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by **Victorian Squid** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:13 pm

I can't think of any truly significant changes from movies, they're so purely entertainment or diversion a lot of the time, not to minimize that value or anything. Books, yeah, movies not so much that I can think of.

by **Eli Katz** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:15 pm

La Grande Bouffe disgusted to me so thoroughly that I had trouble eating for a week after watching it. (It's about four men who overeat themselves to death.)

by **Victorian Squid** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:25 pm

Yeah, what year did Delicatessen come out? It had to be around the time of my last hamburger.

by **Dragavon** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:50 pm

prozacman wrote:I was a decent kid with a bright future untill I saw Star Wars when I was four. After that I made Luke Skywalker my role model. I became a whiny brat.

by **Fintan** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:54 pm

No, I can't say that any movie has changed my life. It could happen some day though, who knows.

by **Dragavon** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:01 pm

Yes.

More than a decade ago I was in a very bad place in my life. Depressed, thoughts of suicide,etc.

Then I saw Battlefield: Earth. It completely changed my life.

If John Travolta can go through each day without killing himself despite having no discernible acting talent, then I can thrive in this world.

:lol:

by **e_galston** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:09 pm

Milk.

Really made me care more about gay rights. and made me more politically aware.

by **Thunderstorm** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:22 pm

La Cage Aux Folles being my first exposure to anything gay, it kinda scared the crap outta me.

by **muddyglass** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:44 pm

plenty of books have substantially affected my life. movies are just too short to have the same effect.

by **Royal Nonesuch** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:41 pm

Not one single one (that I can think about off the top of my head), but the medium itself probably has.

by **Oshawott_Is_Dead** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:45 pm

I can't believe no one said 'The Lost Boys'.

by **sdsichero** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:49 pm

Dragavon wrote:Yes.

More than a decade ago I was in a very bad place in my life. Depressed, thoughts of suicide,etc.

Then I saw Battlefield: Earth. It completely changed my life.

If John Travolta can go through each day without killing himself despite having no discernible acting talent, then I can thrive in this world.

I thought you were going to cite Saturday Night Fever which made you the dancin' ladies man you are today.

by **sdsichero** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:49 pm

muddyglass wrote:plenty of books have substantially affected my life. movies are just too short to have the same effect.

The Horny Housewife series really take a long time to read?

by **muddyglass** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:47 am

sdsichero wrote:
The Horny Housewife series really take a long time to read?

i actually had to google what that was!

and now that i know...yes, it would indeed take me a very long time to read it. i'd have to pause every few sentences to stimulate myself.

by **Greg** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:44 pm

Edward Scissorhands was the film that made me want to start making films.

X-Men First Class actually made me feel very good about myself and found the message rather gripping to the point it sorta made me push myself out more without as much hesitation prior.