I’ve just come back from watching Star Trek — again. Yeap, I saw it twice and am going to go watch it again for the third time. Yes really, it is that good. But more than just the amazing story, I love how so much of what they show and talk about in the movie (multiple universes, the concept of time etc) is actually true.

Remember last week when Stephen Simon wrote the article Can  a Movie Change your Life? Anyway , I’ve decided to compile movies that I feel changed my life (and hopefully many others as well), movies that got me thinking and re-evaluating life.

One might think of movies as just a way to relax and zone out unless it’s a ‘serious’ movie, but you’ll be surprised! Some of the biggest blockbusters have had the deepest meaning. I’m not sure if the directors, writers and producers do this consciously or have sub-consciously channeled information from higher forces so they can reach a larger audience and help raise the collective planetary vibration. So in no particular order, here are my movie picks:

The Matrix

This movie was a revolution! I’m not sure if the Wachowski brothers know just how close to the truth The Matrix actually is. Right about now some of you might be thinking, “How is this movie a representation of reality or spirituality or life changing in any way?” Oh where do I begin??

In the movie Morpheus offers Neo (the Hero) a red pill or a blue pill. Take the blue pill and Neo will go back to his ordinary life, take the Red one and Neo will go down the rabbit hole. The path will not be easy, but at least he will be living the truth. This is the case for spiritual journeys too. You need to ‘wake up’. But being awake doesn’t necessary always mean that it will be easy and you will reach nirvana in a minute and everything will be ok.

When you do ‘wake up’, you realize that the world you were living in was fake or just a representation of what we perceive to be ‘real’. Sound familiar? Then there is the spoon bending scene (video above), the Oracle and how she can tell you your future but if you change yourself, then you change your future, etc, etc. Anyway, to go through the movie scene by scene is going to take forever, I must say though the last bit when Neo finally realizes what the world truly is (I won’t say too much incase you haven’t seen it and want to watch it) is priceless. Go watch the movie or rewatch it and see if how it can change your reality!

Star Trek

Ah Star Trek.. I thought it would be another movie full of Hollywood special effects (it was), hurried ending and some sex thrown in for good measure. Instead I got a pretty accurate description of how the universe splits, time travel and multiple dimensions. Brilliant!

Seriously if there is one movie you need to watch this year, this should be it!

Dead Poets Society

Carpe Diem — Seize the day. How many of you remember that? I remember quoting that endlessly even though at that age I had yet to fully grasp it’s meaning. But still a part of me changed and it remained as an integral part of my life motto.

Go forth and live life!

Waking Life

I had to watch this docu-movie a few times before I finally understood it. A great movie to make you think! Think! Think! About reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life. Although the way it is presented (Digitally Enchanced Rotoscope) might be annoying to some, art to others, it is something worth watching! I think you might be able to watch the full version on You Tube.

Sliding Doors

Have you ever had those moment where you thought, “I wonder what would happen if only I had done this instead of that?” Well according to Gerald O’ Donnell, Neale Donald Walsch and Burt Goldman the Universe does split (Vishen actually talks about this in his article 5 Levels of Manifesting). So right now, there is one of you that is living a different life while you are living this one. Sliding doors actually takes you on a journey of one girl where you can see what happens in both her lives.

So these are my picks. Do leave your comments on which movies changed your lives!