Saturday Integration: Cinema as Programming - Field NotesKey Themes:

• How five films installed limiting mythologies disguised as entertainment
• Each mythology contains seeds of actual liberation

The Programs:

• The Matrix: Feel special about suffering
• Fight Club: Perform rebellion instead of building
• The Godfather: Mistake control for power
• Taxi Driver: Make isolation righteous
• Apocalypse Now: Deny darkness until it consumes you

Takeaway: Understanding how you were programmed is the first step to reprogramming yourself through action, not performance.