Recommended Films For Deeply Feeling People
Recommended Films For Deeply Feeling People
I have found myself counseling students to be adamant about getting TVs out of their lives. As my friend Gerry Mander pointed out in his book “In the Absence of The Sacred,“ television programming is some of the most mind numbing of all activities, and decreases the quality of existence for even those not sitting directly in front of one. Good films, however, can either awaken an Animá sensitivity or at least move us with their honest portrayal of the complex human experience. Below you’ll find a selection of some of our most recommended movies and documentaries, This is for you, Amy, and everyone seeking to replace commercial programming with artful and informative efforts worthy of some of our precious mortal time.
Heartful & Uplifting Animá Essentials:
Off The Map
Amelie
King of California
Amazing Animá-Resonant Animation/Fantasy:
Origin
The Golden Compass
Brother Bear
Miyazaki: Princess Mononoke
Miyazaki: Pom Poko
Miyazaki: Naussica
Miyazaki: Tales From EarthSea
Miyazaki: Howl’s Moving Castle
Wonderfully Twisted & Vitally Insightful (not for the squeamish):
V For Vendetta
Fight Club
Chumscrubber
Brazil
Renegade (originally called Blueberry)
Fascinating Culture/History & Crucial Political Awareness:
The Power Of Nightmares
A People’s History
Unconstitutional
The Corporation
Why We Fight
BBC: Connections Series
Most Incredible Nature Films:
BBC Private Life Of Plants series
BBC Blue Planet series
Winged Migration
Amazing Journeys
BBC Planet Earth aweiwa
Life In The Undergrowth
Life After People
Jewels Of The Jungle (search for medicinal plants)
The Unknown World
Koyaanisquatsi
Naqoyqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Baraka
Microcosmos
Powerful & Touching Dramas:
Frida
Memoirs Of A Geisha
A River Runs Through It
Legends Of The Fall
Girl With A Pearl Earring
The Constant Gardener
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
Goodnight & Good Luck
Cold Mountain
The Cuckoo
Serpent’s Kiss
Never Cry Wolf
Mountain Patrol
The Grizzly Man
The Last Of His Tribe
The Man Who Cried
House Of Fools
Rabbit Proof Fence
Disappearances
Snow Falling On Cedars
Walkabout
Into The Wild
Goya’s Ghosts
Battle Of The Brave
The Red Violin
Songcatcher
The Last Emperor
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Emerald Forest
Snow Walker
Categories: Understanding & Practicing Animá
Henriette
History: BBC’s “Barbarians” series is a real eye-opener on the history of Europe. The true barbarians were the Romans, not the people they enslaved and degraded … really interesting to see that yep, the winner writes history.
Anima
Ah yes, Henriette, we love the Barbarians series, and I think Wolf has seen all of them multiple times. Rhiannon has a whole rant on the Romans and their effect on the European tribal peoples. And we have them to thank for our ever so civilized Western world. A very questionable legacy, to say the least.
~Kiva