The thing someone should have told you is that we don't need more Steven Spielbergs. We have one already. We need YOUR movies. Your contribution, that only you can make. Same goes for everyone. Make your movies. Paint your pictures. Write your books. The world needs the thing that only you can make.

I just realized it's another layer that Joe is a great teacher is that he ends up being the only mentor to ever teach 22 about life in a way that connects with her.

When my sister told my parents she wanted to be an actress, my dad sat her down and told her this: we will support whatever you want to do, but instead of defining success as being a famous actress, which, no matter how talented you are, requires a good amount of luck, your goal should be getting to do what you love for a living, such as working with a local theater. I think that may be a way to say what your mom meant without insulting your talent. My sister started her nonprofit theater when she was 23-years-old, and it's still doing well after 13 years despite the hiatus during COVID.

This movie came out right around the time I was on the edge of suicide. The scene where Joe just takes a moment to reflect on the little things in life sparked an emotional break down I won't soon forget. I almost lost it all but this movie gave me such a huge reminder that even though I feel lost and worthless, sometimes just being alive is enough.

This movie is brilliant in its message, because it’s a very non-Disney approach. Disney tends to give the message of “follow your dreams” and “don’t give up on them”. This movie, however, tells you that perusing a dreams is cool and all, but there’s more to life than endlessly chasing a dream. Enjoying a piece of pie or pizza, talking to people, or just simply sitting down, taking in a breath of fresh air, and appreciating the world around you...that’s living.

Alan Seawright is the co-creator of something I have been watching for the last few months and got me through really difficult times. Steven Spielberg has never done that. Thank you Alan, you guys mean a lot to me.

The reason I stuck around watching these when I first was introduced to the channel, was that you would cry at many of the same parts as I do so I immediately felt a connection "this guy feels movies and emotions just like I do and isn't ashamed about it, I want to keep hearing his thoughts about them"

"You don't have to be a public roaring success to feel fulfilled" was beautiful and healing to hear. Lately I've always wondered if it can be enough to just BE. What if I don't have the aspiration to do something 'great' with my life? What if my personal 'great' is drinking a cup of hot chocolate in front of my window while it snows? A beautiful sunrise when I go to work very early in the morning? Looking at the full moon, taking walks in the nearby forest, reading my Harry Potter books for the 10000th time and still laugh, cry and get excited at the same old moments in the pages I already know by heart? A simple life can also be successful and wonderful too.

I think the barbershop scene was so important! 22 was so free in Joe’s body that she didn’t feel constrained at all. Joe put himself into a box and he put others into boxes too. He didn’t talk to his barber about anything else. He missed out on other relationships and impactful conversations he could’ve had.

I've always loved the quote by Albert Einstein "everyone's a genius, but if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree it'll live it's while life believing it's an idiot." It's always reminded me to not compare myself to others and to focus on what I love and what I'm good at

I think the way that the movie didn't show us who 22 become when she was born as human on earth is brilliant. It's an opportunity that the movie wants us to take to restart our lives with the whole new perception on life and to ACTUALLY LIVE our lives from then on. In a sense, we are all 22. The unwritten part of 22's life is for all of us to fill.

I just have to say... this is my favorite corner of KZfaq. The raw emotion and honesty both Alan and Jono bring to the channel is honestly incredible. I'm still an actual child as of now, but I really want to do what you guys do. Seeing Jono truly empathize and listen to Alan, help him as both a friend and supporter, is what I want to contribute to the world. That's what therapy, psychiatry, is really all about. Helping people through their struggles. Giving them a shoulder to cry on. Wow, I'm crying now. What an amazing channel. In the off-chance that you guys see this, you guys are seriously making a difference. Hope you have a great day :)

One thing I think was overlooked in the movie was that 22's Mentors were all these great, larger than life people who's achievements were very valued on Earth. But the person who really got through to her was just an ordinary guy who already did what she feared most, and that was to fail.

