For many of us, modern cinema and life in general are quite heavily connected. Whilst it’s delusional to think that life works just like the movies, there are plenty of little lessons that you can take from the world of cinema into your own life. If you aren’t sure what we mean by this, we have compiled a list of events from movies that will effectively change your life once you see them and understand them. Here are just nine of the finest lessons from movies that will change your life, giving you a whole new grasp on the future;
1. Bruce Almighty
The first one our list is the popular Jim Carrey movie whereby he believes that God is punishing him with a raft of bad luck. He complains about God and, in typical movie style, ends up becoming God for the day to try and deal with all the problems. It’s a nice little lesson to remember from a movie, albeit a rather silly one. How would you deal with things if you were God? And do you REALLY think that some entity in the sky is firing down bad luck rays at you? Life’s tough, but not personal.
2. Me Again
This gets a shot on the list as it always shows you that the mantra of “you don’t know what you‘ve got ‘til it’s gone” comes into play. We always want something different to what we have, and this will give you an idea to see just how this can actually work out – you might just realize that life really isn’t all that bad for you at the moment.
3. Peaceful Warrior
Many of us believe that thinking with the heart over the head is a silly endeavor and will usually just lead to silly mistakes and regrets. This movie, though, totally changes that narrative into showing you what will happen when we just go for what we want and don’t look at the spreadsheet equivalent decision.
4. The Family Man
Another good movie for learning a lesson from is The Family Man. It shows you a world whereby a rich investment banker gets to see the alternate reality, where he chose his girlfriend over the big career. It’s a nice way to show us just how different our lives can potentially be. Just take the time that you need to watch this film and understand the message – it might help you make the same decision one day.
5. Yes Man
Yes Man is hugely popular, too. This shows you what happens when you just decide to go the other way and say yes to everything. We usually deny anything we didn’t actively set out to get, so it’s nice to see what can happen if you change the rhetoric and see how life would treat you if you just simply followed the positive feeling of just saying yes!
6. Rise of the Guardians
A film all about overcoming fear through faith, this can show us that being able to believe in your own decisions and the path you are on is more powerful than any other suggestion or realistic appraisal that you can turn to. If you’re losing faith in your own ability to change things up and make your life better, you need to watch this absolutely outstanding movie.
7. August Rush
Another hugely popular movie is August Rush because it reminds us that there are many things on this planet we can connect with that haven’t been invented in the last 20 years. It’s a great way to remind ourselves of the world that lies out there, just waiting for us to appear.
8. The Ultimate Gift
This movie will give you a real appreciation for what it’s like to just have a dream, and have the ability to push those boundaries a little bit further back. It’s the perfect way to teach you about character and what it stands for.
9. Fireproof
Fireproof teaches us to be able to always keep learning and to never stop looking for new things in our lives that can empower us, make us better people. It’s a great way to realize that the person you are with, for example, is better than you think.
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