A most unusual movie

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2006)

There are too few, almost no, movies that feature the interior experience, that detail the struggle to becoming a real and better person, as Peaceful Warrior does. This is not external moralism or overcoming a particular tragic life circumstance. It is not joining a particular club. Rather, this film demonstrates one way, and therefore in principle suggests many ways of finding a joyous, self directed life path based on the interior experience. The very idea that this is a life possibility seems revolutionary amidst the usual, often nearly nihilistic filmic fare.
Best, Todd.