CINEMA + TELEVISION

Inside Out (2015)

• Part of childhood is dealing with heartache and disappointment. If it's all happiness, there's no growth.

• Being at peace with all of our emotions and not just happiness. There is no happiness without sadness.

• Bringing the subconscious (nightmares) into the conscious (fears) to face what you're afraid of.

• Sadness and pain is the price we pay for love.

• Importance of grief and sadness to have an emotionally full life and truly experiencing joy

• There are some things we have to leave behind in order to grow.

• Accepting when things aren't okay and you're suffering.

• There is a type of love that is only experienced through sadness, and there is a type of joy that is only experienced through grief which results in a deeper, more sincere, and lasting love.

• A way to develop compassion and empathy is by experiencing sadness.

The Harry Potter Series

• Experiencing and accepting death

• Dealing with grief

• Power of love and kindness

• Confronting and facing fears like loneliness, insecurity, and anxiety (in the image of Voldemort, dementors, and boggarts and through charms/spells)

A Monster Calls (2016)

• How pushing grief away only results in more pain and suffering

• How pretending that everything is "normal" and "fine" does more harm than accepting the reality and situation

• It is necessary to express grief and pain. Doing so helps one come to terms with death and find comfort.

Finding Nemo (2003)

• Sometimes, it's okay to be afraid. But, you shouldn't allow your fears to stop you from experiencing life. This also doesn't mean that fear isn't always bad as it can be a reminder to be extra careful.

• Loss is inevitable, but there are ways to overcome its adversity.

• Dealing and coping with loss and the emotional challenges that come with it

Eighth Grade (2018)

• Dealing and growing from change

• Learning to live life for yourself, even if it meant "not fitting in"

• Self-affirmation techniques, self-love, and self-acceptance

• Confronting your past and overcoming your fears with the help and support of those around you

• How social media affects our lives

• Making us compare ourselves and our lives with those we see online

• Making us mimic what we see and learn

• Making us lose our individuality and sometimes, humanity

• Making us divert our attention to miss what's happening around us

SOCIAL MEDIA