You have the lead character has a beautiful life, family, wealth.
What happens when he starts to "care" and put someone else first.
What happens when this "needy" person, keeps demanding more and more of your resources.
I love this movie, and at the beginning Hate the main character, but by the end, feel so bad for him, all because he starts to change from the "Selfish" to the Altruistic.
While Alan Moore has V declare himself a philosophical anarchist in the graphic novel, this is not present in the movie, nor particularly relevant. The movie is good for showing how bad an authoritarian government can be, and how important an anti-authoritarian spirit can be in the face of authoritarianism.
Any dystopian movie would work, as long as it isn't too anti-market.
I would like to add a few more modern titles for consideration. I thought The Imitation Game was a terrific illustration of the individual overcoming great odds. The Bond flick Skyfall. My wife asked that I throw a couple "chick flicks" in. (her phrase) Testament of Youth and Far From the Madding Crowd are both stories of women who refused to go along to get along.
Should be "The Fountainhead" (Gary Cooper) and "Atlas Shrugged I-III" at top of the list. Then "Meet John Doe" (also GC) "They came to Cordura" (GC) "Souls at Sea" (GC) "The Lives of Others" (Germany)
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I love how he explains his version of the origin of Jesus.
What About Bob
You have the lead character has a beautiful life, family, wealth.
What happens when he starts to "care" and put someone else first.
What happens when this "needy" person, keeps demanding more and more of your resources.
I love this movie, and at the beginning Hate the main character, but by the end, feel so bad for him, all because he starts to change from the "Selfish" to the Altruistic.
Then the ONLY solution is "Death Therapy."
While Alan Moore has V declare himself a philosophical anarchist in the graphic novel, this is not present in the movie, nor particularly relevant. The movie is good for showing how bad an authoritarian government can be, and how important an anti-authoritarian spirit can be in the face of authoritarianism.
Any dystopian movie would work, as long as it isn't too anti-market.
"Meet John Doe" (also GC)
"They came to Cordura" (GC)
"Souls at Sea" (GC)
"The Lives of Others" (Germany)