4 movies to inspire decluttering in your life

Movies to inspire decluttering and how they’ll help you

As movies can help us to reflect, here we have some amazing productions that will inspire you with stories or characters to not just start decluttering, but also think better about your life choices.

1. Confessions of a Shopaholic

Released in 2009, Confessions of a Shopaholic is based on the book of the same name, by author Sophie Kinsella. It tells the story of Rebecca Bloomwood - aka Becky Bloom - (Isla Fisher), a woman living in New York City with a deep shopping addiction.

Bankrupt, she tries to find a job to pay the credit card bills. Aiming to work in a fashion magazine, she got a job in a financial one, where she hides her shopping addiction and tries to give counsel about economics. Among funny situations, she needs to find balance in her career and personal life, while getting closer to her boss Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy).

The movie is funny, and you will definitely have a good time, but also teaches the dangers of consumerism and lack of financial control.

2. New York Minute

In New York Minute (2004), Jane Ryan (Ashley Olsen), is a girl obsessed with organisation, preparing for a presentation to win a university scholarship in Europe.

Totally opposite, is her twin sister Roxanne, aka Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen), who wants to miss school to participate in a Simple Plan’s photoshoot and deliver her band’s demo to a businessman.

Forced to go to New York together, the sisters live adventures all day long, trying to save Jane’s presentation, running away from criminals and a police inspector, and finding love and friendships in the way.

The movie reflects the extremes of living a total planned or a total uncommitted lifestyle, besides focusing on the importance of family, friends and finding a real proposal for life.

3. Wall-E

For the fans of animation, Wall-E (2008) is a masterpiece because of its deep story and amazing characters.

In the future, humanity produced so much garbage that was forced to leave the planet, living on a forever cruise traveling in the galaxy. On Earth, Wall-E is the last cleaner robot that spends his time organising, finding objects, and learning about human life.

One day, E.V.A, an explorer robot, comes to Earth to look for any signal of life. By accident, Wall-E and she go back to the cruise, where they need to deliver a plant that shows the planet is suitable for life again, while fighting against the ones contrary to this.

With a profound reflection of humans, their actions and hope, the movie makes us think about how we take care of our resources, how we consume, and the consequences of a hedonist and digital-living lifestyle.

4. MADE IN BANGLADESH - Inside the fast fashion factories where children work

Created by Progetto Happiness, MADE IN BANGLADESH - Inside the fast fashion factories where children work is a documentary about the workers, especially children, of the factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which produce clothes to feed the fast fashion industry.

By viewing their conditions and hearing children’s stories, we can have an approach to what is behind the fast fashion industry. Besides, it allows us to reflect on how our consumption of those products is related to the reinforcement of the dynamics that explore workers, even children, in those countries, leaving them with no conditions to reach a better future.

by Mariana Teodoro