Top 8 Movies to Expand the Boundaries of a Leader's Consciousness
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:11 am
Managing a company is not an easy task. And sometimes bold and unconventional decisions are required. You can turn to cinema for inspiration.
Our selection includes the best films that can surprise, inspire, make you think about the present or completely rethink reality. Get ready to expand the boundaries of consciousness and fill your stream of thoughts with new ideas.
Awakening Life, 2001
Awakening of life
Kinopoisk rating : 7.9
Let's start our selection vk database with the only animated film on our list. The story of a man who tries to open his consciousness by breaking through his own dreams. Meeting different characters, he discusses the meaning of existence with them, tries to decipher the mysteries of the Universe and reveal the secrets of life itself.
It is noteworthy that the film is based on the stories of people who used LSD and on the so-called lucid dreaming. In medicine, this condition is characterized by the fact that a person understands that he is sleeping, but at the same time can control his dream.
What makes the film unusual is that it is shown at 12 frames per second. According to the film's developers, it took up to 250 hours of work to create one minute of animation.
12 Monkeys, 1995
12 Monkeys
Kinopoisk rating : 7.8
Time travel is always unusual and mysterious. And the possible consequences make you think.
2035. After a virus destroyed 99% of the entire human population, people were forced to go underground. To change the terrible future, scientists propose sending a person into the past so that he could uncover the secret of the disease and help avoid such consequences.
This film is the story of James Cole, who is destined to go on such a dangerous journey and solve the mystery of the "Twelve Monkeys".
Route 60, 2001
Route 60
Kinopoisk rating : 8.0
Someone named O. J. Grant is a very strange, but funny person. He is kind, although an eccentric, but the most important thing is that he can fulfill absolutely any of your wishes. Well, something like a modern genie.
Neil Oliver is an almost successful lawyer. He has everything in this life: wealthy parents, a brilliant education and a beloved fiancée. And everything would be fine, but at night in his dreams Neil began to see a strange mysterious girl, whom he can’t get out of his head.
And then Grant (that same genie) suggests Neil go on an unusual journey along a route that is not on any map of America. And of course Neil agrees. An amazing story about how the world around you can change if you start with yourself.
The Butterfly Effect, 2003
The Butterfly Effect
Kinopoisk rating : 8.2
“Change one thing and everything changes” is the film’s main slogan, which reflects its entire essence.
The story of an unusual boy, Evan, who can change the future with his actions. He got this ability from his father, who is currently in a mental hospital.
After going to college and losing his girlfriend, Evan realizes he can bring her back into his life. However, at first he doesn't realize what consequences this could lead to...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kinopoisk rating : 8.0
Shy Joel lives his gray, unremarkable life, like thousands of people around him. But one day he decides to go home from work by a different route, where he meets Clementine - an unusual girl with blue hair.
Returning together in the same train car, they get to know each other better, and Joel realizes how much he has in common with this girl. However, very soon he will realize that not only did he know Clementine a long time ago, but he was also her boyfriend.
Our selection includes the best films that can surprise, inspire, make you think about the present or completely rethink reality. Get ready to expand the boundaries of consciousness and fill your stream of thoughts with new ideas.
Awakening Life, 2001
Awakening of life
Kinopoisk rating : 7.9
Let's start our selection vk database with the only animated film on our list. The story of a man who tries to open his consciousness by breaking through his own dreams. Meeting different characters, he discusses the meaning of existence with them, tries to decipher the mysteries of the Universe and reveal the secrets of life itself.
It is noteworthy that the film is based on the stories of people who used LSD and on the so-called lucid dreaming. In medicine, this condition is characterized by the fact that a person understands that he is sleeping, but at the same time can control his dream.
What makes the film unusual is that it is shown at 12 frames per second. According to the film's developers, it took up to 250 hours of work to create one minute of animation.
12 Monkeys, 1995
12 Monkeys
Kinopoisk rating : 7.8
Time travel is always unusual and mysterious. And the possible consequences make you think.
2035. After a virus destroyed 99% of the entire human population, people were forced to go underground. To change the terrible future, scientists propose sending a person into the past so that he could uncover the secret of the disease and help avoid such consequences.
This film is the story of James Cole, who is destined to go on such a dangerous journey and solve the mystery of the "Twelve Monkeys".
Route 60, 2001
Route 60
Kinopoisk rating : 8.0
Someone named O. J. Grant is a very strange, but funny person. He is kind, although an eccentric, but the most important thing is that he can fulfill absolutely any of your wishes. Well, something like a modern genie.
Neil Oliver is an almost successful lawyer. He has everything in this life: wealthy parents, a brilliant education and a beloved fiancée. And everything would be fine, but at night in his dreams Neil began to see a strange mysterious girl, whom he can’t get out of his head.
And then Grant (that same genie) suggests Neil go on an unusual journey along a route that is not on any map of America. And of course Neil agrees. An amazing story about how the world around you can change if you start with yourself.
The Butterfly Effect, 2003
The Butterfly Effect
Kinopoisk rating : 8.2
“Change one thing and everything changes” is the film’s main slogan, which reflects its entire essence.
The story of an unusual boy, Evan, who can change the future with his actions. He got this ability from his father, who is currently in a mental hospital.
After going to college and losing his girlfriend, Evan realizes he can bring her back into his life. However, at first he doesn't realize what consequences this could lead to...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kinopoisk rating : 8.0
Shy Joel lives his gray, unremarkable life, like thousands of people around him. But one day he decides to go home from work by a different route, where he meets Clementine - an unusual girl with blue hair.
Returning together in the same train car, they get to know each other better, and Joel realizes how much he has in common with this girl. However, very soon he will realize that not only did he know Clementine a long time ago, but he was also her boyfriend.