Tag: Society
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Fight Club: How Does Mental Health Shape Our Reality?
Read more: Fight Club: How Does Mental Health Shape Our Reality?What Does Fight Club Teach Us About the Invisible Struggles of Mental Health? Fight Club is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. I have watched it multiple times—not only because of…
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Can Dragon Night Help Us Reflect on War, Justice, and Awareness?
Read more: Can Dragon Night Help Us Reflect on War, Justice, and Awareness?Dragon Night is a song by SEKAI NO OWARI, a Japanese pop band, released in 2014. An English version exists and may be more well-known internationally, as it is the official PV on their YouTube channel. The song is catchy and straightforward, but the inspiration behind its lyrics may reference a historical event—the Christmas Truce…
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Zombie by The Cranberries: Is Humanity Doomed to Repeat Its Mistakes?
Read more: Zombie by The Cranberries: Is Humanity Doomed to Repeat Its Mistakes?Zombie is a song performed by The Cranberries and released in 1994. It is a protest song about the young victims of a bombing in Warrington, England, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. I was around 10 when I first listened to this song. Naturally, I didn’t understand the full context of the conflict, and…
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How Does Free Solo Reflect Neuroplasticity, Balance, and the Pursuit of Excellence?
Read more: How Does Free Solo Reflect Neuroplasticity, Balance, and the Pursuit of Excellence?Free Solo is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, profiling rock climber Alex Honnold’s quest to achieve the first-ever free solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in June 2017. Watching it a few years ago, I still remember the sweat on my hands and feet—I…
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How Does Suzume Reflect Our Reality and the Power of Awareness?
Read more: How Does Suzume Reflect Our Reality and the Power of Awareness?Can disasters shape our collective memory? Suzume is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The story follows 17-year-old Suzume Iwato and a young stranger, Souta Munakata, as they team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan. Their mission is to seal doors that release a…
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How Does The Battle of Olympus Teach Us About Mythology, Education, and Awareness?
Read more: How Does The Battle of Olympus Teach Us About Mythology, Education, and Awareness?The Battle of Olympus is a 1988 action role-playing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in ancient Greece, a land terrorized by Hades, the dark ruler of the underworld, the game follows Orpheus on a quest to rescue his beloved Helene, who has been kidnapped and turned to stone. While the gameplay draws…
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Is The Lost King (2022) a Reminder of How History, Bias, and Neuroplasticity Shape Our Perception?
Read more: Is The Lost King (2022) a Reminder of How History, Bias, and Neuroplasticity Shape Our Perception?Can history ever be truly objective? The Lost King (2022) is a British biographical film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2013 book The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. It dramatizes the remarkable journey of Philippa Langley, the woman who initiated the search for King Richard…
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Is Gattaca Closer to Reality Than We Think?
Read more: Is Gattaca Closer to Reality Than We Think?Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. My wife likes the actor Jude Law, and since I hadn’t seen the movie, we decided to watch it—at a time when I wasn’t yet working on One Daily Tale. Still, it made its way onto the list of films…
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The Elephant Man: Have We Truly Evolved in How We Perceive Differences?
Read more: The Elephant Man: Have We Truly Evolved in How We Perceive Differences?The Elephant Man is a 1980 biographical drama film, directed by David Lynch, loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century. David Lynch passed away a few weeks ago, which brought back memories of this film that I watched on French television…
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How Does Kiki’s Delivery Service Teach Us About Growth and Resilience?
Read more: How Does Kiki’s Delivery Service Teach Us About Growth and Resilience?Kiki’s Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono’s 1985 novel of the same name and animated by Studio Ghibli. Recently, my wife and I cooked a pie inspired by the anime. We found numerous YouTube tutorials showing the recipe—not just from this…