Battle for Seattle

Remember the Seattle Anti-Globalization protests. Burning cars, rocks thrown, international delegates cornered by protestors of every color and nationality. I guess Hollywood liked the theme a lot. So, Charlize Theron is set make movie along with Stuart Townsend, a producer/actor. The goal, according to the movie makers, is to present the "power of the individual in the face of powerful governments and global corporations."

Ms. Theron's decision to make a movie about the Seattle Anti-Globalization protests has bitterly divided the anti-globalization community. One should be wary of Hollywood because it always has the knack of taking things that are very positive and mucking it up in a politically-correct syrupy way. Or maybe they will end up saying that yes, the anti-globalization people are right, but yes the WTO is also right. In the name of balance, the various viewpoints will be fundamentally buried.