What we learn from movies

A newspaper columnist recently wrote an article on how movies can transform our lives. For example, she says a movie about Patsy Cline made her a lifelong fan of country music. When she saw that her boyfriend cries in movies and likes chick flicks, she decided he was safe to marry. Sharing the humor of a Monty Python movie helped her bond with her kids. Other notable films having an influence on her were helped her understand mental illness, while evoked her sympathy for abandoned African children. I won't say that any movie had a profound impact on my life. But some memorable films stick in my mind for a variety of reasons. was exceedingly funny, with its satirical joke-a-minute pace. I especially liked the segment where the male and female announcers on the public-address system at an airport began arguing with each other over romantic issues. was memorably funny in its true-to-life portrayal of aluminum-siding salesmen, some of whom are entirely devoid of ethics. They try to keep up appearances while scrambling to make a dollar by any means possible. I suggest the movie be viewed by financially innocent young adults when they embark on life's journey and must negotiate a world abundantly populated by flimflam artists. An Officer and a Gentleman is a film that should be viewed by young people thinking about enlisting in the military. It shows that basic training is tough, but that an ability to endure guff and stress for a short period of time can produce enormous rewards. That particular movie also happens to be a chick flick. shows why people coming of age during World War II are being called The Greatest Generation. The film also is noteworthy for how authentically it depicts the tanks and other equipment of World War II. I