Today is Earth Day. What better way could we have spent it than see the new film documentary "Chimpanzees?" We weren't alone. The theater was full - and that was amazing because they're showing the movie almost every hour.
But I guess folks are anxious to see it fast because for every person who pays in it's opening week, Disney will make a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute.
Speaking of Jane, she's been busy this week making the rounds of talk shows touting this movie. And that's not all, she made an appearance a couple of night's ago right here at Rollins College. My two friends tried to go but they couldn't even get the car on to the campus. When they arrived on foot they couldn't get close to the building she was in. They saw great lines of people wherever they looked. Ms. Goodall is quite a popular gal.
Dave and I loved the movie. This photo is of the film's star, Oscar. During the filming his mom, Isha died and he was miraculously adopted by the alpha male of the group, Freddie.
"Chimpanzee" has great music and is narrated by Tim Allen. There were kids in the theater, of course, but mostly adults, and there was applause at the end.
It always interests me when this happens because, of course, the film makers are not there to hear it.
Two final thoughts: First, we learned that in 1960 there were one million chimps in Africa. Now there are about 200,000.
Second, our Sunday School class theme this morning was on the importance of friendships. We heard the phrase "Friendship takes investment."
In the movie Tim Allen used the same phrase as we were watching the chimps groom each other and eat the bugs they found under the other guy's fur.
But I don't think this is exactly what Gary, today's Sunday school teacher, had in mind.
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But I guess folks are anxious to see it fast because for every person who pays in it's opening week, Disney will make a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute.
Dave and I loved the movie. This photo is of the film's star, Oscar. During the filming his mom, Isha died and he was miraculously adopted by the alpha male of the group, Freddie.
"Chimpanzee" has great music and is narrated by Tim Allen. There were kids in the theater, of course, but mostly adults, and there was applause at the end.
It always interests me when this happens because, of course, the film makers are not there to hear it.
Two final thoughts: First, we learned that in 1960 there were one million chimps in Africa. Now there are about 200,000.
Second, our Sunday School class theme this morning was on the importance of friendships. We heard the phrase "Friendship takes investment."
In the movie Tim Allen used the same phrase as we were watching the chimps groom each other and eat the bugs they found under the other guy's fur.
But I don't think this is exactly what Gary, today's Sunday school teacher, had in mind.
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