I was hoping that Alan's mom responded to him by saying: "You can't. There's a million people trying to be Spielberg and only 1 Spielberg. Instead of trying to make movies like someone else, go make movies like Alan Seawright." But hey now I know what to say to my hypothetical kid if they come to me saying "I wanna do this thing like this person"

As a psychologist I love seeing how open both of you are with your emotions. It means a lot to see this normalized on the channel!

Just want to say that your videos are having an impact on audience all over the world. I'm from Brazil and I feel very lucky to have access to such content. Alan is so refreshing and real, it's so lovely to watch a man being so open and brave to be this vulnerable, I can see myself in a lot of his reactions, and this is absolutely amazing. At the same time,when Jono is making room for Alan's feelings and bringing a therapists pov into the context, I feel listened too, and that's so much like having a therapy, cause I feel like I'm healing through the video. It's so wonderfull how much of an impact a project like this can have in a lot of lives. Thank you guys for your amazing work. Kudos from BR.

"You can't be the next Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, or BTS. There are a million people trying to be them. Instead, you can be you because there's only one of that." is a quote that will always stick with me.

Burnt out college student here. I’m so terrified I’ve already ruined my life when it’s barely begun. This video just helped me breathe. It reminded me that I have value and worth beyond what I do.

For so long, I felt like an outcast because of how much I love stories. From deconstructing characters and plots to seeing how a writer (in both books and movies) gets their point across, I love every aspect of it. However, a lot of people found this annoying or pretentious whenever I would try to share my love for it; even my own family. Watching this show has given my passions a chance to be recognized as real. To hear others discussing how powerful movies and stories can be, regardless of the medium, is so validating for me. I can't thank you two enough.

I’ve never been moved so deeply from a movie. I’ve been dealing with poor health for the past 2 years. It’s been bad enough that I have been unable to pursue many of my passions and goals. I’ve been really depressed because I feel like I haven’t accomplished anything and now my health may prevent me from ever reaching my full potential. But this movie delivered the exact message I needed to hear. I’m no longer worrying about the future or regretting things I’ve done in the past. I’m completely in the present and it’s honestly perfect. I’ve learned to cherish every small thing such as spending time with my family or sitting outside listening to the birds. So much of our suffering comes from our anxieties of the future or regrets about the past. It’s crazy how much it blinds us to the beauty of the moment. Life is about the journey not the destination. This movie is a masterpiece

It's clever that the soul's number is 22, because that's the age when a lot of people start having the problems this film explores.

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

That story about you, as a kid, wanting to make a movie like Spielberg really resonated with me. When I was younger I grew up loving and making art, I thought that was my plan, to become an artist and I wanted to help make animated movies like, "the Prince of Egypt." When I told my mom that in my future, I want to be an animator, she said to get a real job. All I heard was, all these years of you being so EXPLICITLY passionate about something you're great at... you have to stop, because what you want is silly.

Alan, I hope you're reading this. I can't tell you how many times I've watched these episodes and felt that you are a reflection of my own experiences and aspirations and insecurities. I've never met a man who can make me cry just by getting choked up. Thank you for being your amazing, creative, beautiful, authentic self. This content has ment the world to me.

"The meaning of life is to live it." I cannot believe this is the first time I heard that from someone else. Its so true. Thank you

In the words of harry styles: if you're happy doing what you're doing, nobody can tell you you're not successful

The message of this film hits home for me because growing up I genuinely fully believed that i would die before 17. I'm not sure why I thought that but when my 17th birthday came I was terrified because suddenly the idea of having a future could apply to me and I wasn't prepared at all. I'm 22 now and while I have some plans for the future I'm mostly just happy that I still get to experience being alive :)

I think something that's not discussed enough is that your passion or purpose doesn't have to be your paid job. My husband was a musician but he didn't earn his income that way. He would have hated being a professional musician having to worry about if his music appealed to others traveling etc. He worked a day job and was a musician in his spare time and that left him free to enjoy it to make it his without worrying if it paid the bills.

