English: Battle in Seattle

We have been watching the film "The Battle in Seattle".  It works to show the real events of the 1999 WTO protest in Seattle, and does a good job of it.  It does however suffer from some problems.  Because it is a movie and needs to please an audience, it has to have plot lines.  There are several different story lines which intertwine.  here are the basic pairings:

• Django, Jay, Sam, and Lou- the protesters working peacefully
• Dale and Ella- the cop and the pregnant store clerk
• Mayor Jim Tobin, the police and the politicians
• Jean and her side-kick camera man
• Dr. Maric and Abasi- two representatives trying to get their message heard by the WTO

for reference go to the IMDB link.

Coming Up: Once the movie is done, please comment on each of these plot lines, how and why they are woven together and ultimately pass judgement on the performances of the actors and how realistic they and their plot lines are.