BONUS CHALLENGE
REVOLUTIONARY IN ACTION
Joaquin Phoenix's speech shows us what it looks like to be champion for a cause and to use his platform to shift perspectives. He has gone through a rebirth of his own to align him with his current principles. He stands for equality at all levels and attempts to practice what he preaches.
Watch his Oscar Speech. Let us know what you think.
Soul Songs for the Revolutionary
Tina Dico & Helgi Jónsson - No Time To Sleep
Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire
Tracy Chapman - Talkin' About a Revolution
What other songs do you know that represent the Revolutionary Archetype?
RETURN TO THE 49th DOOR
RETURN TO THE CHALLENGES
I too found his speech to be an act, not the energy of a revolutionary. While I do believe he has had his own personal awakening, I do not see this speech as sincere, but acting and self glorifying at a moment of opportunity.
Thank you for sharing your responses to his speech. But at least he is using his platform, right? We cannot possibly know what he has gone through or what his motives are since they are his own. We see what the media shows us and what he shares publicly. I know he has been through a rough journey though to say the least. I can appreciate what you both are saying though because you can feel and discern through your intuition. There are many many other people who fit the revolutionary billet more appropriately, but wasn’t it timely that this… Read more »
Personally I don’t accept that Joaquin Phoenix is a champion for the cause when he aligns himself to a business that is about exploitation , he may stand up and give an emotive speech about veganism which was designed to give him the media exposure he desires. And yet he returns to his seat and sits with rich liberal lefties who are draped in leather, wearing clothes that were created in sweatshops and drive past homes less people on the way to and from the oscars. He and his fellow celebs show business people are not revolutionary in my mind.… Read more »