K-Pax (Collector's Edition) (2001)

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A movie directed by Iain Softley

Based on a novel by Gene Brewer,K-PAXworks best as an adult drama of self-discovery, blessed by the talents of costars Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey. Bridges plays Manhattan psychiatrist Mark Powell, who thinks he's seen it all until he's assigned to … see full wiki

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Cast: Kevin Spacey, David Patrick Kelly, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard

Director: Iain Softley

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Prot: Alien or Delusional Human?

Dec 7, 2005

by JanetBoyer
posted in Movie Hype

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This was one of those powerful movies that I "took personally"--especially since the blue jay is my totem and the blue jay figures a prominent role in this movie.

Kevin Spacey plays a psychiatric patient named Prot--but Prot claims he's really an alien from the planet K-PAX. Jeff Bridges plays Prot's psychiatrist and is convinced that Prot is delusional. But the Doctor's cynicism soon turns into fascination. Could Prot possibly be an alien? Or is there a perfectly logical, "earthly" reason for Prot's belief that he's an alien?

I don't want to give away any plot points, but this movie is thought provoking and utterly fascinating. You'll be scratching your head at the end--but a part of you will "get" it even if your mind does not. Some mystical themes I enjoyed in this movie is the existence of aliens, the possible messages of aliens, the power of belief in something beyond yourself, and the power of the mind.

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