Movies that change the way you see life
 

Well just the like the title says, what are some movies that change the way you see life? For example you come out the movie theater having an epiphany or something like that; you either want to change the way you see yourself or see life. So please share any movies you think are worth seeing as far as chagning the way you see life. I feel like watching some movies that make me feel emotional, in a good way.

So far for me it's Frida, Spirited Away, The Joy luck Club, City of God, Pieces of April, Harrisons Flowers, and Amelie.

I think the movie that really got me to see life differently was Frida (with Salma Hayek). It really changed my perception of Frida Kahlo. I know some parts in the film are not reliable but I think when it came to Kahlo's character, they really showed the struggles and hardships she went through but at the same time showed how strong of a person she was because despite all the events that happened to her, she still stayed bold, energetic and positive. She is truly someone I admire.

The Matrix. First ever true cerebral movie I saw. Blew me away and left me with a profound philosophical experience.

Rush Hour totally changed my life.

Seriously. I'll never fuck with a black man's radio. Lesson learned.

Haha Landon.

When I first watched The Matrix in the theater I was so confused about that movie, then again I was in middle school when it came out. The next time I saw it, I actually started thinking about what if we're living in that type of universe, blah blah blah etc. lol But seriously the movie does make you think if you're not just seeing it for the cool special effects. My dad (who is a precher) has made several references to The Matrix about life. heh

yeah matrix confused me a lot..

but i loved Finding Neverland.. it made me use my imagination!

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Pay it Forward. The movie has an amazing idea behind it, and really sends out an awesome message. It has a sad ending though... but I suppose that it helps get the point across.

Back in 1997 I watched this film called Bliss that was a goddamn eye-opener for me. When you're in high school you're a horny little fuck, there's no doubt about this. So when I watched this movie that was well-acted, somewhat educational and totally tongue-in-cheek about the neverending crusade for an orgasm I was all eyes and ears.

As cheesy as it sounds, this film made me want to pursue a quest to be a "better lover" as opposed to some horny mongrel who's just out to bust a nut.

OK... So I'm still a bit of the latter in many respects, but I'm trying to ditch that goddamnit... I'm REALLY trying.

"Withnail & I" showed my exactly where I was going to end up, and is what I credit with turning me into a drinker; exactly the same thing happed when I saw "The Big Sleep" and I started smoking. Richard E. Grant and Humphrey Bogart are single-handedly and directly responsible for severely shortening my life.

Films like "The Matrix" and "American Beauty" don't really affect me since even when I was in sixth-form I wasn't a self-indulgent little prick who thought he was smarter than everyone else, probably because I was too busy drinking and smoking behind the bikesheds.

Well... Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas convinced me never to use drugs. LOL.

As for films inspiring me... Probably Rudy (cheesy, I know). Shawshank Redemption. It's A Wonderful Life. There are loads more, but I can only think of those off the top of my head.

When you've been raised with a view of the world through a Disney prism, watching Charles Bronson in Death Wish 4 with your grandpa opens your eyes to a lot of things. Namely that the crack dealers are out there, and there's a little Charles Bronson inside all of us.

No offense chief, but if a MOVIE was what scared you into not experimenting with drugs, there's a good chance you were far too sheltered to begin with and movies had nothing to do with it.

Nancy Reagan thinks you're a loser.

What do you have to say to that?

She thinks I'm a loser because I do drugs. Ain't nothin' I can do 'bout that, player.

Hmm, not really. I knew a couple of people in high school who completely screwed up their lives due to drugs, so that was probably my main motivation. However, the movies were a big influence as well. Sorry if that offends you...? LOL.

It doesn't offend me, man; all I'm saying that if movies were that big of a factor in you not wanting to try something, especially when dealing with something that falls into a gray area like drugs, then movies are teaching you too much and you're not experiencing enough.

I too have had dozens (literally DOZENS) of friends who have screwed up their lives via the use of drugs and I had a close friend who overdosed on heroin when I was 16. I know firsthand what it's like to have drugs negatively impact your life on account that your peers are not educated enough and rely on "mainstream thinking", such as movies, to base their experiences on. If only they'd gone out and done a little research prior to actually saying, "Yeah, let me hit that pipe" perhaps life would have been far different for them.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't LIKE the movies because of this; I'm just saying that you shouldn't rely on them to "convince" you to NOT try something.

Matrix first time I saw it back when I was 15.

More recently Hotel Rwanda, Constant Gardener
(non movie: Bruce Lee lost interview)


Slightly off topic but these vids are quite cleverly done

http://media2.spikedhumor.com/73535/..._and_stars.wmv - Vid shows how insignificant we are incomparision to the universe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVihDapv3mY - We are monkeys, monkeys that hate other monkeys, and hate being monkeys.

Friday night lights >_> a football movie lol. I was bored and was watching it and realized the time i had to make memories is over. Got to get a fucking job now bye.

Oh and also Harold and Kumar go to white castle made me stop taking everything so seriously.

It was all timing and mood so the movies themself arent really that.. deep.

8mm: When i saw that movie i was still very naive about how sick people can really be. Hell, i still can't believe people who can enjoy snuff stuff...The movie changed in a bad way my thoughts of human kind.

I think 8mm - much like Seven - also challenged our personal ethics to a degree where it became painful. Would I have pulled the trigger in the protagonist's situation? I could never say for sure.

Those three hit me pretty hard. What Dreams May Come did a bit, as did Memento, and most recently (about 2 hours ago) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

I like me the multi-quote, yes I do.

What Dreams May Come was kind of strange. I haven't watched it in a while, but it I remember it being emotional. All I know is that when I watched it I prayed that Heaven will not be like that. lol It was just weird to me.

I don't think a particular movie or movies really did anything life altering for me. I can name some that opened up a whole new view or topic for me. Like Hotel Rwanda and a documentary about the North Korean (very communist) national games event or something. Can't really think of much more at the moment.

The movie that I saw recently that really affected me was "Click" with Adam Sandler. I know it sounds weird, but after watching that, I realized how much we "fast forward" through our lives, wishing it was 5 o'clock. Plus, Christopher Walken was in that movie. Walken is awesome...

I think August Rush should definitely be on the list, and also Finding Neverland

Someone please explain how The Matrix is cerebral. I don't get it.

The only movies that have really affected me are Grave of the Fireflies, Magnolia, and American Beauty. Pretentious, yes. Magnolia floored me as a movie, not so much as a story. American Beauty, I felt, was a fantastic look at modern American life on some sort of fucked-up spectrum. It plays in to my love of Six Feet Under.

Grave of the Fireflies, to this day, is the most depressing movie I've ever seen.