Dreadfully Boring

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Can it ever be spoken that there are solutions to life to help people overcome the weary and the mundane? That is what Discover the Gift is all about. Demien Lichtenstein goes through a long journey to discover this new world of development. However, Demien's journey is not the only thing that happens. He goes through his journey and what it means for him to be self enlightened by this new way of thought. The movie is not entirely about him as well. Demien invites many other religious figures and spiritual leaders to add a word or two on the subject as well. People like His Holiness Dalai LamaI, Mark Victor Hansen, Niurka, Cheryl Hunter, Dr. Sue Morter, Sir Ken Robinson, David Wolfe, and Jack Canfield add a very complimentary commentary on the matter and make the presentation of the subject accessible to the ordinary people like me and you. The art work throughout the entire movie is absolutely breath taking as they use digital effects to create spectacular images of relaxation and to illustrate their points clearly. The best part of this movie is the touching story between Demien Lichtenstein and his sister, Shajen Joy Aziz. I really enjoyed Discover the Gift for its sentimentality and I think you will too.

The other night I tried to get into Transformers 3 and when it was sold out, my girlfriend suggested we go back to her place to watch Discover The Gift. The film begins with some background information about the director (Demian Lichtenstein) and how he learned about this invisible power that lives inside each one of us. As Demian travels on his enlightened journey not only does he interview the Dali Lama, but also Niurka, Jack Canfield, Dr. Sue Morter and several others. It even features some actresses that are featured in Will Ferrell's Casa de mi Padre, as well as the remake of The Girl With Dragon Tattoo coming out later this year. What made this a surprisingly great film for me was by the way it can reshape lives. I'm hoping it can do the same for me because I'm in the process of entering the real world after college, and desperately need a job as soon as possible. After watching the film, my explanation to discovering your gift is to experience laughter, freedom, love, and many other positive feelings. If you are able to do that or at least mask any negatives aspects that you encounter in your life then great things will happen for you.

Why is that we do the things we do; why is that we like the things we like. It is an interesting thought! I love it! It is so important to understand yourself. Trying to improve your emotional intelligence might sound simple and easy, but in reality it is as hard as it can be!! In the movie "Discover the Gift" this is explained through awesome interviews and examples. The Dalai Lama, Michael Bernard Beckwith and Ravi Shankar along with many other motivational speakers helped to create a spectacular stepping stone to achieve 'emotional intelligence' and to find what is that you that you have to offer to the world. Some of the things that they talk about had been in my heart for years, but I had never been able to put it on words. In conclusion, I recommend this movie to everybody; not only for those who may seem lost!

I can't say that I've seen too many inspirational movies like Discover the Gift, at least not in their entirety. Like most movies that have a corresponding book, I usually prefer the book more than the movie and the same is true here. However the movie does a really good job of expressing the book in the time allotted, It's almost as if the book is being narrated by the family remembering the incidents that brought this book into print. All of this is set to rather soothing, almost hypnotic soundtrack that plays through the majority of the movie.As for the content, I don't really want to spoil anything for you. There's a bit of a build up to finding out what the Gift is, and all the other original ideas Discover the Gift presents. In all honesty It's the wrapping the Gift comes in that impresses me the most. The Ideas are presented through the family experiences of Shajen Joy Aziz and her brother. These family experiences are really what makes this movie stand out from anything like it I've seen.