Videos by Like Stories of Old
Don’t Look Up – A Problematic Metaphor For Climate Change? 42 min
A critical review of Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up.
Radical Honesty – What If We All Told The Truth? 15 min
Video essay on the ubiquity of lying, both in the stories we tell as well as in real life, and why perhaps we should try being a little more honest.
Stoicism in The Shawshank Redemption – A Few Meditations 11 min
The Stoic Philosophy of The Shawshank Redemption, presented in a few brief meditations based on the writings by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus and Chrysippus. Video by Like Stories...
The Archetype of the Warrior – How Films Help Empower Us All 13 min
Exploring the Archetype of the Warrior in films, based on Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette’s King, Warrior, Magician, Lover and Carol S. Pearson’s The Hero Within.
The Fantasy of Ultimate Purpose – How Films, Series and Video Games Reveal What Really Drives Us 19 min
Explores the anatomy of purpose in films, television series and video games, how it differs from finding meaning in our own lives, and the importance of discussing our escapes into these...
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