Sometimes, there is nothing better to do than watch a good movie. But did you know how much of an impact movies have on our lives? Since movies combine sight and sound, they serve as a powerful outlet to connect with our inner selves, and help guide us along some of life's greater challenges. If you are an outgoing person, chances are that you like watching positive movies, and vice-versa. Movies are also not expensive to enjoy, and it can be one of many great hobbies to acquire in life. Not only because of the impact on each individual person, but the impact it can have on entire societies. A large amount of the movies produced in the past, and some of them today, can actually provide education on a specific subject (e.g. Dead Poets Society, October Sky, Glory). Movies have changed the way we live, and they will continue to do so. So watch more movies, they keep us going.
Did you know that movies can also help you improve your general well being? The right selection of movies, that is. You know what's best for you, and you know what movies you like to see. So after you finish watching one, try to reflect on the information you just learned, and apply it for your own benefit. Movies can affect your personal relationships, education, emotional state, health, personal life, the list goes on. One of the greatest gifts a movie can bring, is motivation. Many people lack motivation to do what they want to achieve, and some movies are sure to help those in need. Patch Adams, Seabiscuit, Rocky, Field of Dreams, Charlie Bartlett, and Peaceful Warrior are just a handful of the many thousands of movies that can motivate you to live a more fulfilling life. Sometimes our minds are in desperate need of relaxation, and a good movie will help you unwind. If you have a bad perspective on a problem, watching a good movie can help you grasp a different approach to any problem you are having, and may even provide you with some great means to change the way you live for the better.
One may want to consider a distinction between a movie's being a source of human development and improvement and movie addiction. Addiction by its very nature involves an obsession that in turn may lead to a compulsion that invariably leads to a significant impairment a human's life. Movie are often used in therapy, espcially group work. 28 Days (2000) is often used in substance abuse counseling as well as Anger Management (2003) for use in anger management classes. But this topic is quite relevant for it reflects movies that connect on a different level than what often times is a technical critique of movies. Even the movies that I mentioned above are only a subset of the movies I assume you are talking about. Movies have the power to tap into our human potential either for good or evil. There was much discussion in the 60s and 70s about the evils of pornography on its affect on the audience and society in general. Movies can inspire as well as depress. Movies are powerful perhaps more powerful than most of us suspect. Can they cause a revolution? Perhaps.
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Absolutely; the power of the human mind is immeasurable, and movies only tap into a small part of our minds. Hopefully, movies will continue to inspire us.
