Books/movies/games that really impacted you

[bitteroldman]

Hewwo evweybuddy.

I was browsing the 'What're youse reading' thread, and it made me want to ask, what have youse read, watched, and/or played in the past that really moved you, and helped shape your character?

In my instance, I'd put in the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. The misadventures of Fitz really struck me to the quick, and have stuck with me these last ten or fifteen years.

I'd also have to say Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, and Racing the Sun by Paul Pitts, for the ordeals and coming-of-age factors their characters went through.

You ever read my posts and think I'm a freak? You can blame Louis Sachar and his books, The Boy Who Lost His Face and Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, which really helped me realize that my own stupidity is the best medicine.

The first Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman helped develop many of my ideals at a young age.

The Bible has been my biggest influence for about seven years now; boyoboy, has my life changed. Maybe I'll start my biography as a thread if I get bored enough someday.

On the movie front, the Breakfast Club and Braveheart really met me at good times in my life.

As for video games; I was weened on Super Nintendo. Illusion of Gaia prolly tops the list for the intimate journey of Will. Also, FFVI, Secret of Mana (which can tear yer heart out, youngster), and Chrono Trigger were all well-met.

I'm old. I ramble.

 

[MekanikStik]

I'd have to say one of the most profound books I ever read was paradise lost by Milton. It gave me a whole new perspective on life and existence.
As far as movies... as lame as it is, I always thought the matrix was really thought provoking, and sometimes it's good to just ask your self "is this real?"
Another great graphic novel I've read is watchmen. It was really cool, and had alot of symbolism in the book.

 

[GanjaKat]

Games
Zelda Oot - This was the first game i truley loved, and still consider to be my favorite game of all time, for the time of creation the graphics are great, the storyline gets really indepth and zelda turning out to be shiek was one of those OMGWTF moments youll always remember

Pokemon Red - When i was younger and the pokemon franchise moved to the games, i got red and a friend got blue, i loved this game with my life, and still own the same cartridge i did on the day of realese =D

Books -
Waking life by Stephan Leberge - This book is a must have on lucid dreaming, i picked it up after watching a documentary about lucid dreaming when i was 11, read all 400 pages in a matter of days, and since then have been a avid luciddreamer, i can practically have them at will. Thanx to this book and 7 years of practice i can remember around 5+ dreams a night, controll my dreams as and when i like and do whatever i want

Films
Waking life - This is a AMAZING film that i wont ever forget, its all about lucid dreaming and the dream state of your mind, its also the cause of my very first lucid dream so i will always cherish this film, for sentimental reasons

Numb - this film is so moving and has a pretty deep storyline, i loved the film as a whole, but it really shed some light on how i have felt the past year or so. Also it really set matthew perry apart from the sit-com friends which was a good move for him

RedDwarf - Although not a film, but a sit-com this marks a corner stone in my childhood, when i started to watch more "Grown up programmes with a more muture sence of humor" instead of sitting infront of cartoon network or disney channel allday long, i didnt get al to much of the jokes as a child but now i am older and own each series on DVD i still have fun watching them over and over. But i wanted to add this as its the prodominent reason i started to grow up and mature when i did around 9-11 (nine to eleven years old, just fyi)

 

[Ayumi Hamasaki]

Books

The Mists of Avalon- It really is a great retelling of Authurian legend. I read it again each year and each time I cry. Even it's not completly true, it's still sad how an entire religon died at the hands of another. It taught me tolerance.

Vanity Fair- I love this book, my second favorite. Rebecca is the best character ever. It teaches important lessons about life, and best of all it teaches you how to live on nothing a year.

Games

Xenosaga- I never completed Xenogears, but I love all three of this. The first games I've ever seen that have an extremely deep story and that are like religous experiences. Breathtaking

Final Fantasy 8- May seem odd, but this was the first game that I ever played, other than RR (later it'll make sense.). It's the game that made me love games and that makes it truly life changing. It's also why I'm so defensive about it.

Reader Rabbit- Simple explantion, it taught me to read when my first grade teacher had given up. Now I read books the size of her head. Who said that games couldn't be educational?

 

[10th Doctor]

This Lullaby By Sarah Dessen

I love this book so much, it has given me a lot to think about. This girl, who doesn't believe in love (A lot like I used to be...) just dates guys and dumps them after a certain period of time. She figures you would just get hurt in the end, so you might as well take control . Until She meets Dexter. The girl (Remy), learns that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that you always come out of it scracth free.

I used to think that love was just some made up crap, and that no one really has a happy ending. I'm still not so sure that teenagers can fall in love, but I do believe that there is something out there for everyone.

Thank you, Sarah!