Movie of shifted attention, but in the right direction.

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2015)

Admirable attempt in introducing the watcher to the main teachings of The Buddha, but with a serious dose of Dan Millman style. Basically, this movie is a cinematographic version of what Dan Millman understood from the zen Mahayana Buddhism, through the good will of a man that he calls "Socrates", interpreted quite good by ol' Nick. Not with a lack of a nice touch, if I'm not mistaking. Anyway, this is the reference after a short notice to the subject, and 10 years later from it. This teachings are quite "cool" among occidentals, especially when renamed the "peaceful warrior way". U can make a decent movie out of this, and also a movie that holds a seed of some great meaning, that if planted will generate positive reactions in peoples minds. And it did. Just scrolling the user reviews, u get a obvious "hint" that the movie will not be a waste of time. The only serious prerequisite for this movie to make any sense and be somewhat fun to watch, is not to be a proselyte of any kind by that matter (even a atheist one). The message is the only thing this movie is all about at any given time. Shure u can rub your chin in a "unshaved manner" about the whole plot and etc., but as long as u keep in mind that the only thing that made this movie a real project, is the simple idea that backs up the whole story ... and that is the peaceful warrior way of Dan Millman.
Enjoy, all you that bare in mind the present.