True Parents’ Favorite Movies: Remember, Revive and Reimagine These Titles!

The God’s Hope for America revival road trip has begun, and the bus is making its way to events in cities across America … but what happens in between? Long hours on the road are part of the whole experience, but it doesn’t have to be boring! The bus will be playing some of True Parents’ favorite movies and TV dramas. Whether they are old favorites or new titles to explore, watching these films can be a fun way to connect to the tour without having to leave your home, and you may even gain some insights from some of these great films.
Check out the list below, and watch some of the titles along with tour participants! Thanks to Mike McDevitt for helping to compile this list and for adding some personal anecdotes!

Korean Dramas

If you’ve ever watched a Korean drama, you know how addicting they can be! Not only do they have thrilling storylines, but there is the added bonus of being able to experience and take a closer look at Korean culture and therefore gain a little deeper understanding of True Parents.

Carve out some time for these; some have more than 100 episodes:

• 주몽 JumongIMDB   Official Site (Korean)
• 대조영 Dae Jo YeongIMDB   Official Site (Korean)
• 겨울연가 Winter SonataIMDB   Official Site (Korean)
• 첫사랑 First Love (1996)Wikipediacurrently the number one highest-rated Korean drama of all time based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its April 10, 1997 episode.
• 선덕여왕 Queen SeondeokIMDB   Official Site(Korean)
• 대장금 Dae Jang GeumIMDB   Official Site(Korean)This is about the first Korean woman physician.
• 별에서 온 그대 My Love from Another StarIMDB   Official Website(Korean)A very recent favorite

Movies

DPlife.info recently featured an article on how Divine Principle can be observed in movies and other entertainment. Movies sometimes can touch us in profound ways if we are open to receive the message. So fire up the popcorn machine and invite over some friends to watch one of these films—or make it a marathon!

• Nicholas and Alexandra
• Doctor Zhivago
• Superman—the first one, with Christopher Reeve
  
• Silver Streak—True Father liked the scene in which the train plows through the terminal in slow motion;  he spoke about it at Belvedere the day after he watched it.
  
• The Shootist—He loved John Wayne.
  
• Brannigan—Another movie with John Wayne, this time as a Chicago detective tough guy
  
• The Sound of Music—True Mother’s favorite
  
• The Fall of the Roman Empire—True Father liked the epic films.
  
• Air Force One—Harrison Ford as the U.S. president fighting terrorists aboard AF1
  
• What Dreams May Come—depicts the spirit world
  
• Ghost—Another spirit world film
  
• Meet Joe Black
  
• Top Gun
  
• Rocky
  
• Jaws—the original; True Father loved that.
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon—“This is the last movie that I remember them seeing in a local New York theater, at the Palisades Mall,” recalls Mike McDevitt.

Did any of your favorites make the list? What will you be watching? It’s the perfect time to try out some new movies or revisit some of your old favorites. When you’re finished, stretch your legs by finding out when the God’s Hope for America tour will be near you and come join us for an inspiring event! We can talk about some of the great movies we just watched.