The Constant Gardener

This one deserves a trip to the theater.

Difficult...will make you struggle if your heart easily empathizes with others. Curious how many films are suddenly featuring Africa (go Bono). Artfully done. Meirelles puts you in the shoes of a loveable one dimensional nice guy who is suddenly forced to face an evil that can hardly exist in his perfect predictable world.

This theme of African exploitation is one that feels completely overwhelming - like digging a bottomless pit where a new shocking and complicated evil is unearthed with every shovel full.

Where did this divergence begin? How do our various races play in the divine drama of our world? How can the children of Japheth answer the sons of Ham? How can we begin to bring resolution to so much suffering?