Hello Yunjana(s) ( or those deeply engaged in yogic pursuits)
Can any one recommend any movies to rent/see/purchase that
engages in the subject matter of AYP or spiritual orientation?
MOvies are far and few between, yet once and a while something comes out that is worth seeing.
I have just a few:
THe Little Buddha - with Keneu Reeves was excellent.
The Mahabrahata ( 3 tapes) by Peter Brooks - excellent,
Yet more fulfuilling once the epic has been read.
I hve rented some tapes on the Purana’s from the local Indian Video
store. Good, but really less fulfilling as the “overacting” in them takes away from the story.
What the Bleep - was out at the movie houses and now on tape - worth viewing as it ties the spiritual and scientic discovry that is coming together in the Quantum Field.
Anyone care to recomend thier favorites or “must see’s” ?
Regards,
OM shanti shanti shantye
Frank in SD
Frank,
Spiritually-related Movies: two come to mind
. I Heart Huckabees
. Groundhog Day
These are spiritual in theme, but not in the ‘religious’ sense. In fact, the spirituality of ‘I Heart Huckabees’ has a lot of existentialism in it – existentialism in the best sense though.
-David
Brother Sun Sister Moon (story of St. Francis of Assisi)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
The Razor’s Edge
Pay It Forward
GodSpell
Phenomenon
Gandhi
It’s a Wonderful Life
Forrest Gump
Yoga Unveiled (documentary on history of yoga)
Has anyone seen the movie " what the bleep do we know"
It came out last year ( 20th Century fox) and is based on scientific spirituality. I loved it as a scientist and tow of my co-workers who watched it even bought it… ( I rented it from Blockbuster).
One can also do google search to find out more about this movie…
Vipul…
aum
thank you divine friends, for mentioning the spiritual movie web page on www.nandhi.com
it was meant for all who just wish there could be a selected list of movies that uplift us.
will be grateful if anyone of you contribute further!
with folded hands! all the sacred fulfilling joy!
with folded hands!aum
I enjoyed “What the Bleep do we know?” too. The sequel just came out, “Down the Rabbit Hole”. Also if you go to the “Bleep” website you can register to receive email about movies, events etc. http://www.whatthebleep.com
Any movie by Zhang Yimou:
Red Sorghum
Codename Cougar
Ju Dou
Raise the Red Lantern
The Story of Qiu Ju
To Live
Shanghai Triad
Keep Cool, The Road Home, and Not One Less
Happy Times
Hero
House of Flying Daggers
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Curse of the Golden Flower(new)
I have only seen a few movies on the list but so far they are an amazing integration of powerful and melodic musical scores, breathtaking scenery/landscapes, great character development and storyline, only the best actors/actresses, drama, human emotion, and always an underlying message/lesson about life(spirituality).
This director is able to reveal the beauty, for the viewer, that exists in everything and in many different ways. There are no assumptions or set ideals. Beauty of a tyrant, a victim, an assassin, water, flowers, color, love, suicide, death, life, etc, etc, etc, you know what I mean.
To me these stories are all embracing and reject nothing that exists in this creation.
Movie: East Of Eden – (based on John Steinbeck’s novel) – James Dean’s first Hollywood picture, 1955. A useful study on good and evil, and how the labels can mask the opposite. Moral of the story – The heart and free choice reveal a higher path than rules of conduct and labels.
Some great movies in this thread but I have quite a few to add
K-Pax
Mind Game (asian anime, the title is on the money, must see)
Richard Linklater’s Waking Life, a real different movie about lucid dreaming, philosophy, philip k. dick, etc.
Jacob’s Ladder, with Tim Robbins in a glum afterlife
What dreams may come, with Robin Williams in a beautiful afterlife (with challenges)
Alice in Wonderland
The Wizard of Oz (watch it online with the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album music to it, creepy alignment!)
Pan’s Labyrinth
American Beauty
The 13th Floor
Big Fish
Brazil
Dune Trilogy (2000 version) and Children of Dune
The Secret
Finding Neverland
Tao of Steve
I love I heart Huckabees and Spirited Away too.
Being a big Tarkovski fan, I recommend all his movies and especially : Stalker, Mirror, and Solaris.
IMO they are definitely worth watching…many times.
