Sometimes we learn more from movies than from reality. There have been circumstances where scenes from movies have been taken into consideration to make actual life decisions.
One way that we perceive emotion in a film is through our senses, which says that it’s a good idea to mimic the visual input that we’re seeing. So, if you walk up to somebody and they smile at you, you automatically smile back. In the same manner, what we observe in a film, we tend to follow in our lives.
Certain movies have scenes about savings and financial advice, that are unbelievable.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Confessions of a shopaholic makes us wonder a lot about our shopping practices and the amount we spend. Rebecca Bloomwood is a shopaholic and she ends up with a massive credit card outstanding which she tries avoiding.
Isla Fisher stars as a credit-card-addled, ditzy young writer who dreams of working at a Vogue-like fashion institution but settles for an entry-level position at a struggling business magazine after handsome editor Hugh Dancy mistakes her facile observations about shopping, for profound financial wisdom.
She remains anonymous under the name “The Girl with the Green Scarf”, where she writes about financial decisions based on her shopping habits, which becomes quite popular.
The Pursuit of happiness
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Chris Gardner (Will Smith) takes up an unpaid internship in a brokerage firm after he loses his life’s earnings selling a product he invested in. His wife leaves him and he is left with the custody of their son.
Watching their struggles everyday will certainly make the audience realize the importance of savings and investment.
M.S Dhoni
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The true “untold story” of the famous cricketer Mahindra Singh Dhoni, where he faces financial problems which become a fallout for his career. After working as a ticket collector for a while, he realizes cricket is his sole passion and despite being financially unsettled he takes the risk to follow his passion.
The Wolf of Wall Street
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Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort – from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker, living the high life to his fall, involving crime, corruption and the federal government. This movie can enlighten you with the legal terms of stock broking and the possibilities of Wall Street.