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6 Mind Expanding Movies That Will Make You

Question Reality and Life
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Some movies are made to touch our heart

and soul with an overabundance of
sentiment. They make us come in touch
with our humanity and empathy.
And some films are made to touch our mind, to get our mental cogs working, to
awaken and expand our consciousness. They are films that deal with questions that
we are all too eager and too afraid to ponder. It is those films that signal
our awakening and that push us into seeing life and our existence differently.

1. Waking Life, by Rickard Linklater

What is a dream, and what is reality? Can we actually distinguish between the two?
And what does a dream mean? These are only a few sample questions of the wide
range that Linklater’s film provides.

The protagonist wanders through moments, dialogues, unnamed characters-in some

important scenes, he’s not even present. In another, we see a couple from another
movie verse (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy from the popular romantic movie
franchise “Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight“), with no explanation.

It is a trippy movie. Moving from the ethereal to the real, questioning the validity of
each aspect of existence, and ending up straight into an existential crisis, this movie
will fill your mind with philosophical questions, the biggest one being: Is my life
real?

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2. Samsara, by Ron Fricke

“Samsara” is a little documentary film made in 2011, by the same people who had
collaborated on two similar in terms of style and theme films in the last decades,
“Baraka” and “Chronos”. The movie’s title is the Sanskrit word for the loop of
continuous life. Literally meaning “continuous flow”, the word has been used to
describe the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, themes and terms shown within the
film.

The visuals are beautiful, and the musical score compliments them just right. The little
blocks of visual narrative are linked together in an intricate flow, and the message is
one of a global consciousness and interconnectedness.
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3. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past

Lives, by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

“Uncle Boonmee” came out in 2010 and was the first Thai film to win the Palme
d’Or. The titular character, Uncle Boonmee, is dying; during the course of his last
living days, he goes on a journey to explore his past lives, together with his loved
ones, whether in spirit or in physical form.

The film was actually the last part of a loosely linked film trilogy, titled “Primitive”,
and was mostly focused on a particular area of Thailand. However, while the other
two films of “Primitive” as a project focused more on the collective memory of the
area in a more political and historical manner, “Uncle Boonmee” is more like “a
personal diary”, according to the director.

It deals with matters of memory, transformation, reincarnation, and the nature of

things facing death. A very interesting film for those not put off by the “artsyness” of
it. However, it is not only a study on dying and previous lives, but also
Weerasethakul’s tribute to the art of cinema.
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4. Under the Skin, by Jonathan Glazer

A very recent film, released just a few months ago, with Scarlett Johanson in one of
her best, if not her best, performances in her entire career. The plot goes like
this: Scarlett is an alien, whose name we never find out. She assumes human form
and starts seducing men, leading them to her “harvesting place”, as one could call it.

To say any more about the plot would completely ruin your experience. “Under the
Skin” will leave you stunned, wide-eyed, trying to comprehend and interpret
what you have seen. While the previous movies on this list deal with matters of life,
death, and reincarnation, this one deals with consciousness as a human, personal
experience.

The first lines in the film are our alien protagonist making sounds, learning how to
speak, much like a baby. She develops a consciousness, she experiences growth and
humanity and comes face to face with the experience of being human. Just watch the
film. It hasn’t been called the new “2001: A Space Odyssey” for nothing.

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5. Enter the Void, by Gaspar Noe

Otherwise known as “acid on film“. This movie feels like one continuous trip, and
with good reason. Noe’s use of bold, colorful neon lights and first-person perspective
can really mess up our perception (I mean, the camera blacks out momentarily when
the protagonists blink. Can’t get any more first-person than that).

Not only that, but after a while, the story goes even trippier; our protagonist dies, and
we see his out-of-body journey through his eyes, as he travels through time and
space, the tempo of the film getting faster and faster, climaxing (no pun intended) in a
pretty disturbing sex scene.

The end, however, is yet another plot twist, leaving us stupefied. Was this afterlife, or
just a fleshing out of the theory that when we die, our mind’s perception of time
makes us relive our life in a desperate effort to survive, looping round and round?
Food for thought.

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6. Anything by Andrei Tarkovsky

Literally, anything. “Solyaris”, “Stalker” and “The Mirror” are a very good start,
and let’s not forget “Nostalghia“. Soviet cinema has always been special,
but Tarkovsky is the pinnacle of thought-provoking and reflective film-making.
Childhood, dreams, memory, the metaphysical and dream-like are trademarks of his
films, and not one Tarkovsky film will make you feel the same after you see it.

There is a lot of symbolism in his works, and Tarkovsky’s goal was to create a form
of cinema that “sculpted time”, altering our perception and showing us just how
relative everything is to that perception. He may not be the easiest filmmaker to get
into, but once you try him, you’ll keep coming back, mesmerized, your mind baffled
and at the same time enamored.

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Energy; negative or positive cannot be seen by the naked eye but it can be felt. Energy shows
itself through the many happenings around us. Through these we can detect if the energy is
negative or positive.

There are so many techniques that can help you detect negative energies in your home. Today
we’re going to show you the simplest one which will detect negative energies and clear them
from your home and maintain the harmony in your family.

We inhabit certain energies wherever we live. Our homes are a space of unity where many
energies meet – our feelings, thoughts and emotions emit a certain type of energy, but also
attract other energies. Family members, neighbors or visitors in our homes can bring in negative
energies which may affect our mood and well-being.
The energy debris can be a result of negative emotions, thoughts, occurrences, and
stress that you have experienced in your space.
Your house is like a sponge. Whatever transpires in your environment is absorbed into the walls,
furniture, carpet, ceiling, and objects. Frequently, these negative energies accumulate in the
corners and tucked away places.
Also, if you had a negative event happens recently or a lot of sadness or fear cleanses
your space immediately!
Once they enter your home, negative energies impact your whole life. They can cause your
budget to fluctuate, break the relationships between family members and disrupt the harmony in
your home. As a result, you will feel anxious, restless and broken, with no will to live. However,
the symptoms may not be noticeable early, which is why it’s important to know how to detect the
negative energy in your home.

Before starting, it’s important to know the reason for the disharmony – sometimes, even negative
energies are not the culprit. However, if you can’t find the underlying problem, try this trick to
detect negative energies:
Get a clear (transparent) glass and pour sea salt in it – it should cover about 1/3 of the glass. Top
the glass off with 1/3 water and 1/3 white vinegar, and then put it in the room where you think the
bad vibes are most powerful.
Put the glass in a hidden spot and leave it for a full day. Make sure no one moves it from the
spot. After 24 hours, examine the glass – if it’s just like you left it, there are no negative energies
in that room. You can try the trick in another room and see what happens.

If the glass has smudges or a lot of bubbles, and is clearly not like you left it, it is a result of
energy problems. In this case, repeat the procedure again with a new glass, and repeat until it’s
as clean as you left it.

It is important to know that you need to throw away the content from the glass in the
toilet, and flush the toilet, which will clear all the negative energy absorbed in your house.
You can do the same the next day if you still feel bad vibes around you. Repeat the procedure
until the water in the glass is the same as you left it.

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