10 Most Soul Liberating movies
A collection of some the most beautiful soul liberating movies.
1.Into the Wild (2007) 10/10
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. (148 mins.)
Director: Sean Penn
Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
“ "Into The Wild" is a truly beautiful & liberating film ; it liberates one,s soul from the mundane material excesses of life. Based on true story of Christopher Mccandless , a young at age of 23 leaves everything behind in his pursuit of happiness , happiness as he seek in truth , purity & freedom from society (or rather its lies & hypocrisies) . If there is one movie which one can watch a million times & still feel inspired every single time , then "Into the Wild" along with "The Shawshank Redemption" has to be there. Both are stories of eternal optimism of life & freedom of soul. The only difference between two is one if fictional while other true story.
What makes this movie so special is not just acting from Emile Hirsch which is simply superb , but also its director Sean Penn. He penned movie in narratives of his sister which are heart wrenching & are spoken with such bare essences that one could feel the pain of Chris. There are numerous others who had given memorable performances in their 5-10 mins screen time (Stuart & Hal Holbrook in particular) , which is essentially a director,s feat.
I always felt envy of those people who can live their dreams. It doesn't really matter what that dream is , as long as those who want it , have courage to go that path , not caring about anyone or anything ,are happiest people on this planet. Very few could do so. One of the most amazing lines in movie is ""career is a 20th century invention" , we increasingly define life in terms of material gains , gadgets , property , money etc. never realizing , money is a means to an end & not an end in itself . & in running after the means we lose our ends.
The movie is for you if you are the one who feels pain by the lies....if you are not a believer in "surviving life" and believe in "living life" or you really know there difference between these two; Chris did....he wanted a true life ...he was sad man when he had "all that " which he left behind and was much happier when he was penniless... Its a journey inside a soul with the vessel of nature to live a beautiful & positive life. ” - k_28
2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 10/10
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. (142 mins.)
Director: Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
3.Groundhog Day (1993) 9/10
A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. (101 mins.)
Director: Harold Ramis
Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
“ "The only person one need to compete in life is oneself ...everyday one need to wakeup and ask , if I am a better person today than yesterday & so on....thats how you build your life...by not comparing to anybody else but only & only yourself" ”
4. Gattaca (1997) 9/10
A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. (106 mins.)
Director: Andrew Niccol
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal
5. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 9/10
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother. (146 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards
6. No Smoking (2007) 10/10
K lives a wealthy lifestyle in India along with his widowed mother and brother, J. His mother works as an interpreter with the German embassy... (128 mins.)
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Stars: John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shorey
7. Holy Smoke (1999) 9/10
While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru... (115 mins.)
Director: Jane Campion
Stars: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee
“ i started watching the movie with little expectation and like a documentary of how western philosophers look at Indian mysticism ..but my god this movie is terrific..
This is not for "ordinary" fellows but for those who ever got on the path spiritualism and seek some kind of truth in their life. they are often confused , self-filled , beyond religion and totally bewildered by their own sexual;lity. I simply can not imagine someone captured all that in such beautiful manner.
For those who find movie lacking and disappointing they are like family members of Kate who watches her from distance and never get into her or PJ character.
However the ending "one year later" part was total crap. It diminishes movie by a great deal. The ending should be slimier to mystique felling like those of Kubricks movies like Lotita which reminded me in PJ scenes. The one year later part totally rubbishes the whole premise of movie to seek eternal truth by spitting at characters by letting them return to their shell-life. Extremely unreal to characters of the movie but also very crap/ I will still consider overall movie grt though ... ” - k_28
8.Inception (2010) 9/10
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception. (148 mins.)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe
9.Good Will Hunting (1997) 9/10
Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. (126 mins.)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
10.Vanilla Sky (2001) 8/10
A successful publisher finds his life taking a turn for the surreal after a car accident with a jaded lover. (136 mins.)
Director: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell
