klmama Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Any suggestions for movies that encourage empathy in the viewer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Fried Green Tomatoes and Driving Miss Daisy. There may be better ones out there, but those two would fit the bill I think. Schindler's List Forrest Gump A Beautiful Mind The King's Speech Edited February 4, 2021 by popmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Remember the Titans Akeelah and the Bee Mask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 The Blind Side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Wonder Hidden Figures Loving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Wonder was the first one that popped to mind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I watched "The Kindness of Strangers" (2019) twice in the past 2 days. It has a few PG-13 moments. 6 strangers. I'm still thinking about it. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Hold it, you mean watching Silence of the Lambs and saying don't become like him wasn't a good strategy? Empathy is mirroring neurons, identifying with, having the interoception to realize what they're feeling because you've felt it. So when your chemistry is screwed up or your interoception is poor, that gets glitched. A movie doesn't fix that. Working on interoception and self awareness and actually discussing what they're feeling and how you know and how you've felt that before would. But there still has to be that self awareness. Fwiw, for instructional purposes in SEL=social emotional learning, *short* clips are where it's at. https://docs.google.com/document/d/155Jba91zgHW6V-nXt46sAg1utbsNd0C82yQwNwWsV48/edit?usp=sharing Here's a link I've been using with my ds. It's intended to be correlated with the (excellent) Notice and Note for Fiction instruction, but it's super easy to use for SEL as well. https://www.kelly-mahler.com/what-is-interoception/ And this is info on interoception. Taking another person's perspective and realizing what they're feeling (empathy) is stage 3 in a process of self awareness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks for the movie suggestions! Any more? PeterPan, thanks for the suggestions. This is for an adult who gets wrapped up in work stress. IME with this person, a good movie helps more than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Matchbreaker on PureFlix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Safety. Our whole family really liked this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 from what I've read - there are those things that can suck the viewer in, and they'll feel all warm and fuzzy. BUT, they don't actually change behavior. So, I'm trying to understand what your end goal is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 3 hours ago, klmama said: PeterPan, thanks for the suggestions. This is for an adult who gets wrapped up in work stress. IME with this person, a good movie helps more than anything. Not saying it's decent, but I find the Trolls movies particularly helpful for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Free Willy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I was going to say Toy Story — maybe not for an adult, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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