I have grown up surrounded by men who never cried, never expressed how they felt and the pains and woes of their feelings. Getting to see a man express himself, and cry, and talk about pains that he'd felt in ways I that I have expressed myself was honestly so validating and nice. This really hit home for me, thank you for your vulnerability, thank you for showing me your heart and your past.

I hate the "I didn't want to see you suffer" excuse that parents give. Not fulfilling my calling is suffering. Even if you go down the road they think is most safe there will still be suffering. It's just the type of suffering that THEY can handle and potentially help you through.

I know you'll never see this Alan, but you've made a world of an impact on my life. This channel and all the vidoes you guys have made get me through so many tough days and have helped me realize how to be a person and friend and learning the difference. You're amazing and know that you changed (AT THE VERY WORST ) 1 life for the better Thank you both, you're awesome :)

I just wanna say how much I truly truly appreciate this channel and what you two do. I love cinema, and God knows I need therapy, and you two have magically brought those two things together. The openness, the raw feelings, the emotions you both go through and speak to, honestly...I love this channel and I love you guys. Can't tell you how many times I've wept watching and listening to your content, wept for myself, for the both of you, wept for all of us together, my God...if this isn't the single greatest channel on YT then I don't know what is. Thank you guys, thank you for being there for the love of cinema and for the love of the human experience, you have my truest and most sincere thanks 💛

If you give your kids what you needed from your mom and didn’t get... You have made all the difference in the world.

This channel is so insanely beautiful, thank you both for bringing this into the world

What you both are doing is a purpose. You are touching lives and helping people. What could be better than that? Keep doing it and much thanks:)

Alan's little tangent about his struggle with his mom did so much more than speak to me. I want to thank you guys for producing these videos and making these connections because you really do heal us through your own experience, while watching movies. I feel like my eyes were open to my own personal struggles with my talent because of this and I will not hide the fact that I ugly cried when Alan was reacting to Joe confront his mom.

Watching Alan cry was so therapeutic for me, I like people who are in touch with their emotions, especially, men. I like men who are authentic and can cry and not feel like it undermines their masculinity. Because it doesn't, it just shows they are human.

16:12 Can we all just take a moment here to appreciate the Mother. She sacrificed her dreams so that her husband could persue his and she'll probably be sacrificing her retirement so that her son can continue to chase his dreams... and nobody even notices it. That's how much our culture doormats mothers.

Holy shit that pie thing made me tear up! You never really know what someone is feeling inside, or how they are interpreting the world around them. Also, I love that you mentioned your kid wanting to be Spider-Man. That was Stan’s whole point to Spidey, anyone, absolutely anyone can be the person behind the mask. That’s what makes him so incredible and relatable. And why he is my favorite superhero.

I'm so damn glad that these two dorks decided to share their love of movies with the world and ended up healing so many hidden scars in themselves and us. Like, they will never know how many souls they've touched. You guys are awesome.

"Life is not a problem to solve but a reality to experience."--Frank Herbert

Just wanna let you two know you’ve become a lot of safe teenagers surrogate internet dads. And that’s certainly one of my aspirations in life.

One of my favorite movies. We are not here to fulfill a specific purpose. We are here because we exist. And that is enough.

i cried so much during this video, my cat woke up from her nap and sat on my lap to soothe me :'(

Watching John, the filmmaker crying is the exact opposite of toxic masculinity. It is so comforting and heeling

Alan, As someone who is extremely burnout and crying everyday just to get through the last stretch of her university semester, I want to say thank you for sharing with us your story. We cried together and seeing where you are today makes me feel better about the future. :)

When this came out, the scene where 22 is appreciating life, the leaf falling into her hand... God I cried. Because I was so depressed. Everyday felt the same. The world felt like it was in grayscale. But... God. The way she was just enjoying life was so eye opening. Because all I wanted was for that to be me. Happy to still be here and enjoying the little things. 💙

My parents always said, "What's your back up, in case that doesn't work out." It gets across the same idea of not everything will work out, and I want you to be ready without implying you will fail.

