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1) Interstate 60
 Director:
Bob Gale
Cast: James Mardsen, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Amy Smart
Subject: Neal is 23, in the age that everyone tries to learn what he
wants to do about his life. In his birthday party, he wishes to have an answer
about his life. When he gets out to see the car his father bought him as a
present, a falls down on his head. He falls to the ground, unconsciously. When
he wakes up in the hospital, he starts to a journey which will lead him to the
discovery of the answers about his life.
Why?:
It’s a
movie that has more theme and energy than all other movies in the ist. It’s
the best film about spiritualism, and you’ll often find yourself saying “Great!”
2)
Run Lola Run
 Director:
Tom Tykwer
Cast:
Franka
Potente, Moritz Bleibtrue
Subject: Lola and Manni are young lovers who live in Berlin. Manni, who
does some work for a gang, loses a big amount of money when travelling by
subway. He has only 20 minutes to find money and give it to the head of the
gang, or he’ll be killed. He quickly calls Lola, and tells about the situation.
Then, Lola starts to run to somehow find the required money.
Why?:
It’s a grat movie that tells how even the very little choices can change our
lives, and makes us feel the power of leaving ourselves to the natural flaw of
the Cosmos.
3)
Star Wars Trilogy
 Director:
George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Alec Guiness
Subject: “Long long time ago, in a far away galaxy...” It is the
legendary story of Anakin Skywalker. Luke Skywalker, Obi Van Kenobi, Prenses
Leila, Han Solo, R2D2, and others... All those heroes and more have entered to
our life by Star Wars series.
Why?:
“Let power be with you” what does that mean to you? Or replications such as
“darkness for him, more dense when compared to light...” And how about the
reveal of that information in 1977 that spiritual teachings were not around.
Also, it’s the best film which talks about darkness and light.
4)
Matrix Trilogy
 Director:
Larry
and Andy Wachowski.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Ann-Moss
Subject: Thomas Anderson is a computer-programmer and a good hacker.
His nickname is Neo. Neo wants to learn what MATRIX, something he has heard
the name of, is. After a while, he meets with Morpheus and Trinity, and
realises that the world he lives in is an illusion, created by intelligent
machines. Morpheus believes that Neo is a and he trains Neo, keeping on his
belief. Now, for Neo, Morpheus and Trinity; the only way is fighting to save
the world.
Why?:
There are tones of messages, references and themes in that movie. Moreover,
the movie’s ability to make the audience to think beyond what is seen to count
it as a wonderful movie.
5)
Thin Red Line
 Director:
Terence Mallick
Cast: Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte
Subject: A group of twelve American soldiers try to pccupy a hill named
“2 10” which is owned by Malick moves his camera on those soldiers with calm
movements, revealing their thoughts.
Why?: Do you want to know about fear? Do you want to watch how fear
leads people eachother’s murder even in a heavenly place? Watch this movie
that emphasizes the meaninglessness of war. It’s a quite stunning movie with
its both poetic and brutal strain.
6)
Legend of Bagger Vence
 Director:
Robert Redford
Cast: Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Will Smith
Subject: Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon), a hero from the First World War,
is invited to an opening ceremony of a new golf course. When he realizes that
he is not as good as he was at golf, he turns to Bagger Vance (Will Smith),
who suddenly enters to his life.
Why?:
“Harmony with the Cosmos” and “letting it flow". Those are the main themes of
the movie which are wonderfully reflected... You’ll especially love Will
Smith’s Spiritual Guide character
7)
Pay It Forward
 Director:
Mimi Leder
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment
Subject:
Just
imagine. You make a favor to three people and want them to pay it forward.
Then, each of those new three people make favors to three more people. Thus, a
universal favor-movement starts. Is it impossible? Trevor McKinney claims the
opposite..
Why?: Helping eachother, without expecting any return. It’s the story
of a nine year old child that changes the life of many other people.
8)
Serendipity
 Director:
Peter Chelsom
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack
Subject:
Ten years ago, a snow Christmas night... Jonathan (John Cusack) and Sara (Kate
Beckinsale), who were shopping at a store, suddenly find themselves having
dinner together in a restaurant called “Serendipity”. Jonathan has a
girlfriend, but he thinks he’s fallen in love with Sara. Believing in mystical
powers, Sara accepts the dissappearence of the note card that Jonathan’s phone
number is written on as a warning sign. However, consequences continue
following them.
Why?:
Destiny, luck, consequences (!) and love. It’s the most spiritual romantc
comedy movie that you’ll ever see.
9)
Life is Beatiful
 Director:
Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini
Bustric
Subject:
The movie tells the story of a Jewish waiter Guido who tries to win the heart
of a wealthy and powerful woman, in the background of World War II. They marry
and have a son. However, at the same time, Germany is about to conquer
everywhere. Guido is thrown to a concentration camp. He rejects the violence
all around him and tries to act as if everything is a game, as he tries to
save his family.
Why?: It’s a beautiful and warm story of a man who smiles to the world.
