9/10
The House I Live In starring Frank Sinatra is still a worthy short in these times
4 July 2017
With all that's been happening since a new president was elected and inaugurated, I had to think "Do I live in the same country as the ones who voted for the opponent of my pick?" Still, I'd like to think that we will prevail and start getting along much better eventually despite many disagreements we have about certain things. This short, starring popular singer Frank Sinatra when he was still quite young, has him at the recording studio doing one of his trademark romantic songs before taking a break outside and encountering some kids bullying a particular one because of his religion. So that leads The Voice to lecture them on the dangers of prejudice though he also does mention a story of various creeds defeating the "Japs" (This was filmed either during or not long after World War II). But his message of Tolerance is something still worth talking about and his song "The House I Live In" is certainly still something worth warbling about especially today. With today being the Fourth of July, I just felt like revisiting this particular short to remind myself what America really is about when Frank sings of it: "The right to speak my mind out, that's America to me." Something still worth pondering about in this age of increasing divided opinions among neighbors...
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