Timeless Lessons We Can Learn From Movies
Written on September 27, 2007 by Tezza
Thursday’s weekly guide to Personal Growth from 4EvaYoung.com
Movies are a powerful medium to convey a message in an entertaining and memorable way. Walt Disney was famous for teaching positive lessons to a young audience through his movies and the characters that he created. I for one love to watch movies and sometimes a moment just leaves a lasting impression on me. Here are a few moments from some of the movies I’ve enjoyed that have a timeless message to teach about life.
The Matrix - Truth
“The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.” - Morpheus
We Were Soldiers - Speech Before Going Into Battle“Look around you. In the 7th cavalry, we’ve got a captain from the Ukraine; another from Puerto Rico. We’ve got Japanese, Chinese, Blacks, Hispanics, Cherokee Indians. Jews and Gentiles. All Americans. Now here in the states, some of you in this unit may have experienced discrimination because of race or creed. But for you and me now, all that is gone. We’re moving into the valley of the shadow of death, where you will watch the back of the man next to you, as he will watch yours. And you won’t care what color he is, or by what name he calls God. They say we’re leaving home. We’re going to what home was always supposed to be. Now let us understand the situation. We are going into battle against a tough and determined enemy.” - Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
Any Given Sunday - Half-Time Speech“You find out life’s this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don’t quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don’t quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when add up all those inches, that’s gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying!” - Tony D’Amato
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