i saw an interview with this guy. he was very sweet and i thought the whole concept was simple and absolutely lovely. the nice thing is, it's kicked off more ppl doing it as well. so now there's strangers hugging eachother in this fashion around Australia and the USA. i thought it was particularly lovely when he hugged the first little old lady.
i had not seen this particular film before. it really is touching and emotional in a very cool way.
one thing that was interesting, in the interview was the woman interviewing said she had thought it was creepy until she saw the footage. somehow, until then, she didn't get it.