E-book Category: Science Fiction, Entertainment, Philosophy E-book Title: The Silver Lining - Moral Deliberations in Films Author: Sam Vaknin Book Description: These seven movies deal with moral and ethical dilemmas. "The Matrix" - with the nature of reality, "Titanic" - tackles the moral obligation versus self-preservation and "The Truman Show" - tackles the relationship between God and us, humans. "The Talented Mr. Ripley" deals with the thin line between pathological narcissism and self-promotion, ambition and envy, love and obsession. "Being John Malkovich" deals with this question (among others): are we the owners of our brains? "Shattered" deals with the meaning of self identity nd personal responsibility. "Dreamcatcher" studies the myth of destructibility.
