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This blog post is all about movie recommendations.Almost. Sometimes you can be clueless about what to watch (I know I can). And sometimes you find *that* perfect movie leaving you feeling wholesome. In my opinion, it’s all about timing. And sometimes procrastination makes a feature. But regardless, here are top 3 movies that I didn’t know I needed. Till they came my way. Funny how that works out, right?
- Pinocchio (1940 film) ft. Maps of Meaning: Marionettes & Individuals (part 3) by Jordan B. Peterson
I decided to watch this movie one sleep deprived morning after listening to the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast Maps of Meaning Ep 2-4. Where he teaches his university students psychology by analysing the film.
While watching the film, I could see all the things he was talking about and reminisced my childhood days, as I have always loved Pinocchio, even the non-animated version.
So if you’re into classics and psychology, then this ones for you. Alternatively if you’re just into psychology, you may watch the lectures here:
2. To all the boys P.S. I still love you
This movie that I watched on a recently purchased rug, is a sequel to To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Much as I loved the first movie, I adore this one even more. Apart from the alluring cinematography, my favourite quotes from this movie sum it all for me:
There’s a Korean word my grandma taught me, it’s called “Jung”. It’s the connection between two people that can’t be severed. Even when love turns to hate, you will always have tenderness in your heart for them. Jen and I have “Jung”. Part of us will always be tied to one another. If I want to move forward, I have to stop blaming Peter for having it with her too.
When you light a lantern and send it into the sky, you’re supposed to make a wish. I though I wanted a promise that we would never hurt each other. I wanted something that doesn’t exist. I wanted happily ever after. But I know now that I don’t want a love in half measures. I want it all. And to have it all, we have to risk it all.
If I could do it over, I wouldn’t change a thing. Because everything that’s happened has bought us here. This is our story. And we’re still at the beginning.
To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. Screenplay by Sofia Alvarez, J. Mills Goodloe. Dir. Michael Fimognori. Netflix. 2020.Film
3. Ladies in Black
What do I love about this film. Well everything. Strong women. Identity. Cinematography. Accents. How everything was not as it seemed. Summer job journey.
Despite being set in 1950’s Australia, the theme of refugee, immigration and identity could not have been more timely.
Refugee’s crisis is real. People from war-torn countries are living in deteriorating conditions on borders. Being denied immigration rights from the very European countries, who until recently were in the same crisis, as this movie clearly highlights. Given this, there is something we can do about it. Local Welcome is an organisation that gives local people in the UK the opportunity to dine and share meals with refugees every Sunday. I have never been. But it’s a plan in the making (iA).
I would love to hear your movie recommendations! Feel free to share them in the comments sections. And let me know what you think. Thank you reading.
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