What a waste of my time!!!
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
View MoreEasily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
View MoreA great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
View MoreDiscover the Gift is an inspirational film from director/producer Demian Lichtenstein (3,000 Miles to Graceland). The audience follows his spiritual journey to self-fulfillment and reconciliation to his estranged family. Along the way, dozens of motivational speakers and spiritual gurus are interviewed (including David "Avocado" Wolfe, Sir Ken Robinson, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama) and shed light upon the path to inner peace and discovering one's gift. It is in these parts of the film where the film is at its strongest; the wisdom and insight displayed by them has opened my mind and my heart. The parts of the film that follows Lichtenstein's path to fulfillment are told in retrospect and therefore feel a bit weak but he makes up for it with beautiful scenery and masterful cinematography. The film offers other perspectives and Lichtenstein emphasizes that his journey is unique to him. And that is the ultimate point of the film, that one must open his/her mind and heart up to find their own path. But it is the how that is the hard part (or is it really that hard?) If you are at all interested in improving your life, check out Discover the Gift.
View MoreWhy is that we do the things we do; why is that we like the things we like. It is an interesting thought! I love it! It is so important to understand yourself. Trying to improve your emotional intelligence might sound simple and easy, but in reality it is as hard as it can be!! In the movie "Discover the Gift" this is explained through awesome interviews and examples. The Dalai Lama, Michael Bernard Beckwith and Ravi Shankar along with many other motivational speakers helped to create a spectacular stepping stone to achieve 'emotional intelligence' and to find what is that you that you have to offer to the world. Some of the things that they talk about had been in my heart for years, but I had never been able to put it on words. In conclusion, I recommend this movie to everybody; not only for those who may seem lost!
View MoreI can't say that I've seen too many inspirational movies like Discover the Gift, at least not in their entirety. Like most movies that have a corresponding book, I usually prefer the book more than the movie and the same is true here. However the movie does a really good job of expressing the book in the time allotted, It's almost as if the book is being narrated by the family remembering the incidents that brought this book into print. All of this is set to rather soothing, almost hypnotic soundtrack that plays through the majority of the movie.As for the content, I don't really want to spoil anything for you. There's a bit of a build up to finding out what the Gift is, and all the other original ideas Discover the Gift presents. In all honesty It's the wrapping the Gift comes in that impresses me the most. The Ideas are presented through the family experiences of Shajen Joy Aziz and her brother. These family experiences are really what makes this movie stand out from anything like it I've seen.
View MoreThis is one of those rare films that makes you think about its theme days after watching it. I probably will be thinking about this one for a while. This movie states that we all have a gift then it proceeds to instruct the audience on how to reach their full potential. However, that description of the film does not due it justice. Discover the Gift is so much deeper. During and after this film I felt inspired to do something and to make changes in my life. I haven't felt the rushing energy coursing through my body, since I was a young boy in church hearing the inspirational words of my favorite pastor. This movie brought me back to that feeling, the tingling in my arms, the feeling that I can do anything, and that it's only a question as to whether I will. Overall, this is a film everyone should see. If you are looking to watch something to motivate you, I strongly recommend Discover the Gift.
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