Thirteen Days - 5

This film deals with the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. It is an intense movie to watch because of the magnitude of the decisions that needed to be made by the president and his counsel during the thirteen days before the deal for diplomacy was finally made. It is an interesting story to tell and the story is told well, mainly from the perspective of Kenny O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President. The film shows the tension well, and the stress that is involved in having the weighty decisions on one's shoulders. These major decisions that effect the lives of millions places great responsibility in the hands of our politicians, which made me think maybe voting really is a great responsibility of the common citizen. Then again the politicians we do have don't inspire us to trust their use of the great power that they have. Somehow we will have to let something other than fear drive us.