The Learning Pill

     "Wanna know how I got these scars? My father was…a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn’t like that. Not one bit. So—me watching—he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it! Turns to me, and he says, “Why so serious, son?” Comes at me with the knife...“ Why so serious?”  He sticks the blade in my mouth… “Let’s put a smile on that face!” All of us enjoyed and adored the 2008 Christopher Nolan's masterpiece- The Dark Knight. Though the protagonist and hero of the movie was Batman, the character that caught our eyes was the psychopathic clown, i.e., the Joker. Joker is one of those villains we know we should hate but instead seem to sympathize with him. But why? Because even though his actions are criminal and heinous, his purpose is logical, well-defined, and consistent with reality.   So, let's dive in and understand this Nolan's fictional legend aka the JOK...

Source: pinterest Hola everyone Today we will try to understand yet another movie- Dead Poet’s Society, a 1989 film starring Robin Williams. It is basically a movie on the unconventional teaching techniques and it’s effectiveness. Even though the film is based on a 1980-90s London setting, a lot of the issues dealt with in the movie seem to be relevant to this day, and hence, it becomes important to discuss it. Conventional parenting    and teaching Source: Script Magazine The first part of the movie tries to explain the current parenting and teaching that the students experience. We see Neil Perry’s father forcing his son to leave his extra-curricular activities and rather focus on his academics and pursue a career in medicine. This academics-first approach is also endorsed by the teachers at their school. Their results-oriented teaching style includes teaching bookish knowledge and flushing the students with loads of assignments. Furthermore, the strict disciplinary rules ...

Source: Pinterest Hello readers Today, we will try to understand the philosophy and the psychology behind a 1999 8.8 IMDb-rated movie- FIGHT CLUB. We would highly suggest to watch the movie (if you haven't already) before reading further since there are going to be spoilers (Though we have tried not to give out the major spoilers) OK, with that said, let's jump straight into it. Monotonous life- a slow killer Source: Medium The first 14 minutes of the movie describe the boring, monotonous life of the nameless narrator and how it had caused him insomnia. It seems that the narrator was slowly dying inside, and just living life for the sake of it. This monotony breaks when he first attends an anonymous meeting for people with testicular cancer. Though he did not have the cancer, this was a place where other people were going through things way worse than him, and so, this was a place where he could be vulnerable, let his guards down, without anyone judging him. And this is what he...