I didn’t know how affected I was by the “men don’t cry” thing that’s constantly pushed until I found this channel with Alan and was able to see, “hey; there’s a real mans man who can cry all he wants!”

"When I was 12 years old... " I need to hug this man.

Hearing Allen talk about how his mom made him feel as a kid, gave me a better understanding of why my mom is the way she is, because of how my Nana was. Growing up, I was very lucky to have parents who encouraged my creativity and desire to be an artist. I had a dad who told me he was proud of me. Still I never really felt I connected with my mom. Like she cared but she didn't know how to reach out and connect with me. Like she tried to say things moms say and go to school functions and all that, but she never really taught me anything. She's had a lot of hardship and depression and burdens to bear. But the one thing I'll always remember, is that she supported me being an artist, and encouraged me to keep drawing. Now as an adult, I have more information. Back in the 80s, when my mom was a kid, she told her mom she wanted to be an artist, or a Marine Biologist. But her mom told her that those interests were stupid and you'll never make a living as that. You're a woman in the 80s, so you can be a nurse or a secretary. Pick one. So my mom became a nurse. And she's good at it. But hearing Allen talk about how devastated he was when his mom told him he can't be Steven Spielberg... I think that similar experience had a large impact on my mom's self esteem and the person she became. But because she made the hard choice to support my wanting to be an artist, (which I understand is rather terrifying for any parent to hear from their kid) I got to have a mom that, when I ran up to her and said I wanted to be Steven Spielberg, she said Absolutely. You can do anything. So if Allen ends up reading this, you might not know it yet, but your kids are going to grow up knowing that they had a dad that said that they can do anything. And even if it seems small to you in the moment, they're going to hear those words for the rest of their lives, and it will make all the difference.

Thank you guys. I cried so hard hearing your story Alan. I`m an artist. I paint and teach for living and never had love, approved or support of my family. In fact, like you, they always told me that I will failed. They are no longer part of my life because I choose that. But I`m happy to have people that really support me like my friends. Soul got me too. I`m so happy that you share this. Thank you so much.

Overlooked one major part of the movie of when the little girl who plays the trombone comes to quit playing and fully just talks herself out of it, is such a beautiful part of the movie

“You don’t need to know your purpose to live”. There is a lot of stuff that you guys said in this episode that really hit home and rang true, but nothing so much as this. Thank you.

This movie is so utterly beautiful. The scene with the barber saying he was going to be a vet, I mean my god I have had a couple major changes in plans/career for multiple reasons, and many are rather sad. I ended up setting banquets and functions for a hotel. It was supposed to be a job to hold me over until I found one that paid more, and then I ended up loving it. I've loved it for 15 years now. I still have people in my life, so many loved ones, ask me when I'm going to do something with myself and none of them get that I'm doing what I love doing and it is wonderful.

Many people don't see what's in front of them. You have no idea how many we are out here who would give sooo much to be in your shoes, Alan. I can understand a disappointment over not having the exact career you wanted, but you have a great marriage and kids who love you, plus you help lots of people all over the world with this channel. That is worth so much. So if anyone have reasons to feel like a failure, it's not you ❤

"the meaning of life is to give life meaning" - Epica

sitting here, extremely suicidal, crying about this episode, I was scared to watch this video, mostly because I was trying to end it all, and I was afraid I’d be just stalling and making people disappointed, but seeing mr. Alan share his story and cry, it truly did just stop me and make me say “maybe I could stay here one more day” Thank you Alan

20:35 this is so true. this entire channel is so healing for me as a 21 yo woman who is trying to comfortable with feeling and has experienced the same rejection from my parents about my dreams 🤍 passion vs talent; interesting idea. thank you for being raw and thank you both for this channel ❤️‍🩹

Everything Alan said about love and support of parents to be "as excited as me to be doing the things I love the same way I'm excited for them" and "I need love and support in my purpose even if I got my purpose a bit wrong" is everything. I feel it 💯%

