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Jul 26, 2022 · 1999. The transcendent second feature by Bruno Dumont probes the wonder and horror of the human condition through the story of a profoundly alienated police...
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An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
- The Resilience Award: Call Me by Your Name
- The Purpose Award: Coco
- The Socially Intelligent Power Award: The Darkest Hour
- The Empathy Award: The Florida Project
- The Forgiveness Award: Lady Bird
- The Growth Mindset Award: The Last Jedi
- The Nonviolent Heroism Award: The Shape of Water
- The Common Humanity Award: Wonder
- The Community and Diversity Award: Wonder Woman and Black Panther
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When 17-year-old Elio Perlman first meets doctoral student Oliver, they don’t seem to like each other very much—and when they part, it’s in pain. Call Me by Your Nameis about what happens in between those two events, as Elio and Oliver fall in love amid the crumbling, sun-drenched beauty of Lombardy, Italy. Along the way, we learn a great deal abou...
By now, it’s well-recognized that, broadly speaking, Pixar Animation Studios produces two kinds of films: the one that sells a lot of toys (like the Cars and Monsters franchises) and the kind that use animation and storytelling to resonate with grown-ups. The 2017 film Coco falls into the grown-up camp: The young, talented guitar hero travels betwe...
At the beginning of The Darkest Hour—and there’s really no nice way to say this—Prime Minister Winston Churchill is an entitled, ruling-class jerk. He’s nasty to people with less power than him, detached from their suffering, and unable to persuade others because he cannot put himself in their shoes. As he shouts to an underling: “Will you stop int...
In the gritty, documentary-like Florida Project, precocious six-year-old children run through fields and abandoned buildings around a motel-slum where they live, called “The Magic Castle.” Director Sean Baker juxtaposes their irrepressible energy and joy with scenes of poverty and chaos, all within a mile of Disney World. Through this vivid, haunti...
How can a movie that focuses on the conflicts between a mother and her teenage daughter fill us with inspiration? Lady Birddoes it. In the film, the protagonist Lady Bird—a name she gives herself—discovers her own identity and goals by taking creative risks, testing friendships, and exploring her budding sexuality. Conflict arises when her distraug...
The latest episode in the ongoing Star Wars saga is all about failure. The most interesting thing you can say about failure in The Last Jediis we don’t see a lot of nice, safe blunders, where everyone learns a valuable lesson afterward. No, these are bloody, emotionally devastating failures, of a kind that many people cannot live with. Poe Dameron’...
In an ordinary American movie, Colonel Richard Strickland would be the hero. He’s the hard-charging chief of security at a top-secret government facility at the height of the Cold War. Unfortunately, he is tragically deformed by a system that does not value life, human and otherwise. Instead of Strickland, the hero of The Shape of Wateris a mute cl...
Auggie Pullman was born with a craniofacial condition. In Wonder, we see him make the transition from a sweetly protected, home-schooled, medical-procedure-laden life to the unpredictable and socially intense environment of a very well-intentioned private middle school—and ultimately inspire the whole place for the better. In the beginning, Auggie’...
Though one movie comes from the Marvel Universe and the other from DC, Black Panther and Wonder Womanhave one big thing in common: They are both about the relationship of homogenous, isolated utopian communities to the wider, more complicated world. The superpowered Wonder Woman comes from Themyscira, home to an immortal race of Amazons who appear ...
A list of movies from 2017 that illustrate keys to human well-being, such as resilience, purpose, and empathy. Each film is reviewed and analyzed by the Greater Good staff, who highlight its themes and messages for personal and social growth.
28 titles. 1. The Elephant Man (1980) PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama. 8.2. Rate. 78 Metascore. A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
But sometimes all this cannot really cover the experiences, emotions and ideas of our real lives, human's lives. Then there are the movies, that reveal the truths about us all, asks about humanity, meaning of life, science, progress, degradation, love, hope and faith.
Feb 5, 2020 · Jojo Rabbit is about one of the worst events in human history, the Nazi Holocaust. 1917 is about another catastrophe, World War One. In each of those films, however, we can still find elements of humanity’s best qualities: heroism, growth, fortitude, and more.
Feb 20, 2019 · Blindspotting, Bohemian Rhapsody, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Annihilation, and Crazy Rich Asians all in their very different ways explore efforts to bridge differences —and many of these films tackle acceptance, especially self-acceptance, in diverse societies. Roma and Free Solo both highlight how our relationships make us more resilient.
