They say that sometimes art imitates life - and, sometimes, life imitates art. At Imitating Art, we review and dissect movies to discover what life lessons they offer that might be worth imitating.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) - All There Is Is The Hard Way
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) · Jan 25, 2022
Minari - You Can Make No Mistakes and Still Fail
Minari (2021) · Jan 11, 2022
Punch Drunk Love - What About This Guy Is Interesting?
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) · Jan 4, 2022
RERUN: The Matrix - There Is No Trashcan (feat. Max, "Chris' College Roommate"
The Matrix (1999) · Dec 28, 2021
The Muppet Christmas Carol - Denial Is A Powerful Thing
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Dec 21, 2021
Free Solo - Find the Best Route
Free Solo (2018) · Dec 14, 2021
Blindspotting - Finding Our Bias
Blindspotting (2018) · Dec 8, 2021
Don't Think Twice - Inches Away
Don't Think Twice (2016) · Nov 30, 2021
Spider-Man 2 (2004): People Need Heroes
Spider-Man 2 (2004) · Nov 23, 2021
Dune (2021) - Better Call Paul
Dune (2021) · Nov 16, 2021
Moonlight - If People Can't Be Themselves, They Can't Be Free
Moonlight (2016) · Nov 9, 2021
Creep - Money Is The Scary Part (Feat. Adrian Criner)
Creep (2014) · Oct 26, 2021
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Solitude Pairs Well With Community
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · Oct 12, 2021
Men in Black - Can't See the Stars for the Aliens
Men in Black (1997) · Oct 5, 2021
Cry Macho - Not Forced At All
Cry Macho (2021) · Sep 21, 2021
Pulp Fiction - You Can Do A Lot With Reputation, Even If It's Not True
Pulp Fiction (1994) · Sep 14, 2021
The Suicide Squad - What Happens to a Starfish in Space?
The Suicide Squad (2021) · Sep 7, 2021
The Idiots - Being Mediocre, Riding Our Privilege, and Playing Dumb (feat. Jonah Matranga)
The Idiots (1998) · Aug 31, 2021
Little Women - The Relationship is More Valuable Than the Problem (feat. Lauren Buckle)
Little Women (2019) · Aug 24, 2021
Stranger Than Fiction - Being Fearless Is Scary (feat. Sarah Saturday)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) · Aug 17, 2021
Liar Liar - Lies On Top Of Lies
Liar Liar (1997) · Aug 10, 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake - She Protec, He Attac
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) · Aug 3, 2021
Luca - They're Gonna Find Out You're A Sea Monster
Luca (2021) · Jul 28, 2021
Moon - Without Hope, There's Nothing (feat. Kristin Lajeunesse)
Moon (2009) · Jul 20, 2021
Dear White People - That's Us!
Dear White People (2014) · Jul 13, 2021
Good Will Hunting - Everyone Is Damaged
Good Will Hunting (1997) · Jul 6, 2021
Fight Club - The Illusion of Safety
Fight Club (1999) · Jun 29, 2021
In The Heights - Singing Lessons to You
In the Heights (2021) · Jun 22, 2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Nobody's Coming to Save You
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) · Jun 15, 2021
Inception - Ideas Are Contagious
Inception (2010) · Jun 8, 2021
The Truman Show - A 3-Dimensional Person Living In A 2-Dimensional World
The Truman Show (1998) · Jun 1, 2021
The Fifth Element - What If Bruce Willis Was Captain Planet? (feat. DaVonne)
The Fifth Element (1997) · May 25, 2021
Nobody - Is It Okay For Russians To Be Bad Guys Again?
Nobody (2021) · May 11, 2021
Garden State - A Return to Pain
Garden State (2004) · May 4, 2021
Promising Young Woman - Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Promising Young Woman (2020) · Apr 27, 2021
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle - That's the But I Was Going For
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) · Apr 20, 2021
The Royal Tenenbaums - Potential and Not Much Else (feat. Alex)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · Apr 13, 2021
Sound of Metal - The Silence and the Stillness
Sound of Metal (2020) · Apr 6, 2021
Nomadland - There's Always A Lower Rung
Nomadland (2021) · Mar 30, 2021
I Love You, Man - White Men Trying to Connect
I Love You, Man (2009) · Mar 23, 2021
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - A Lot of Shots Toward Emptiness
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) · Mar 16, 2021
Palm Springs - Is Irvine Nirvana?
Palm Springs (2020) · Mar 9, 2021
Sorry to Bother You - The Absurdity of Exploitation
Sorry to Bother You (2018) · Mar 2, 2021
Judas and the Black Messiah: The Only Thing That Matters is Water and Escape
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) · Feb 23, 2021
The Wolf of Wall Street - A Real Donald Trump Vibe
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) · Feb 16, 2021
Clerks - Kevin Smith is a Wordy Motherf*cker
Clerks (1994) · Feb 9, 2021
The Birdcage - F--- What the Senator Thinks (feat. Alejandro)
The Birdcage (1996) · Feb 2, 2021
Jojo Rabbit - Let's Talk About Nazis
Jojo Rabbit (2019) · Jan 26, 2021
Marriage Story - Advice from Easy-Going Dr. Charles
Marriage Story (2019) · Jan 19, 2021
Soul - All the Small Things
Soul (2020) · Jan 12, 2021
Tenet - Make It Make Sense
Tenet (2020) · Jan 5, 2021
Elf - How Ferocious Is Your Belief In Santa Claus?
Elf (2003) · Dec 22, 2020
Whiplash - You Don't Want To Learn That You Can Destroy Yourself
Whiplash (2014) · Dec 8, 2020
The Invisible Man (2020) - If You Don't Hear Their Stories, You're Not Going To Know
The Invisible Man (2020) · Dec 1, 2020
The King of Staten Island - I Guess He's Jay-Z Now
The King of Staten Island (2020) · Nov 24, 2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - A People's History
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) · Nov 17, 2020
The Rock - Of Course There's A Yellow Ferrari
The Rock (1996) · Nov 10, 2020
The Ides of March - Eventually, You Have To Play Politics
The Ides of March (2011) · Nov 3, 2020
Get Out - Seeing Through Someone Else's Eyes (Literally)
Get Out (2017) · Oct 27, 2020
Us - Building Success on Others' Pain
Us (2019) · Oct 20, 2020
A Quiet Place - Humans Are Quite A Hopeful Bunch
A Quiet Place (2018) · Oct 13, 2020
The Big Sick - Share Yourself
The Big Sick (2017) · Oct 6, 2020
Joker - Empathy Breeds Understanding
Joker (2019) · Sep 29, 2020
City of God - Maia Makes Us Sad (feat. Maia from The Films Trip)
City of God (2002) · Sep 22, 2020
Booksmart - Stop Taking Notes and Enjoy The Movie
Booksmart (2019) · Sep 16, 2020
Nightcrawler - Learning How I Don't Want To Be
Nightcrawler (2014) · Sep 8, 2020
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Asking A Question You Think Is Stupid
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Aug 25, 2020
Mr. Nobody - Life is a Playground or Nothing
Mr. Nobody (2009) · Aug 18, 2020
The Matrix - There Is No Trashcan (feat. Max, "Chris' College Roommate")
The Matrix (1999) · Aug 11, 2020
Sleepwalk With Me - Let's Be Honest
Sleepwalk with Me (2012) · Aug 4, 2020
The Hate U Give - Your Voice is a Weapon (feat. CJ from IndieDigs)
The Hate U Give (2018) · Jul 14, 2020