Pretty obviously, movies are one of the major forms of art and persuasion in our culture today. If so, then we would expect our own lives to be strongly influenced by them, just as painting or theater might have done so in the past. So today I thought it might be interesting to find out what movie or movies have had a significant impact on your thinking (good and bad) over the years. We’ll also talk a little about what qualities make a movie more likely to have such an impact.What makes an impactful movie?
• Repetition
• Engages your mind
• Filled with memorable scenes
• Emotionally stimulating
• Popularity
• Taught you a lesson
• Gave you a picture you wanted to live up to or avoid.
• Created a frame of reference you wanted to share in with others or ordered your own understanding of your world.
Areas of life formed by movies
• What is heroic
• What is decent
• What is morally acceptable
• Should authority be trusted?
• What does the future hold
• Are people basically good or evil?
• Is violence the way to fight evil?
• What is justice?
Movies that have affected me
• Beckett
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Star Wars
• Blade Runner
• The Matrix
• Man without a Face
• Batman the Dark Knight
• Dead Poet’s Society
• Stand and Deliver
• Braveheart
• Planet of the Apes
• Miracle on 34th Street
• Karate Kid
• Rambo, Commando, Lone Wolf McQuade et al.
• Rollerball• Rudy
• Wall Street
• Star Wars Trilogy
• Bridge on the River Kwai
• Great Escape
• Babette’s Feast
• Adventures of Robin Hood
Movies mentioned by callers
• Tender Mercies
• Savior
• Sophie’s Choice
• Schindler’s List
• Tears of the Sun
• Into the Wild
• Exorcism of Emily Rose
• Life Is Beautiful
• Deer Hunter
• Signs
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