I have some good news and some bad news.
The good news?
A major film has been made about men’s groups. It’s called, quite simply, Men’s Group. You can watch the trailer below.
The fact that an actual big screen movie was made to document the power of a men’s group is pretty freakin’ cool.
Moreover, the movie’s characters are compelling. In my view the men in the film represent a large majority of men who are shut down and scared of true male connection.
The bad news?
It is a good example of how NOT to run a men’s group. If any man sees this expecting that this is how to run a men’s group, you are terribly mistaken.
This is somewhat tragic. If I were a guy out there who was a little scared of joining a men’s cirlce, this movie would close the deal as a “no way” for me.
Bad leadership, resistant participants, major withholds, zero accountability, hurtful feedback and an overall unsafe container with no trust is how this group is run.
All of that said, the movie is quite riveting.
Make sure you watch Paul Whyte below, the man who was the inspiration for this movie, as he says this about the movie, “Men’s Group is my list of what you don’t do in a Men’s group.” (At 2:17 if you want to fast forward to hear him). Ha, ha. I’m glad he said that.
Paul, clearly knows what it takes to run a good men’s circle. My friend Warwick Marsh with http://fatherhood.org.au/ and the man who runs the International Men’s Day website, said that the director of the movie took Paul’s idea and ran with it to make it a good movie.
Who knows, some men’s groups out there might a be very boring movie. I’m certain that my men’s group would be a powerful movie that would serve men everywhere. What about yours?
While this movie is a great drama and shows the shadow (dark side) of men and their fear of intimacy, it is definitely not the way to run your men’s circle. For that reason alone, it is absolutely worth watching.
You can purchase it here.
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