can anybody think of some movies or documentaries that were really inspirational or affected your perception of things? or something that just really stimulated your thoughts?

one i just thought of of recently, is a movie/documentary i watched years ago called "What the Bleep Do We Know?". i remember thinking it was pretty amazing. i'm gonna check that out again i think...see if i agree with the me of 4 years ago.

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"...he must bring forth values which are an equivalent substitute for his absence in the collective personal sphere. Without this production of values individuation is immoral and, more than that, suicidal..." Jung

I've watched that too. I liked the part about how our thoughts directly affect the material world - even the physical properties of water! :O

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yeah, i need to try that more. maybe i could turn water into watered down wine ...

i'm watching it again right now and, it makes me wish that they would've edited out the lady with the lips implants ( i just can't take her seriously) but, it's full amazing information that i had forgot about. i think they said a lot of it back in the 30's but, they explain it better on this. it's a little more believable now i guess, with the high-tech testing and such.

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"...he must bring forth values which are an equivalent substitute for his absence in the collective personal sphere. Without this production of values individuation is immoral and, more than that, suicidal..." Jung

I also remember watching this and thinking it was really good. Thumbs up all round so far!

other inspirational movies and such? ................the "zeitgeist" movies are pretty intense. maybe a little too dramatic and preachy but, definitely interesting and inspiring.

does anybody else have some "mental booty" they care to share? arrghh...

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"...he must bring forth values which are an equivalent substitute for his absence in the collective personal sphere. Without this production of values individuation is immoral and, more than that, suicidal..." Jung

If you can get it to taste like rhum I'll give you a cookie.



Yeah. The science bit is better explained now with the results of all those nuclear physics experiments having been replicated in different labs.
--> in lieu of smashing atoms



I just watched "The Pursuit of Happyness" starring Will Smith. Good movie to see during tight times.

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i've never watched it. will smith's pretty great in anything though, i'll have to check it out.

I remember thinking "Henry Poole Is Here" was kind of inspiring.

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"...he must bring forth values which are an equivalent substitute for his absence in the collective personal sphere. Without this production of values individuation is immoral and, more than that, suicidal..." Jung

what the bleep is a bunch of psudoscientific nonsense. same goes for zeitgeist really.

pursuit of happyness was great though. and i just recently watched a japanese movie called "ikiru"- it was made in the 50s and gets kind of slow in the middle... but the end had me in tears. its about a man dying of stomach cancer... and well.... if you watch it, you'll find out. i really loved it.

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Isn't it pretty to think so?

Hello there!

What the bleep certainly makes a lot of bold claims, and it has a new-age-new-physics slant to it that many respected scientists would not subscribe to for sure. It treads on dangerous ground (and revels in it) by pushing a religious agenda - spiritualizing quantum physics. And it gushes so much about that to the point that the Te alarm goes off in my head and makes me feel rather uncomfortable. But what I like about it is that it makes us ask important questions about the very foundations of physical science - the same questions that cosmologists are asking - and reminds us to approach nature with childlike wonder - to see everything with "new eyes" by looking at the breath-taking possibilities on the micro and macro levels - and to see how we as humans can re-orient our attitudes and actions to better reflect the (natural) cosmic order.



I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for this movie - it ought to be in the public domain by now! Is it based on a true story?

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I think I'll recommend Studio Ghibli's 'Whisper of the Heart' (practically a must for aspiring creative types, IMO), and the movie 'Harvey' (not least because of quotes like these):





Seconding this, it's a beautiful movie.

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What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet. - Gerard Manley Hopkins

yeah, they do take information and stretch it for their own means but, most things do.
i tend to be a sucker for things that seem to support synchronicity, provided they're not completely ridiculous. as for zeitgeist, the first one was dramatic and bold. i think i was inspired mostly by the mix of narration with the music and movie clips (specifically the "network" clips and bill hicks clips). i liked how it was put together, especially for the low budget. (they're pretty rough on jesus in the beginning though so, if anybody's christian, i'd just avoid it unless you're in the mood to get angry)
the second zeitgeist movie kind of loses me at the end though, with the whole utopian movement thing.
both of these films try to create movements(or something that earns money) but, i take what information and inspiration i can get from them and move on(like i would a movie). as for the validity of the information, i'm prone to taking the middle ground on most things. although, some of it excites such emotion in people, that it seems like you could search forever and continue finding "research" that "proves" the "other-side" wrong. back and forth, back and forth. "arghh, they be tryin' to plunder me mental booty!"

"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" i thought was inspirational but, probably only to my overly abstract head.

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"...he must bring forth values which are an equivalent substitute for his absence in the collective personal sphere. Without this production of values individuation is immoral and, more than that, suicidal..." Jung

I liked that movie a lot. I'm a big fan of Terry Gilliam.

This thread reminds me I haven't seen the beautiful "Baraka" or "Chronos" for some time. I should probably get "Koyaanisqatsi" first because I haven't seen it yet.

Ikiru is one of my favourites, and I find it inspirational. I find its sentiment similar to that of Frank Capra movies: It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night. These films manage to run the line between comfort and overly-sweet sentimentality. In the hands of lesser story-tellers these films would have been a mess.

Other inspirational movies:

Amelie (I mean you can't have a movie discussion on an INFP board without a mention of Amalie, can you?)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Owl and the Sparrow
Three Colours Trilogy
Whale Rider
The Twilight Samurai
American Beauty
Gran Torino
Wall-E
2001: A Space Odyssey
Big Fish
The Goonies
Hotel Rwanda
Eyes Wide Shut
The Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring.
The Iron Giant
The Apartment
The Station Agent
(OK, I'll stop there...)

i just rediscovered an old favorite, Enchanted April. please see this movie! i looked through the other movies thread and was surprised to see it hasn't been mentioned. it's set in post WWI so it's a bit of a period piece but the story is in the same vein as American Beauty, getting out of routine and awakening the real person inside. it has an ensemble cast and the pov character is totally an INFP.

thanks for the list bailiwick! i've added The Fall and Spring Summer etc to the top of my netflix queue.

I absolutely Enchanted April and would recommend it to any INFP. Definitely agree with you brightyellow that the Josie Lawrence character is INFP. I always thought there was an NF, an NT, an SJ and an SP amongst the four (probably not too hard to work out who is who either).

The Fall is beautiful. Not the most consistent story, but visually striking and the little girl is wonderful. I find it inspirational because of the melding of the fantasy aspect with the reality.

Spring, Summer... etc is awesome. The quietest movie I may have ever seen. It's a great place to go when you need some peace in your life.

Hope you enjoy!

I'll have to check out Enchanted April. Not familiar with it, but interested to watch.

thanks for all the posts on here. gonna check out a lot of these. one i just remembered recently is "revolver". that movie moves me for at least a few days every time i watch it.

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"...he must bring forth values which are an equivalent substitute for his absence in the collective personal sphere. Without this production of values individuation is immoral and, more than that, suicidal..." Jung

The exorcist....extended version....Or frailty (watch it)

Hey redeyedjedi, you should watch Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. It features neat red eyed creatures. And that's probably one of the most normal things about the movie.

Thank you! I will definitely watch it