Weekend Movie Marathon

Lost in directions ? Troubled with problems ? Looking for ways to change yourself ?
Why not try to watch a few good movies and hopefully learn something from the actors. Probably the characters in a particular movie possess just the right solution to solve your everyday problems.

This weekend, I am happy to have my dear colleagues, Louis and kelly to come over my hse for movie marathon session, with a bottle of corona and hooch holding in our hands.

We watched "Patch Adams" and "Akeelah and the bees".

Patch Adams - Some would have give it a pass to watch this movie because of the year it was produced (1998) . However, the intelligence and the lessons that you get to learn from this movie, I promised, it's golden and universal, even timeless can be used to describe.
For example, let's look at the following conversation between by Patch Adams (played by Robin william) and Arthur ( Guy in the mental hospital).

Hunter Patch Adams: We need to start treating the patient as well as the disease.
Hunter Patch Adams: We can head on down to the maternity ward. You know those chicks put out.
Arthur Mendelson: How many fingers do you see?
Hunter Patch Adams: Four.
Arthur Mendelson: No no! Look beyond the fingers! Now tell me how many you see.
Arthur Mendelson: You're focusing on the problem. If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution. Never focus on the problem!
Arthur Mendelson: See what no one else sees. See what everyone chooses not to see... out of fear, conformity or laziness. See the whole world anew each day!

Does it ring a bell to you? May be you are facing problems that is catching too much of your attention that the problems start to cloud your vision and block your ability to come out with solutions. Learning from Patch, we could look further beyond the problems itself, that the right solution will surface naturally.

Still not satisfied ?
I got another example from Akeelah and the bees but let me give you a brief intro about this movie because some might not know what's this show is about.

In this movie, you get to see how Akeelah ( a black girl who is gifted on this national game "spelling bees" that is mainly the game for the white kids) In participating the competition, she represents her neighbourhood to battle against the white kids and earn some self esteen for herselves. Throughout her competition, she faced disagreements from her mom, her friends but that doesn't stop her in becoming the champion of the game where we could marvelled at how much courage this little girl possessed, that even an adult should look up.

Okie that's about the summary and here I present another example.

Akeelah: [quoting Marianne Williamson] Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

I really love the line "Actually, who are you not to be? " Indeed, you are beautiful, only because you hold that strong believe in yourself. Even if you probably are not born with the most symmetrical facial shapes, by believing in yourself that you are truely beautiful, gorgeous or talented will give you that naturally glow that some might call "X factor"

Even the recent best selling book "Secrets" teaches this same knowledge to millions of readers where they could have just learn it from this movie. "In believing in yourself and setting the goals to what you wished to achieved, you naturally attract success to youself."

Wow, I think I just unconsiously turn this post into an essay. I think I better stop here, despite this weekend I have watched also, "The Bucket List", "Micheal Cliton", "881" "一个好爸爸" "Get Smart" "Step up 2"