Thank you Alan for sharing your story here. It can't be easy to talk about something so heartfelt publicly. Best wishes from Britain

"Thank you for crying with me." He says as tears are already falling down my cheeks. #CryingwithAlan

The first time I watched this movie, I was going through a period of depression caused by an existential crisis. I kept struggling with how to find a strong enough meaning to hold on to a life that, to me, seemed full of suffering. Watching 22 be so amazed with seemingly insignificant parts of life was incredibly impactful to me, enough to help me out of that depressive episode. Maybe I don't need this big purpose to enjoy life, maybe those small moments are enough.

The humanity of these two is reason enough to watch these videos even before the therapy is accounted for.

god, as a high school senior about to graduate, go to college without discerning a purpose or a spark or a whatever, watching Soul and THEN watching THIS?! Hits DIFFERENT. so, really appreciated this guys. /gen

"We're all sacks of meat. But you are finely spiced like a nice sausage." I need that sewed on a pillow

Im glad you two acknowledge your importance in a lot of peoples lives . It was a pure stroke of luck and maybe coincidence that I stumbled on one of your videos one day. Since that day I’ve learned, laughed And cried a lot . You could say your channel is one of the things that’s beautiful about living it’s part of my experience of life and I’m grateful for people like you !

Alan, I know this is an older video but I have been binge watching you guys for weeks and it has been more helpful than you know. I am in a wheelchair and have always felt like I can never find a purpose or find true happiness. Through your videos I have been inspired to actually start therapy and had my first session last week. That was all possible in part due to your content. You do make a difference even when you don’t see it. Thank you

Can we just... appreciate how open and honest Alan is in these videos? Like, he's showing a deep wound on camera for (currently) 333K people and he is doing it so bravely too.

Don’t know if anyone noticed, but along with the linkage of the pie scene - when Joe was looking at his life and thinking it was “meaningless”, there’s a short scene of Joe teaching young Curly the drums. Fast forward to irl and Curly is really appreciative of the teaching Joe had given him. This is also extremely beautiful in showing how much Joe had actually impacted on people, but he refuses to see it and only views it negatively. Being that Joe was so obsessed with the one thing he thought was his purpose.

I just found this channel and watched quite a few episodes but I didn't expect to be so deeply touched by an episode. I don't really know how to describe what I have just experienced personally but thank you. Thank you so much for what you do (I cried from start to finish) it gives me a lot of courage. I will never forget (ps: you are my Steven Spielberg be sure of it)

I remember I first watched this during a time when I was really down and my mental health wasn't in the best place. This movie helped me so much, and I watched it on repeat. Its such a beautiful movie and it made my life way better.

As someone who actively needs therapy but can't afford it, who also struggles with being vulnerable in the first place, this channel has quickly grown to be very important to me. I really appreciate you guys making a genuine, non-judgmental space on the internet for the feels in such a short amount of time.

I identified with 22. I have disabilities and im never good enough for many many things in my life and when 22 said " I'm really good at walking" i felt that. And this movie was important to me that even if I'm not good enough for jobs/school ect, I'm still good enough to live.

I am late to this party (no clue who will even read this)... but the second the mom says she's always been proud, I immediately started crying thinking of Alan and his mom. My mom was quite unkind at times; she has also passed. Listening to Jono and Alan talk about their moms gets me every time. Listening to you yell at people make poor choices in bad romances is what intrigued and hooked me with your channel. I've yelled when you've yelled, cried when you've cried, and legitimately learned from your therapeutic and cinematic wisdom. I just got into your channel a couple months ago, but I am fairly obsessed and binge watch and rewatch your work. LOVE all you share. Thank you for the amazing work you all do.

