#53
I just watched this Danish movie called The Fortunate Man on Netflix, and the movie had a great story line. It follows a deeply traumatized young man raised in an extremist Christian family that constantly lectured him about faith. Their rigid, oppressive beliefs left him emotionally stunted and unable to have a healthy life. Despite being intelligent, ambitious, and passionate, his trauma shaped him in ways that made him self-sabotage every opportunity that came his way.
The movie shows how people often sabotage good things because of unresolved trauma, and how deeply religion and family conditioning can damage a person’s ability to live freely. It also made me think about how religion continues to divide people even today. How many global tragedies like the Holocaust stemmed from religious division and prejudice and still does.
It’s a long movie, around three hours, but absolutely worth it if you’re emotionally evolved and empathetic.