the alternative title ross mcelwee initially come up with capture the mood of the film very well a it be call representsherman march represent a meditation to the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapon proliferation . originally mcelwee set out to make a documentary follow the route general sherman take during the civil war and investigate the impact he have on the life of people past and present who live there and but somehow he end up mark the life of past girlfriend and practically every other woman he meet on his journey and interwoven with occasional bit of history . the film be quite funny in it own way a well . charleen and a former schoolteacher of him ( if i remember correctly ) contribute to some of the funny moment . she continuously introduce ross to girl from her seemingly inexhaustible stable of eligible woman . one of them even be without charleen know it a mormon . and there a hilarious subplot involve burt reynolds and who increasingly become mcelwee nemesis . wisely and he trim the original title a bit and which he perhaps could have do with the movie itself and which be a bit long and 155 minute and but it doesn not matter much and especially when watch it at home . at time it can get slow but you just have to settle with his own pace and rhythm and his unique cinematographic style and you will be reward . the conversation and the nuclear threat and the clothes and hairdo and it also make a wonderful time capsule of the 80 . combine with the occasional touch of history and the wonderful voice over narration of ross mcelwee and this be a truly inspiring journey of almost epic proportion . highly recommended . camera obscura positive .