Mindless fun part (II)
Mine is - West Side Story followed in second place by the very first Star Wars.
Your favourite film of all time?
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MegaDude
The Shawshank Redemption.
There are a number parallels between this film and exiting the JW experience. Andy's being thrown into prison for a crime he didn't commit resonated strongly with me being raised in a prison-like cult I would never have chosen to join. The domineering attitude of the warden is much like the governing body: control is everything. The conditioning Morgan Freeman calls "being institutionalized" is the same experience for many JWs. They can't imagine life on the outside of the JW religious prison. In the book by Stephen King, Andy had broken through to his escape route years before he actually left but hadn't summoned up the courage to try it.
I especially like the powerful soliloquy at the end where Red makes the choice to break his institutionalized way of thinking and goes for his new life.
"I find these days I'm so excited I can hardly sit still or hold a single thought in my head. I would imagine it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.
I hope I can make it across the border.
I hope to see my friend and shake his hand.
I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams.
I hope."
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serendipity
Ever After - for my inner child who still wants to believe I'll marry a prince.
Forest Gump - a great rollercoaster ride of emotion which reveals appearances are deceiving, a handicap can be a strength in disguise and the enduring power of love and loyalty.
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Of course!