half of what the theater charges, and toting that burden just a few steps further – to the trash receptacle which is on your journey out of the theater anyway? Personal responsibility might not eradicate all the evil in this world, but it would help create more jobs, reduce pollution and save the world from global warming – a small price for those with the courage to stand up against the injustice of filth.

On opening day, this movie sold more tickets than any other movie besides National Treasure; and it took just about as long to clean. The list of contraband is endless in this movie – beer cans, chicken bones (I’m not exaggerating here), more vodka bottles, dirty socks - not sure what that’s about, and one of those French caps (probably belonging to an accomplice from the National Treasure movie). Unfortunately, lost coins are about as rare in this film as dollars are in my bank account.