Can watching a movie, change one’s really and permanently change one’s outlook towards life, and things that matter. I believe that it is possible, my thoughts have been undeniably altered by the following last lines of Lester (played by Kevin Spacey) of American Beauty (1999) -

I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me…
but it’s hard to stay mad,
when there’s so much beauty in the world.

Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once,
and it’s too much,
my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst… …
and then I remember to relax,
and stop trying to hold on to it,
and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life…

(amused) You have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m sure.
But don’t worry…
You will someday.

Beautiful, ain’t it.

Many of my friends say that Will Smith‘s – The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) has changed them. What’s your take on this, has any movie changed your views about things, permanently ?