10)
Butterfly Effect
 Director:
Eric Bress, Mackye Gruber
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart
Subject: Evan Treborn is a 20 year old University student who has lost
the memory of his very important times from the age of seven. One day, he
finds the journals that his psychiatrist advised to write on When he reads
them, he literally turns back to those times and realises that he can make
changes. However, the also realises that every little changes effects the
present time and causes unexpected results.
Why?:
Have you ever had regrets in your past? And if you had the chance to fix your
mistakes, would a better life be waiting for you now? It’s a great film that
gives us the message that everything in life is in the way “it should be”.
11)
Bruce Almighty
 Director:
Tom
Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman
Subject: Bruce Nolan, a TV reporter who has a lot of caring people and
a beautiful girlfriend, thinks that he has a unfair life. After the worst day
of his life, Bruce blaims God with ruling the universe unfairly. Then, God
answers and gives all his powers to Bruce to see if he can do better.
Why?: God has a lot of work to do. The movie tells about that idea,
with the harmony of Carrey’s great performance.
12)
Powder
 Director:
Viktor Savla
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Jeff Goldblum, Sean Patrick Flanery
Subject: The story of a young albino, “Powder” who has mystical powers.
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Why?: It should be watched at least for the scene where the deer is
shot. “Powder” walks towards the poor deer and touches with love; then...
Especially, give attention to the end!
13) What Dreams May Come
 Director:
Vincent Ward
Cast: Robin Williams, Cuba Godding Jr, Jessica Brooks Grant
Subject: Children doctor Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams), dies in a car
accident. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in the heaven he creates in
his dreams. Angel Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.) helps Chris to get used to that
world. Howeveri he cannot forget his wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra). Annie
thinks that his husband waits for him in the heaven and commits suicide, but
finds herself in hell. So, Chris goes to hell to rescue his beloved wife.
Why?:That
beautiful love story deserves to be watched even just for its wonderful
visiual effects.
14)
The Princess and The Warrior
 Director:
Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Melchior Beslon
Subject: A man called Bodo saves the life of a woman, Sissi. She is a
nurse working in a mental hospital, and she has the skill of turning the time
back.
Why?: A soulmate story from Germans. Finding soulmate stories are
usually romantic. However, in this story, the princess is a nurse, the warrior
is an old soldier. A truck hits to the princess, and this is how they meet...
As the princess tells the warrior; “I saw myself being together with you.
Before, we were siblings, then father and son, wife and husband. Now, we’re
here.”
15)
Das Experiment
 Director:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast: Moritz Bleibtrue
Subject: An experiment is to made to dicover the changes that people go
through in jail conditions. 20 people accept to take part in the experiment
for money. Everything is normal at first. However, eventually things start to
be out of control.
Why?:
People who watch this film might wonder why there’s such a tought movie in
that list, but it’s a movie that that faces us with the fact that how easily
we can forget what we actually are.
16)
Frequency
 Director:
Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel
Subject:
John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), who is a succesful police realises that
the can get some frequancies from 30 years ago’s time. Then, he discovers that
they belong to his father who had lost his life in a fire. He can turn back
time and prevent his father’s death, but this will also lead to the escape of
a serial murderer.
Why?:
This is not a movie with positive messages, however it wonderfully shows the
“destiny” and how “free” choices can change it.
17)
Discovery of Heaven
 Director:
Jaroen Krabbe
Cast: Stephen Fry, Greg Wise, Flora Monthgomery
Subject: The movie is about the struggle between the free choices of
human and celestial powers. Two good friends, Max and Omo, fall in love with
the same woman, Ada. At the same time, the angel’s world tries to control
earth in order to follow God’s orders.
Why?:
It’s Dutch movie which is absurd at some points, but perfectly showing the
spiritual missions. At the end of the movie, there’s a scene that reminds the
audience of the Prophet Mohammed's ascension.
18)
Little Buddha
 Director:
Bernardo Bertulucci
Cast: Keanu Reeves
Subject: Lama Norbu (Ruocheng Ying), thinks that Buddha’s soul
will encarnate in a small children. They take a girl from India, Jesse (Alex
Wiesendanger) from America, a boy from Katmandu; and go to holy Butan city
to find out who is the real Buddha. At the same time, Siddharta’s (Keanu
Reeves) past life story is told parallel to the first story.
Why?: Buddha’s life story is told in the movie, and it’s the most
beautiful movie of Bertulucci.
19)
Groundhog Day
 Director:
Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
Subject: The preperations are made for the traditional Fabruary of second,
Grounhog Day in America. Phil Connors, a reporter is told to report the
celebrations. One morning, when he wakes up, he realises that he’s living the
previous day again.
Why?:
If we
do not realise our mistakes, we continiously repeat them. That’s the theme of
the movie.
20)
Sliding Doors
 Director:
Peter Howitt
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah
Subject: The movie tells the concept of love which changes according to
time and place, from the point of view of Helen. First, Helen is fired. Then,
she misses the subway; and that little detail changes everything.
Why?:
Is the
direction of our life depends on the sliding doors of a subway, or not? The
answer is in the movie.
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