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Re: Ask HN: What movies changed your perception of reality or life?

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Post by wenebego »

alfor wrote: post #121
BMc2020 wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thing you'll like 'A Brief Look at Jordan Peterson'. It's on youtube on a channel called 'Some More News'.

It's not very convincing. JBP is an academic and yes he is a bit hard to understand, that doesn't mean that it's nonsense, just that it will take more time to grasp his positions. You can start with his university class in psycology: personality and transformation, I think it's the easiest starting point. Then map of meaning. I much prefer his lectures, live talks and podcast to the writings that are contrived and a…

Considering the video is 3 hours long and you replied 1 hour after it being suggested, is it possible you didnt watch the whole thing and might be missing the convincing portion?

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Post by anotherevan »

bruce511 wrote: post #146

Groundhog Day. It's such a subtle movie, that it works on multiple levels at the same time. I got to level 2 on the first viewing, but only years later assimilated level 3. At level 1 it's a simple Romcom movie - boy stuck in a time loop needs to earn girl's love. Level 2 is that we are all stuck in a time loop. Everyone is functionally living the same day over and over. Same job, same relationships, same everything.…

If you get a chance, see the musical. You think it wouldn't work, but it does!

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Post by coolThingsFirst »

ajakate wrote: post #51

Melancholia. I don't think I've seen a movie that depicts depression and disaster so brutally. It's a film I keep thinking about every now and again.

Oh man, totally. The feeling of impending doom that's always in the background stalking even the happy moments.

Depression runs in our family and the portrayal of it was phenomenal, especially when they measure the size of the moon. From outer perspective they are told all will be fine but they aren't convinced and in the end it seems all the doom and gloom was justified - just how a depressive mind naturally is pulled towards the negative and creates self fulfilling prophecies.

Deep deep film.

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Post by FuturisticGoo »

I feel a bit embarassed saying this but, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

I've had issues dealing with the concept of death and this movie helped me more than anything else. The panic attack scenes resonated quite hard and the end message left a lasting impact.

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Post by sshine »

hgs3 wrote: post #100

Dark City (1998), Alex Proyas. This is an unmarketable movie. I consider knowing its genre to be a spoiler. It is one of those movies where the less you know about it, the better you're viewing experience. If you watch it you must watch the Directors Cut as the theatrical release was dumbed down by the studio execs.

DON'T WATCH THE TRAILER!

The trailer basically gives away the plot twist.

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Post by lo_fye »

koziserek wrote: post #170

Earthlings (2005) as we are born into a civilisation taking for granted that exploitation of other live beings is something natural and ethically acceptable / neutral. Unfortunately, our lifestyle decisions tend to support a machninery of suffering only comparable to nazi concentration camps. oh, and speaking of, if you lived far enough (temporarily / culturally / geographically) it's good to recall once in a while w…

Earthlings was the only movie I’ve ever had to pause and watch in 2 sessions in order to get through it. I found it utterly devastating. Evocation of emotion is what I look for in a movie (or any art, really), and Earthlings maxxed me out.
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