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jegol71
USA
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 Posted - 02/08/2013 : 20:35:09
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We dream and recollect through personal movies directed by the mind's eye. It is the only medium that can project a superposition of human life to any person.
I write films, and stumbled upon a website for a therapist who treats clients by having them watch movies that relate to their struggles.
Or, as I call it, THE DREAM JOB. The movies are indexed according to specific issues, from dealing with mental disorders to incest to anxiety. You can click on a topic that is important to you, and see which films explore it. Not necessarily TMS-related, but I know that people will benefit from this.
Movies aren't just Hollywood legerdemain to turn a profit, like the schlocky Transformers films of late. They are a collective measure of soft science, art and psychology divining to tell the perfect story, the one that you take on. Movies are generally 2-2.5 hours because that represents the maximum convergence of attention span and narrative meaning that can be achieved holographically in front of a screen. Studying screenwriting has given me a better context to explain the transformative power of John Sarno's work to myself.
If you are dealing with any issues, I recommend this website and a good popcorn box.
http://cinematherapy.com/filmindex.html
One that I would recommend to defer to the complexity of the human panorama and surviving its mystery would be
Abbas Kiarostami's "CLOSE UP," an Iranian film from 1990 about a sick, impoverished man who impersonates a famous director to a wealthy family, who are then cast by this director to recreate the events in retrospect, providing a fake real catharsis. Human life is like that, particularly as we heal or think we have.
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plum
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2013 : 03:16:34
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Happy Day!
Huge movie buff here. I never, ever watch tele but view the whole or part of a film almost every night. Colour me grateful for the link. Shall explore. |
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pan
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2013 : 04:01:21
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I'm sure watching comedies and feel good movies is a far better pastime than watching the constant 24 hour rolling news programmes that just seem intent on drip feeding a steady flow of paranoia and fear into us.
Wake me up with your amphetamine blast
Take me by the collar and throw me out into the world
Rock me gently & send me dreaming of something tender
I was brought here to pay homage to the beat surrender
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Cath
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Posted - 02/09/2013 : 05:50:05
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| Thanks for this - also a big movie fan. Interesting theory - I would watch a movie every evening if I could, but Saturday night has always been movie night for us. It does help to sit back, relax and become engrossed. Sometimes, I can nearly forget I have a problem. |
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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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Posted - 02/09/2013 : 05:52:17
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| I was going to watch "Kill Bill" last night. A great movie for those with anger issues. |
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Healing Through Movies: Cinema Therapy
