A group of adventurers travel the land in search of a sacred item. Along the way they use their knowledge of birds, boyancey and carpentry to aid them. They come so close to the item they seek, only to be foiled in the end by bobby.

Monty Pythons search for the holy grail

"foiled in the end by bobby"  that threw me off for a minute.   

A director casts about desperately for transcendent truth until he realizes the answers are all around him.

Signs? 


tran·scend·ent      /trænˈsɛndənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tran-sen-duhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding. 
2. superior or supreme. 
3. Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc. Compare immanent (def. 3). 
4. Philosophy. a. Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite. 
b. Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience. Compare transcendental (defs. 5a, c). 
c. (in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness. 

no, ragazzi.

Ok fine it's 8 & 1/2 by Federico Fellini. An old black and white Italian movie from the 60's that is one of the freshest movies ever made. You have to have a little appreciation for Jungian type logic, but even if you're not a movie buff it's a must-see. A classic, and infinitely rewatchable if you're the type.

Ok since that was too hard, here's one:

True story: A wee lad is placed in a position of immense power, his empire crumbles, and he is assimilated into a completely new world.

too easy.