For the most part, movies are meant to entertain
However,
Every so often, you come across one with educational value
Prime Example: American Gangster
Top 5 lessons to learn from American Gangster: 👇🏽
1. Business
"The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hard work... family... never forgetting where we came from"
- Frank Lucas
The important aspects of business have to do with the person, not the business itself. Strong people make strong business.
2. Talk vs. Walk
"The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room"
- Frank Lucas
The one with the most to say often is the least likely to back it up. Don’t talk about it, be about it.
3. What are you?
"See, ya are what ya are in this world. That's either one of two things: Either you're somebody, or you ain't nobody."
- Frank Lucas
Eat or be eaten. The world is full of somebody’s, and nobody’s. CHOOSE which one you are. It’s a choice, not a birth right.
4. Ownership
“When you own something, you can call it what you want."
- Frank Lucas
Ownership is King. If you don’t own it, you don’t truly control it. When you do own it, you can do with it what you please. Bonus: If you’re making payments, it’s not yours.
5. Cherish your Youth
"Even a fool gets to be young once."
- Frank Lucas
Whether you waste it, or make it beneficial, you only experience youth once. Choose wisely, live wisely.
Conclusion:
Most movies are a waste
Some will provide value
Find the ones that do
And drain them for every ounce of wisdom you can
Or don’t.
It’s your life.