That happend to me too, i told my mom when i was 14 that i wanted to be an actress and her response was 'you can't earn money doing that' so i did not go to acting classes or work as an extra at the theatre. I studied musicology and dutch. Because of musicology i found my way back to the theatre, which i Love, but my confidence was still shaddered, but i started small as an directing assistant intern and from there joined a Project for students where they gain experience on stage by being part of a musical. I just wanted to be part of the dancers. The director i previously had worked for was directing footloose and he wanted me to audition for a singing role aswell, he had heard e sing the year before when i was his intern. But at point i was Not mentally prepared for a singing audition, he told me the day before so i had little to no time to prepare myself and tanked it completly. Because of that audition the singing coach never believed in me even though my auditions the following year was the strongest for a role they later opened up again, they even told me i was the strongest candidate, but i guess because she did not like me and did not believe that i could do it, i did not get it. In footloose a got a small side character role, i was the town counsel leader and i got really good responses from the audience. And believe me i am not making this up, after the show premiered my sister and other people told me they heard someone talking about me wondering why i did not have a bigger role and one of the actors from the theatre told my I was good enough to try and get into acting even without an acting degree. The choreographer had always believed in me, so has the director but because of the singing coach i always only gotten small roles. In my second year a friend of mine who had gotten the role of Ren's mom in footloose they year before was convinced i would get the role of the Amazonian Queen, because i am a confident woman, i can dance and i can act, i have been told i have a great stage presents which usually comes to shine at the acctual shows, when there is an audience. I Love to perform, i Love to slip into the role of a completly other person i find it fascinating. But again i only got a small role that did not even had text, sure i was also part of the ensemble and we had group scenes where we as amazonian women living on the moon and communicating via a telepathic group mind, would talk in unison, but other than that i was just running around holding props for other actors/actresses. Because of this blow back and a final exam one day before my audition the following year for the little shop of horrors did not go as good as i had hoped. I thought because they know me, they had seen me on stage and heared the response of the audience, they would take that into account and knew i would be able to do this, i had proved it and i did not want to be the main character like the plant or audrey, i wanted to be one of the girls. They are sassy and confident, its Fun to play that i had done that a lot before, which is why again a lot of die girls in the ensemble were sure i would be one of them and again i got disappointed. I had only gotten the role of a customer in the second part of the musical and they completly cut the Text in that scene later and made it a improvised groupscene. They had a second audition for the narator role because the guy who had the role had to leave because of his Studies. They split the role between me and a 14 year old boy (he later got a spot in an acting school and is currently following his dream). I got the role after i talked to the director and told her how disappointed i was, that i still had not gotten the recognition i deserved, i was the oldest in the ensemble and had always taken responsebility for the group, they relied on me a lot even the director, when there was something she could Not remember she asked "oh thank god you're here, who was doing this, or who was standing here..." you get it. During that talk she told me, that the singing coach did not believe in me, which is why i never gotten a singing role, the conductor had told me something similar, he wanted me to sing, but she was against it. Well blew that b**** away in the last show. Anyway the following year we got a new coach, new director and new choreographer and it was the first year without singing auditions, because we created the musical in a process over 6 months, they later asigned people to scenes, Songs and dances we created ourselfs. And for the first time i had a dance solo of my own dance, had gotten a singing solo and was the first on stage talking to the audience and it felt amazing. My mom, who had always come to my shows, came to me afterwards and she was so proud, that was the first time i had ever heard her say that she was proud of me, that i sang in front of all these people. After i finished my studies i send out resumes to theatres all over my country for jobs around the stage. I never got invited to an acting audition, but i got a job as a soufflage, so i work with the actors/actresses. On the one hand I regret Not going to acting school, because i really Love being on stage, entertaining people, but on the other Hand i don't because i can see how hard it is, how much the rejection can destroy you and the stress of having to recall 5 different roles at the same time. I only had 2 musical/opera roles i had to recall, so it was Not nearly as stressful as what they are doing daily. But than again, being on stage is amazing. I had the change to be on stage as an extra in three different plays/operas and i am glad i am able to do that next to my daily job at the theatre, but i wish it would be more, like singing in the e-choir they Call when they need more people and i wish i could Go to Dance classes again, but they are always starting when i have to work. So whatever you want to do in live, so it before its too late. I may not be an actress, but at least i gained some stage experience and took two years of from my studies to do as much dancing as i could.

