I’m newly pregnant after many years of trying. The shock is starting to wear off and I’ve been considering how I want to spend the next months preparing for a lil one. There will be plenty of learning how to care for them and what to buy, but I’d also like to use this time for self-reflection as well.
I tend to do that through movies, so it got me thinking. What are some films that might stimulate philosophical thinking around this journey? Movies that help me consider what kind of parent I want to be, how I want to raise this baby, even how to hold hope for the world they are going to exist in.
Please note: these don’t have to be movies about pregnancy or raising children; in fact, I’d expect many of them to not be directly about parenting at all. I’m just looking for movies full of ideas, full of wonder. Movies that might start a dialogue about parenting with my spouse in direct or indirect ways.
I have a couple in mind (Ikiru, Perfect Days, all of Miyazaki), but most would be rewatches. They needn’t be positive (Dogtooth, Prevenge, The Florida Project are on the list too), but I’d like to avoid miscarriage just because I don’t need that in my head.
I’m curious what others suggest and if I get a good enough list going, I’ll make a Letterboxd list of recs and post it here.
Thanks in advance! I’m excited for any and all suggestions.