News 108, Good Family Movies

Good Family Movies

Over the years, Master has spoken many times of the value of movies and television as educational tools to enhance the spiritual growth of children and adults. Regarding the value of stories such as "Pinocchio" and "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp" as teaching vehicles, She has said, "The wisdom of the Masters is often revealed through stories to bring the true meaning of their teachings to a closer understanding of the people. These tales are not simply tales. There are some implicit inner teachings about spiritual practice in them. Sometimes you can find some valuable teachings when watching television and movies. Thus, Master believes that good stories are powerful media for the presentation of spiritual lessons, and films, TV shows and videos are the most popular forms in which stories are transmitted today. So, below we present a list of films that Master recommends as especially instructional and uplifting, or simply fun for everyone to enjoy a spiritual world or have fun through cinema.

1. Western Movies

A Little Princess	Powder
Anna and the King	Rush Hour
Babe (1995)	Sabrina (1995)
Babe - Pig in the City	Seven Years in Tibet
Big Daddy	Sister Act
Bowfinger	Sleepless in Seattle
Cocoon	Speed I & II
Contact	Star Wars I, II, III
Dr. Dolittle	Star War Episode One (1999)
Dumb & Dumber	Stepmom
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)	Stuart Little
Flubber	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Fly Away Home	The Devil's Advocate
Forrest Gump (1994)	The Fifth Element
Gandhi (1982)	The Fugitive
Ghost	The Gods Must Be Crazy I & II
Good Will Hunting	The Joy Luck Club
Guarding Tess	The Jungle Book
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)	The King and I (both cartoon + real life)
Jack Frost	The Last Emperor (1987)
Jingle All the Way	The Mask of Zorro
Life is Beautiful	The Matrix
Lost Horizon	The Patent Trap
Mighty Joe Young	The Rainmaker
Money Talks	The Sixth Sense
Monkey Trouble	The Sound of Music
Nothing to Lose	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Notting Hill	The Truman Show
Patch Adams	Volcano
Paulie	What Dreams May Come

2. Eastern Movies

Miracles The Canton Godfather (Jakie Chan)	The Bodyguard from Beijing (Jet Li)
My Father is a Hero (Jet Li)	Twin Dragon (Jakie Chan)
Supercop (Jakie Chan)	Who Am I (Jakie Chan)
Tai Chi Master (Jet Li)	o

3. Cartoon

101 Dalmatians	Mulan
A Bug's Life	Peter Pan
Aladdin (or real life persons)	Pinocchio
Antz	Pocahontas
Bambi	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast (the Beauty Cian and the Beast)	Tarzan
Cinderella	The Great Mouse Detective
Fantasia	The Lion King I & II
Hercules	The Prince of Egypt
Kiki's Delivery Service	Toy Story 1 & 2

4. Chinese Serial

Journey to the West	The Story of Emperor Chan Long
The Story of Chinese Prime Minister Liou Lo Kuo	The Story of Rama

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