The film features several subplots that tell the stories of various people connected to the hotel. In the end, these very different groups of people gather together at the hotel to hear Kennedy's very moving speech. They then find themselves caught up in the bloody aftermath of the shooting.
Written and directed by Emilio Estevez (who also plays a part in the film), Bobby features an impressive all-star cast, including Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, and Elijah Wood, among others.
The acting was good, and the stories of the various characters were interesting and engaging. And many of the issues addressed in the film, such as racial discrimination and U.S. involvement in an unpopular war, are very real concerns today.
But what struck me most about the film was what a great man Bobby Kenney was. He stood for peace, racial equality, and helping the poor. Pictures and audio from the '60s were interspersed throughout the movie. The line that most caught my attention was from a speech that Kennedy gave in April of 1968, just after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
"Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others."I was sobbing as I left the theater -- not just because the film was so moving, but because I realized how much better the world would be today if Bobby Kennedy were still alive.
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