A film that has changed your life

;3420041']Not one, to me a film (or TV show) is an entertainment, nothing more.

I doubt that any film could have a life changing effect on me.
 
I think that there are very few films that have a direct 'life changing' effect; but to say that film doesn't change people's lives indirectly is slightly naive - film shapes the world in the same way that all media does! Let's not forget that people think that all frogs 'croak' and 'ribbit' thanks to Hollywood ;)
 
On The Waterfront. It didn't exactly change my life as such, but it was a hugh eye opener for me. It was the first b+w film I ever saw when I was about 14. I'd loved films for many years up to that age, but being young I always went for the blockbusters of the day (that I could watch) or whatever looked fun to me. It was on TV and my dad had always said how good it was so I sat down and watched it. I was blown away by Brando's performance and I gained a new understanding of films, namely that oldies could definitely be goodies. After that I got my hand on many of the so-called b+w classics from the 50s and 60s such as Casablanca, Citizen Kane, King Kong etc.
 
;3421443']Granted, film & any other media for that matter can have an influence on people, look at America, most of them think that they single handedly won WWII.

But influence is a long way from changing a person's life and it's usually a number of films that start to influence people. If only one film had frogs croaking and ribbiting, the influence wouldn't have reached as far.
 
Star Wars - seeing these films when I was a small child engendered my fascination with the cinema.

Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane and Wild At Heart - made my admiration even stronger!

Oliver Stone's Alexander (2004) - sounRAB really trite but Alexander's motto "conquer your fear" has stayed with me and inspired me during recent events in my life.


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Festen and Pulp Fiction, followed by Dancer in th Dark.

All seen over the period of 7 months, for the first time, and this literally shaped my choice of degree, and modules within it.
 
Changed my life? No, I don't think a movie can do that.

However, when I was about 13 or 14 I saw Luis Bunuel's "Belle de Jour" on TV (expecting to see some "naughty bits") and I discovered the joy of films not made in Hollywood.

I've had a great interest in European cinema ever since.
 
Hehe. I know the feeling, although being stung by a jellyfish didn't help with that one either :p

I wouldn't say any film has had a direct impact on the way my life has gone so far, definately affected my mood or ideas on certain days, which I guess you could say would change the outcome of each day...
I am doing a film related degree, so I guess film as a whole has changed my life in some respects :) No specific film though... Can't wait for one that does :)

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