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Jun 27, 2018chaliser rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Admittedly, the acting quality was not as important as the content, and all seemed more than sufficient for that. I thought the movie itself was more than worth my time. The Circle ~ As idealistic As it comes, per the best intentions and purposes noted, albeit exposed hypocrisies. AND the later, as goes the multi-varied learning processes of humans, have always come to bear on the former. Including for all the potential of nuclear energy and military influence in governments- per the warnings of such great leaders as Einstein and Eisenhower. Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to so often rely on 20/20 hindsight, given all the pain and loss that precedes it, in order to develop ways and means to true progress. Including for true social and political transparency, as we've learned from Facebook that transparency in social interaction can be used and abused. If we can't get our political leaders to attain and maintain it, then can we trust those who would actually manage the systems that facilitate transparency, to work justly and honorably for social interaction? IMO - we can attain all that, incrementally over a LONG period of time, as we also elect leadership to maintain good example. Over a V-E-R-Y long period of time, that is, and IF enough of us *understand* that it likely requires the constant and consistent persistence of faith, observation, and socio-political action, through three or four generations of a growing and eventually significant proportion of societies. And doing that with continuing encouragement of self-empowerment for that and necessary complementary purposes. EG: Fulfilling a virtual requirement for personal growth (certainly psycho-emotionally, almost certainly intellectually) on a grand scale, to say the least. "Anything is possible"? Yes, by certain individuals in accordance with understandings of such as the above, perhaps. But by large segments of society? ANY thing? I would repeat the "We Can" cheer, but we've never before has there been such a movement free from attack by significant forces for the purpose of disillusionment, if not destruction. Nor have we seen a significant movement of near whole societies encouraging its adherents to self-empowerment over -what, more than a decade or so(?)- unless for monetary and/or militarist purposes. How many people how fast can we teach that personal growth on a large scale translates to monetary progress, if not also a likely eradication of need for a military? I know, sounds like the ole' 60's "Human Potential" movement, more dreamy idealism, thence BS. So I'll just end by paraphrasing the quotes of a few leaders: Only a group of committed individuals can make a worthy difference for society - first within themselves, then with others - but ONLY As they ALSO simultaneously increasingly do the same, WITH others... But you already knew that (sans the redundancy), right? [ref4Src: "PolyPsyArts, Citizen Healing"]