I'd like to read some thoughts on what people liked about The Ice Storm generally. The reason for the 1973 setting seems unclear to me -- other than to provide a different backdrop for a fairly familiar story of alientation and familial dysfunction. Political issues of the time seem to have been collapsed into decorative but fairly meaningless props and sound bites. It's not that I didn't enjoy _watching_ the movie, but I'd like to know what other people found particularly insightful about it. Megan ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.