This movie was the first movie where I felt represented. I do not have a purpose, a dream or a passion whatsoever. I am the happiest when I am eating an ice cream or other delicious foods, when I am walking in a forest, or when someone hugs me, etc. I just try to enjoy every moment of my life without ever worrying about the future. Watching all those disney, pixar and other movies telling us to "follow our dreams" or "not give up on them" I couldn't relate, even though I understood the characters. And I always felt guilty of not having a purpose or a passion. I thought there was something wrong with me like 22 did and even though I was satisfied with my lifestyle, I still felt like I had to find something to be my passion or purpose. After watching this movie, I was able to get rid of the little voice in my head telling me I'm worthless.

Sometimes I’m annoyed there isn’t a “Love” button on KZfaq. Today I’m appalled there isn’t a “Throw Bouquets of Roses and Do A Standing Ovation Through Tears” button.

The coolest thing about Soul is that I resonated so strongly with it and cried quite a bit the first time I watched it. I’m an artist and I’m moving in just a few days for grad school. I make work all about mundane memories and how mundane memories are often overlooked but they truly shape who we are. I struggled with my physical and mental health in many ways (still do) and my art being my passion has truly saved my life, and the little moments that ground me are those mundane times. I can’t say enough about this film. I struggled growing up being asked if I had a plan and knew what I wanted to do. It was part of my depression - feeling like I wasn’t enough and had no goals - mind you I was in middle school+. I couldn’t handle that. I finally realized going into college that I didn’t need to have a plan and know what I wanted to do, as long as I was happy then I was okay. I had “family” shit talk my art degree to my face because he was the one since I was a kid telling me I need a plan and to make money. And now I’m here, focusing on my mental health, taking meds, and going to grad school for my art. I’m terrified but excited. I didn’t think I’d make it to 18, and now I’m 24. This movie is everything to me.

I love how open these guys are. They are not afraid to show their emotions and it actually really helps me. I am going through a lot at the moment and really need therapy but unfortunately I cannot afford it. Watching this channel is great because it combines my love of movies with things that the guys say that actually help me cope. In a weird way by watching this channel I feel like I am getting some sort of therapy out of it. For one I know I'm not the only one that feels completely inadequate every day of their life. I am a preschool teacher and I had huge dreams of joining the Peace Corps and traveling around the world to teach young under privilege children. However when I was 21 and already had my teaching degree I got incredibly ill with crohn's disease and had to have major surgery. Crohn's disease is a disorder that affects your stomach but it is also an autoimmune disorder. When the doctor told me I can never travel to countries where the peace core would be going such as 3rd world countries because I cannot get live vaccinations I cried and cried for days because that was my dream all throughout high school. Now I worke for very little money for the amount of work I have to do at a job that I really don't like because it was not my goal to be a preschool teacher it was my goal to travel and yes teach. Now I worked for very little money for the amount of work I have to do at a job that I really don't like because it is in the town I grew up in.

i feel like its a crime yous never added the scene where Dorothea tells Joe about the fish and the ocean: " I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, "I'm trying to find this thing they call the ocean." "The ocean?" says the older fish. "That's what you're in right now." "This?" says the young fish. "This is water. What I want is the ocean."

I went to film school. I lived in L.A. I didn't make it. I failed. I fell into depression and now, years later work as a Peer Specialist, supporting folks experiencing depression, anxiety and so forth. I recommend these videos to the peers I support. I talk about it with them. You're doing something good and useful.

One or the best thing about having experienced depression early on in my life (no, no, you read right, depression sucks but you can get good lessons from it) is understanding how valuable small things are. When it rains I run to the closest window to watch, when I feel love for my friends and family I tell them, when I eat good food I'm grateful I was born... I'm so glad to be here experiencing life and every small thing in it. I don't have a dream job, or a clear purpose in this life but I'm glad I'm here and I'm glad I exist and I just hope to leave a good impact no matter how small.

