Movie Thoughts – Up in the Air (2009)

   This movie is about a dude that travels to many places of the country to fire people. Other companies contact the company this dude is working for and they are paid to go there and fire some of their staff (you can find more about this movie here). This guy loves to travel and his desire is to never settle. He also gives speeches about this. Actually, those speeches sparked my interest.

   This is the motivation he has: each thing or person we have in our lives are weights that hold us down. We can barely move forward because of this and letting everything go can be very liberating. He has a point, but I don’t quite agree with him. If we believe that all the things and people in our lives are only weights that hold us down, it’s probably because we don’t have the most appropriate things and people. Actually, the people from our lives can be the missing pieces we need to move forward faster.

   As I like to say, it’s all about the mindset. If we feel that the people we have in our lives are holding us down, they probably shouldn’t in our lives. But there is an important thing we should take into consideration: are they really holding us down or we just use that as excuses for our own laziness and fear? It’s easier to stay still and complain than moving forward despite the difficulties.

   Overall it’s an interesting move. Have you watched it? What are your thoughts about this?