Movies are powerful. They make us laugh, cry, think about things in new light, and sometimes they make us want to pick up our feet and go somewhere. Erik Olsen of Gadling says that his favorite movie was Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. It “filled his head with notions of far-away places.” For me, I think the story of Peter Pan did that for me. Sailing boats, fighting pirates, little islands where all you do is have fun. Oh, and the flying! Yup, Peter Pan inspired me at a young age to consider other lands.
Before we went to Japan last November, Kelli and I watched Lost In Translation. I highly recommend it. It made us all the more excited to go to the Land of the Rising Sun. And just a few days ago, I saw “An Inconvenient Truth.” Now I want to see a glacier (before they disappear). Movies are powerful.
[via Gadling, via Budget Travel Online: 25 Movies That Literally Moved Us]
November 30th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
The Life Aquatic and The Abyss are also great adventure movies. They make you want to take refuge under water!
December 1st, 2006 at 12:45 am
Whatever floats you boat…er, submarine…..
December 3rd, 2006 at 6:31 pm
Total Recall was so inspiring…I can’t wait to visit Mars!
December 20th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
A can-do glacier: the Athabasca Glacier off the of the Icefields Pkwy. in Alberta, Canada. You can walk on it, then leave it for greener and bluer pastures.
My most recent travel-inspiring movie - LOTR. New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand! Unfortunately, everyone and their mother has discovered it, including Costco…..