Or some other weekend, but preferably this one.
The movie Chimpanzee, co-produced by the Jane Goodall Institute. It took something like 3 to 5 years to shoot. It centers on a baby chimp, Oscar, orphaned when his mother is killed. Most of the time orphans are adopted by elder siblings or more rarely, other females of the tribe. Unfortunately for Oscar these were not options so he is adopted by Freddy, the Alpha male and leader of the tribe. This proves dangerous as Freddy neglects leading and protecting the tribe because he is caring for little Oscar. Sensing the weakness of the group, a rival tribe attacks to take over Freddy's tribe's territory.
Chimpanzees and humans are so closely related, and this movie fully illustrates our similarities - both can be compassionate as well as cruel.
Take your kids (or someone else's kids, just borrow one) and open their eyes to how critically important it is for us to care about wildlife and our responsibility to protect their habitats. If you see it this weekend, all proceeds will go to the Jane Goodall Institute.
This has been a public service announcement. You may now return to surfing the web for cute pictures of cats, celebrity gossip and of course, porn.
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