Provoking Thought

I've seen several films recently that provoke my thinking.  Yesterday my wife and I saw "42", the story of not only Jackie Robinson but of Branch Rickey, teammates and the times when hatred of the "other" was commonplace and inclusion was abhorred.  For me, the cost paid by a pioneer like Jack Robinson came home [again] and has me thinking about what a friend once remarked.  This friend, Marianne Jeffreys, wondered what our children and grandchildren will wonder about that we could tolerate so blindly.

Another, the film "Admission" portrays people living in ruts through the admissions process at Princeton.  Some preferred a life of reckless abandon, others preferred a life of predictability, and all were haunted by ghosts of one kind or another.

I recently started to watch "Brothers in Arms" on DVD, loaned to me by my friend, Jim.  I found it too difficult.  I was being raised during WWII, and I discovered that my hatred of all things NAZI is still too strong.  It makes me meaner and fouler than I want to be.  Nazi adherents are the epitome' of non-thinking, of unthinking bestiality that is equalled only by fundamentalism of most kinds.  I put the DVDs back in their case and returned them to my friend.

What films have been provoking thought in your mind?  Leave a comment and let us know.