Author: Daniel Burke
Publication: Religion News
Date: January 22, 2010
URL: http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnspremiumtext/avatar_leads_the_pack_in_web_sites_most_spiritual_movies/
U.S., January 22, 2010: Movies about aliens,
air travel, cooking, and the war in Iraq were all among the most "spiritually
literate" films of 2009, according to the Web site SpiritualityandPractice.com.
Chief among them is "Avatar," a movie where the Hindu concept of
the same name is loosely used.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, the Web site's
founders, say the 10 top spiritual movies all "raise our consciousness
to a fuller engagement with our world" by depicting characters searching
for meaning and applying moral values to daily life.
James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar,"
which pits avaricious humans against pantheistic aliens, was "the spiritual
surprise of the year," said Mary Ann Brussat, for creating an alternate
world where the "interconnectedness of all beings" is celebrated,
and the natural habitat is revered. The nine other films on the list are available
on their website.
