There are many. Most have been mentioned. Didn't see these mentioned yet:
Gladiator, Ip Man, The Last Samurai
Ask HN: Films that made you see the world differently?
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#302Not movies, but documentaries about space, universe, and our existence are what made me truly open my eyes.
I watched a bunch of those - Cosmos, The Universe, How the Universe Works, and a bunch of other PBS Nova and Discovery content.
Seriously, we don't know why we are here. Why we are so alone, and why we have so many problems in the world. Our lives are short, insignificant, and petty, yet we have so many problems from racism to hunger to wars and international affairs. To be frank, we're no special compared to the other animals around us. We just have the most powerful brain that gives us thinking capability, but it also comes with overflowing emotions all the time.
I keep pondering over these thoughts on why we exist, and that while we do, we need to make sure others around us are happy. Money is just a materialistic medium we introduced to make our lives way too complex.
Re: Ask HN: Films that made you see the world differently?
#303I just want to draw attention to how much more compelling these movie descriptions are then the bylines netflix gives to them. I can never take those descriptions seriously or use them to make a choice about whether a movie sounds interesting.
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#304Vera drake. It's about a woman who does abortions when it was illegal in UK. She is caught and ends up in jail. It shows whatever your stance on abortion that making it illegal doesn't stop it and is risky for women The film also shows the hypocrisy of the well off woman who can still get an abortion. While the poor can't access this Finally when the film was released it struggled in America as people expected Vera d…
> It shows whatever your stance on abortion that making it illegal doesn't stop it That’s not an argument. Making homicide illegal does not stop serial killers, is this a good reason for legalizing homicide? I am not taking a side on the dispute, but: are you in favor of abortion? Then just say openly that, according to your system of values, a fetus of N months can be rightfully killed, for some value of N.
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#305Snowpiercer Most people see this movie as a very on-the-nose example of class struggle. But I see it as a commentary on how we humans build and interact with the very system that we collectively create to sustain ourselves as a species. The system always has its apologists, supporters and opposition, but deep down all but the most extreme zealots understand that the system has to change with time or fail, and the lon…
A good triple watch is the next two movies by the director - Okja, and the much lauded Parasite. All three are themed on class struggle, and Parasite nailed the theme to perfection.
Re: Ask HN: Films that made you see the world differently?
#306The Man from Earth (2007)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/
The film solely depends on dialoge. If it works for you, then it is tough to describe what it does to your brain. Works best for the open minded and get lost in their own thoughts personalities.
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#307For me 500 days of summer is a documentary movie, it helped me to deal with many stupid ideas I had about relationships.
Couldn’t agree more, though I saw it 20 years too late.
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#309Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been going some anarch-communist rabbit holes lately. I feel I'm leaning more and more libertarian socialist. I'd accept government medicare for all, but I'm losing hope govt will ever do anything for people. Another alternative would be: 1 million people start a union, virtual nation, online commune - whatever you want to call it. They donate 5% of their income. That's used for rental property investments, unti…
Great idea! Of course you will eventually have to wrest power back from the administrators of your fund, who have taken over control of everything and are doing whatever they want with your money. Just like every other great idea involving wielding power.
Not if it's ran by liquid or direct democracy. (Delegated democracy). You vote or give your vote to someone else in your behalf, all major decisions are voted on.
Properties we buy etc... Exec payrates, etc...
Re: Ask HN: Films that made you see the world differently?
#310Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been going some anarch-communist rabbit holes lately. I feel I'm leaning more and more libertarian socialist. I'd accept government medicare for all, but I'm losing hope govt will ever do anything for people. Another alternative would be: 1 million people start a union, virtual nation, online commune - whatever you want to call it. They donate 5% of their income. That's used for rental property investments, unti…
I had a similar idea, but the organization would provide health insurance from the start. Basically, all gig economy/independent contractors/small business owners could pay into it and get better health insurance than they could buy as independent entities.
We'd work to provide that, but you need plenty of $$ on hand for healthcare monthly... I mean one cancer diagnosis and if you have 10 members, it's gonna cost 100k minimum that year just for one person... that might eat up the whole budget.
So by building some combination of crowdfund (for when we're under budget), along-side member sharing backed by recurring income, we create a more stable fund that uses 100% of it's money to reward members.
The idea is basically get single payer healthcare outside the government or alongside and force insurance carriers out of the market by coming up w/ something basically non-profit that gives all $$ pooled towards healthcare costs. While working to bring down costs in the industry where possible.