“Parting Thoughts” with Dr. Gerry Crete
Movie & Television Reviews with an IFS Perspective
In this series, Dr. Gerry brings you his take on parts and systems in TV and Film. Sit back grab the popcorn, and enjoy as he walks you through the best of what film and TV have to offer us in understanding ourselves and others through a parts and systems lens.
Encanto
September 2, 2024
Encanto is a charming 2021 animated fantasy musical film by Disney with powerful messages (deliberately intended or not) from the film’s creators, about trauma, parts, and what it means to become an integrated internal family. There is no real external villain in this film as this is ultimately a movie about internal struggles. From a parts psychology perspective, the end goal here is unblending, internal harmony, unburdening manager parts, bringing home an exile, and discovering the role of the inmost self. We learn about the Columbian Madrigal family from the matriarch, Abuela, who has three children and many grandchildren living... READ MORE
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The Mission
August 6, 2024
The Mission was produced by Goldcrest Films and released in 1986 starring Jeremy Irons (Father Gabriel) and Robert De Niro...
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Inside Out 2
July 2, 2024
In June of 2024 Disney and Pixar released their sequel to the now classic 2015 hit Inside Out. In this...
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Inside Out
June 27, 2024
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out came out in 2015 and by all accounts is a critical and box office hit....
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The Crowded Room
November 15, 2023
Image titled Danny Sullivan by Obligated, used under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 License Review of The Crowded Room TV series with a Brief History of...
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