3/11/09

Cinematherapy: Ordinary People



Directed by Robert Redford, 1980

Lessons I learned from this movie:
  • Accept yourself and others exactly as they are and as they are not, especially your parents. They have their own issues to work through, whether they realize it or not.
  • You have no control over anyone but yourself.
  • You can't save anyone but yourself.
  • We all fail.
  • We all hurt.
  • You can overcome anything.
  • An excellent therapist will help you release yourself from your pain, not merely listen to you.
  • Children understand people (adults and each other) better than most people think.
  • There's nothing wrong with asking for help, and it's a courageous person that does so.

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