Went to see Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden, last night. Definitely worth the detour. Snowden, you'll remember, is the young US cyber whiz who was employed by the National Security Agency and blew the whistle on the vast network of cyber spying governments are now involved in.
He was 29 when he broke into public, and seems an earnest, extremely articulate and intellent guy. Full of principles too. As such he reminds me of Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the 24 year old Quebec student leader who won the Governor General's award for non-fiction last week and on the weekend launched a campaign to counter propaganda in favour of various oil pipelines. They even look a little alike.Of course, that may merely be due to the fact that skinny young white guys with half shaved beards can't help but resemble each other. But it would be nice if there were a whole lot more people like them willing to stand up when it's important.
(And one more thing: this old lady finally learned something all the rest of you know: how they all keep their stubble at the proper length. At one point in the film, Snowden says he can't shave off his beard entirely because he hasn't got the right razor head. Okay, I guess you're allowed to be a little concerned about your appearance if you're also so straight up about more important things.)
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