Inception

Rating: Worth Full Price

Synopsis:  A team tries to plant an idea into a person by going deep into his subconsious

Review and Spiritual Significance: Carl Jung would have been interested in seeing this film.  If we truly had an ability to look deep into our subconsious and extract information at will - that would be fascinating.  People have been doing this in meditation for centuries and this movie plays with the idea by doing shared dreaming using technology.  This is an adventure of the mind to say the least.  Wonderful cast, intriguing story, inspiring visuals and drama at every step. 

I find it interesting that more and more movies are using the same paradigm for exploring the concept of reality in the movies lately - Matrix, Surrogates, Avatar and now Inception.  This film borrows from the same well as did What Dreams May Come but it does so without death.  However the concept of Limbo and Subconsious parallels the concept of life after death and they used the words Pure Creation which are used to describe both places.  Carl Jung once again would have had a field day.  In addition the main theme running thorugh the movie is letting go and forgiving one self.  Not being able to do so poisons your life. 

I liked seeing this movie and loved the twists and turns but wouldn't wish to see it again since it did almost make me dizzy.  For those of you that are very energetically sensitive please remember to protect yourself if you are seeing this in a theatre full of people experiencing very heavy emotions right next to you.  For me it was difficult thus taking away from the enjoyment of the film.

Outsourced and On the other end of the line

Rating: Worth Full Price for Outsourced and Matinee for Other end of the line.

Synopsis: Cultural differences cannot stand in the way of true love.

Review and Spiritual Significance: I decided to combine the review for both films because they are similar in nature - romantic dramedies about an American man falling in love with an Indian woman.  Both are light and colorful and a joy to watch.  Even though Outsourced is a better film focusing on a deeper human element while Other end of the line uses a simpler formula - I must say I really enjoyed watching both and would be happy to see them again and again.  In Outsourced I was drawn to the culture of India which was wonderfully described.  In Other end of the line I was drawn most to the female lead (played by Shriya) who exhibits a softness and beauty that is inspiring.  Other end of the line's cast is more fun and I love the actor playing her father - his sweetness and insecurity comes through.  On the Spiritual side there are issues of father-daughter relationship, pre-arranged marriage, understanding what you like that is different than previously thought, etc. 

While this is by far not the main reason, in light of the current economic climate and outsourcing to India I would suggest that people watch these movies.  They will remind you that people are people no matter where they are.