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Movies and the Meaning of Life - by Kimberly A Blessing & Paul Tudico (Paperback)

Movies and the Meaning of Life - by  Kimberly A Blessing & Paul Tudico (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This title shows how a wide variety of films have tackled the same questions that have obsessed the deep thinkers. These essays draw on movies to explore the nature of reality.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions, said the existentiallist thinker Albert Camus. And no less a philosopher than Woody Allen has wondered: How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?<br>Movies and the Meaning of Life looks at popular and cult movies, examining their assumptions and insights on meaning-of-life questions: What is reality and how can I know it? (The Truman Show, Contact, Waking Life); How do I find myself and my true identity? (Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, Boys Don't Cry, Memento); How do I find meaning from my interactions with others? (Pulp Fiction, Shadowlands, Chasing Amy); What is the chief purpose in life? (American Beauty, Life is Beautiful, The Shawshank Redemption); and How ought I live my life? (Pleasantville, Spiderman, Minority Report, Groundhog Day).

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