say what you will about schmaltz . one beauty of this film be that it be not pro american . it be a morality about some american be call to high purpose and how they rise to the occasion . it be inspire because it be about people of noble purpose . to me and the most interesting part of the film be the education of fanny and david farrelly ( bette davis mother and brother ) . a fanny say and we have be shake out of the magnolia . in today political climate where and lead by a president who shamelessly lie to u and use 9/11 to bring out the absolute bad characteristic of human being and we sink to the level of the 9/11 murderer to seek blood thirsty vengeance . it can not all be blame on mr. bush after all and we allow him to lead u in that direction and even re elect him after his lie have be expose . now and with complete justification and we american be revile throughout the world . today and we watch this film with a new awareness represent that the rise to power of nazi in germany be not due to a flaw in the german character and but and a flaw in human being that allow u to rationalize anything that will justify our commit immoral and heinous act . i be not compare george bush to adolph hitler . but and i be point out how a leader can whip u up into a frenzy of terror and hatred and and hyper nationalism to do despicable thing . sadly and the blackmailer and who will do whatever need to be do for his own agrandizement and no matter how immoral and be most like the leader of our country and those who support them and and those who have bury their head so deep in the sand and that they can not even be bother to vote . a film like watch on the rhine remind u of what we once aspire to be a force for the betterment of humanity and that we have it in u to once again aspire to lofty goal . geoff .