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Title: A Critique of "The Forbidden Planet" -- Science Fiction as Spiritual Awakening
Review: This wholly engrossing, action science fiction is a sleeper from the 50's. If you are a reader in the Course in Miracles, you will see a graphic depiction of the "ego" as outlined in the Course -- and well before the Course's writing. (I've been student of The Course for 30 years, so I might see more in it than others. I'll risk that.)Although for certain the "ego" really doesn't look like this, nor operate exactly like this, the parallels of the movie are both instructive and powerful as an emotional approach to understanding the human condition. Besides, much spiritual wisdom equates an emotional approach as superior to a logical one. Think of Jesus and the parables. Besides, you get to see Ann Francis again.I am quite surprised that this old (and presumably forgotten) gem is arrayed with other spiriual items.
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