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Re: Ask HN: Any movies that changed your life?

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Post by jimsojim »

Kobe Bryant's Muse - its sort of a documentary defining the life of a basketball genius. It shows you the thought process of an expert. It makes you 'think'. And, I don't know if it makes any sense, but this documentary would feel quite 'realistic' in comparison to the other documentaries you might have seen under the same genre or theme. What I mean is, it is highly detailed about the vulnerabilities, insecurities and personal life of an expert (Kobe Bryant). Its relatable. These are just ordinary people with uncompromising determination to not to give up. Its just a beautiful journey to greatness shown by the man himself, Kobe Bryant, he talks you through the documentary. I bet if you watch it you will feel like a Black Mamba by the end of it.

PS. oh btw he will tell how he created this alter ego called 'Black Mamba' to deal with the mess he was going through. Its crazy. (NO SPOILERS :p)

Re: Ask HN: Any movies that changed your life?

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Post by Amanjeev »

CephalopodMD wrote: post #44

May be cliche, but "2001: A Space Odyssey" was huge for me the first time I really watched it through. Kubrick, in his own way, created a timepiece that reflected and captured the revolutionary mood of the late 1960's without ever having to directly bring it up. It is truly a movie about humanity and one which completely describes all my hopes and fears for the future of our kind. Not only that, but the film is reall…

I upvoted not because I think it is cliche. I don't think it is cliche at all. It is one of my favorites too.

Re: Ask HN: Any movies that changed your life?

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Post by naturalethic »

emeraldd wrote: post #36

Not a movie but some books that I helped shape my view on life and learning: http://www.amazon.com/Have-Space-Suit-Heinleins-Juveniles-eb... http://www.amazon.com/Starman-Jones-Robert-A-Heinlein/dp/145... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_of_the_Galaxy That's the set I remember most at least. "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" has some good stuff on getting where you want to be in life.

Those first two were the first novels I read and had a massive impact on me.

Re: Ask HN: Any movies that changed your life?

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Post by Nadya »

matthewn wrote: post #59

Synecdoche, New York made me think more about why we are here and how we should spend our time than anything else I've ever seen on a screen.

I was going to mention this film. I'm happy to see someone else did.

This movie was... an experience. To sum it up as succinctly as possible. Perhaps a bit too existential at times, but it's extremely meta - and I like meta things. It really forces one to be introspective and to dig down through all the layers.

Re: Ask HN: Any movies that changed your life?

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Post by Fargren »

In the public university of Buenos Aires, which I attended, there's not much incentive to actually finish your studies quickly other than getting your title. You can take as much as 4 years between finals without much of a problem. Being gainfully employed, I had been procrastinating my last finals for a while until I saw Wes Anderson's Rushmore. I grabbed my books the next day and promptly finished my studies.
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