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  By Pvaishnavi  Pixar has always had a knack for tugging at our heartstrings, but with Soul (2020), the studio elevated the art of animated storytelling to a new philosophical peak. Directed by Pete Docter ( Inside Out , Up ) and co-directed by Kemp Powers, Soul isn’t just a movie for kids — it’s a meditative, jazzy reflection on life’s meaning for audiences of all ages.                                        ✨ The Premise At its core, Soul follows Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx), a middle school band teacher with a burning passion for jazz. Just when he finally gets his big break to play with the legendary Dorothea Williams, a freak accident lands him in "The Great Before" — a cosmic realm where souls are shaped before they're born. Desperate to return to his body and fulfill what he believes is his true purpose, Joe teams up with Soul 22 (voiced by Tina Fey), a stub...

 Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq makes his directorial debut with "Joyland," a picture of considerable integrity, passion, and bravery. The movie takes you into a stifling, patriarchal household in Lahore, Pakistan. While it keeps a sharp, neo-realist-influenced eye on the everyday lives of its characters, "Joyland" often gets so intimate as to discomfit the viewer to the point of exasperation. But the movie itself never judges.                                 We begin with an adult man with a sheet over his head, playing hide and seek with some young girls. The man is Haider, and the girls are his nieces. His sister-in-law Nucchi is about to have a fourth child, and you know the family is hoping for a boy. They don't get it. While Haider is at the hospital helping his brother and sister-in-law, he spies a striking woman ... who looks back at him with something less than indifference. Even though he...

 Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Reading new books is a regular part of my life therapy. It is said that everything happens for a reason.  For me, the purpose of book reading is to reset things- a reset for nature and a reset for our life too. Well, it has been for me for sure.                                         It has been few days when I am reading this book Ikigai – The Japanese Secret to Long and Happy Life. This book is all about the purpose of one’s life, and how it can lead to happiness. The authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles when learned about Ikigai, decided to find the real meaning and how it works. They decided to visit Okinawa, the island with most centenarians in the world, who believe that their Ikigai is the reason to get up every morning. Just like the authors, Ikigai was a mystery for me too. Reading about the island and the co...