Personally, my favorite part/joke of this movie is when the jerry laughs at joe for thinking the spark means purpose and calls him basic. Like the whole idea is just so silly and ridiculous to them.

Omg the moment the therapist spoke about 22 and how some people believe they are destined to fail, I almost cried

The day Lisa's Passion for Popcorn starts shipping internationally is the last day my bank account will ever know peace.

The most important thing the film tries to tell us: there is actually no other purpose to life than life itself .. with each and every moment. Living in the present and realising that each of those moments hold so much purpose. And the spark being a way of getting so close to this awareness or presence through something you do with so much passion that you almost don’t realise. Aka being in the flow. You’ll mostly feel it. It’s a feeling of content which is so nicely portrayed at the end of the film. Being present of life means living your true purpose means being content. 🌿

I remember when I first started having these fears. I was in middle school, 12 maybe 13 and way to young to even think of stuff like this, in an awful living situation and just desperate to find a safe place for myself in the world. And now I’m 25 almost 26 and while I still have these feelings, both Joes and 22s feelings, I’m better equipped to figure it all out… eventually. Hopefully.

"Your class was the only reason I went to school at all". I loved that.

I saw Soul as a love letter to millennials. Those of us, who were born in that brief period of euphoric victory between the end of the Cold War and 9/11, only spend our youth in a financial crisis, have our early adulthood in a time extreme political turmoil and finally have the rug pulled from under the feet of our early careers by a global pandemic. To me, Soul was Pixar's ultimate love letter to us.

this video and film hit me so hard. as someone who's experienced depression quite bad in my life, it's sometimes super hard to find a purpose, but as you've said in this video and as they said in the film, you don't really need a "purpose" per se, you just need to want to experience life. when i was about 10 or 11 and had seen the last harry potter film come out, i knew that i wanted to go into acting. i don't know what exactly it was at that age that appealed to me about it, but even now it's all i want to do with my life. it's why i'm going to university, it's why i want to push myself to do better (as well as for the people i love and for myself generally). just thank you guys for making great videos that talk about stuff like this. and alan, it's not that we don't need another spielberg, we need YOUR movies. i don't know if anyone will ever be able to exactly replicate what he's done with his movies, but your movies will be unique to you and your experience and the stories that you want to tell. remember that. every voice is worth hearing.

4:25 John coaxing Alan back to reality oh there goes gravity- I love the editting in that part.

This episode really hit me hard. I wanted to be and author and illustrator when I was a kid. I would make up stories and draw my own pictures for them. My father used to search through my things and tear up all my drawings and stories in front of me and would tell me that there's no future in it. I've finally gotten around to completing my first novel as an adult, and I haven't made any attempt to put it out there because of extreme self-doubt that's lingering.

"And if you're not in USA, we're sorry. We love you. Go outside and get yourself something nice." I made myself a herbal tea, but thanks, guys. You're awesome & I appreciate you.

Soul is one of those movies you watch once and experience it every time after

This is a beautiful episode for other aspiring artists who feel like they are failures ...it's nice to know that most of the time it's all in our heads. What matters most is the joy we get out of our lives. We will figure it out one way or another and hopefully we all have the chance to do what we love and not be afraid

As an author, this Channel is where I come when I need to learn about different types of relationships. You really help me write healthy (and not so healthy) relationships and much more. I’ve truly learned so much, thank you for this channel.

That part - "You're here, crying, raw, vunerable and you let yourself to be seen as such - you are a healer to a lot of people"... Oh, I cried so much. Thank you both. And carry on, please!

I work as a Walmart greeter and it makes me so happy cause I love seeing people. I've had people tell me that coming into the store and seeing me makes their day better. That's what makes me happy.

I truly appreciate this channel.