What movies changed your life?
Or maybe inspired you to take a leap that you would’ve never thought to take.
To take it maybe one step further, how have these (or this) movies had an impact on you as an entrepreneur?
Point Break.
The Christmas Carol 1950s version
I’m surprised not to see The Social Network on here. It was an absolute masterpiece.
Someone in Colorado could say “The Dark Knight Rises” with no context and it would mean a LOT.
Breaking Bad
Hell yeah 🔥
Paid in full.
Life changed after I saw that movie. I started taking risks, and it paid off. Not in the same line of work like in the movie, but the hustler in me came out and it’s been like that ever since.
Damon Dash produced Paid in Full along with Harvey Weinstein and he slapped Weinstein during the production for “disrespecting women”.
There’s even a rap song about it called Once Upon a Time.
At the end of his verse, Cam raps :
"No disrespecting the ladies, word from my team
That’s the reason Dame smacked Harvey Weinstein
On the set of Paid In Full, y’all gave him hell about it."
Dash was quoted as follows.
“I know I made Paid in Full over there, and I know that him and I had a lot of aggressive interaction. And I know even culturally, like, my people would say things, like, I would see interviews with Wood Harris and with Just Blaze and all that, and they’d be like, “Oh, he yelled at Harvey Weinstein. He yelled at the Weinsteins.” But the bottom line is, like, when I look at somebody treat other people wrong, I can’t just look the other way. And any opportunity I get, I know I’m strong, but I’m always gonna make them suffer for the people that aren’t strong enough.”
“I saw him in Cannes and I snatched his bitch— he had a girl and I knew her, so I said ‘Give me her.’ He was pissed"
My 2nd favorite movie of all time behind Training Day
Deep Throat. It became a lifelong quest. I’ve since been to Nirvana on a few occasions.
Forrest Gump I think is a good movie. Also Cast Away
The original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Charlie went from not being able to afford a chocolate bar to finding money on the street. Then experiencing a whole new world to owning the whole goddamn factory!
If that doesn’t describe the journey of an entrepreneur, nothing does.
Rocky 4 - keep going against overwhelming odds
In Time
With Justin Timberlake - eye opening movie
N one - they are all either very fake or so embellished they might as well be fake.
Family guy, it showed me how one sperm can kill millions of other sperms and win.
Not movie but series - SUITS
I learnt from it that Life is not fair
Me too. I learned that I don’t have a photographic memory, nor am I extremely good looking, so I cannot be a lawyer.
Change my life is a strong word. I’ll list some that I had fun watching.
Middle Men Tetris