Uplifting movies

Rebecca · Post by **Rebecca** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 6:34 am

Hi,

Iv'e been thinking about my fave films and in particular ones that always make me feel good and positive.

Two spring to mind

Man of La Mancha

I love it, no matter how browbeaten, Don Quixote stays true to his cause, even when he's called weird. Then when he is finally broken, the love is returned to him. Always gives me the shivers, and has me in tears.

Alive

About the plane crash in the Undies, I mean the Andes. They survive even through the hardest of times.

Anybody else got any films to suggest ?

Love
rebecca xxx

SophieLawson · Post by **SophieLawson** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:04 am

Hiya,

I've not seen those films Rebecca, I'll have to go check them out. I would have to say one of the most emotional films I've watched is "The Green Mile".

Obviously I cried

very emotional film... another really nice film is "The Shawshank Redemption" ... but the movie which most gets me really hyped up is the Matrix! I just so love the Matrix films, I hope they bring out another one one day.

Cool topic Rebecca

Sophie xx

Virginia · Post by **Virginia** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:06 am

Got several
Being a naval aviator: "An Officer and a Gentleman" & "Top Gun"
For pure emotion: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Faith: " Field of Dreams"
For the light at the end of the tunnel: "Dogma" I would like to think that is what God is like.
Comedy: "CaddyShack" & "Animal House" & "The Blues Brothers"
Like they say: "ain't no accountin' for taste"
Love,
Deborah

Rebecca · Post by **Rebecca** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:20 pm

HI girls,

Sophie,

The green mile, yeah, and immediately I thought shawshank and lo and behold, you mentioned that too

The man of la mancha is an oldie and a musical. Peter o toole is don quixote and decides he want's to do good in the world before he dies, so he decides to become a knight with a mission. He falls in love with a prostitute who has no self respect and proclaims her a 'lady'. She doesn't dare fall for that, as she believes she'll only get hurt. Meanwhile, as don quixote is fighting windmills, everyone believes him mad, and work to shatter his noble dream. A broken man, he is on his death bed, and his lady comes back to him. As he dies, he knows his dream was not in vain.
Do you know the song that goes....' to dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe ' etc. That's from that musical.

Alive, a true story about a plane crash in the andes in 1973 (i think), the survivors stand no chance to be rescued, and in the snow, no food either. Eventually, to keep alive, they have to eat the bodies of the dead, and manage to keep going for months. Eventually, some set out on the perilous journey to find safety. A story of courage, hope and endurance.

Deborah

Dogma ? I don't know that one, sounds interesting ?

~D~ says she likes 'what dreams may come' Robin Williams dies and tries to save his wife's soul when she commits suicide. Some great scenes when he is in the oil painting squidging about in the paint.

Love
Rebecca xxx

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:19 pm

My favorite feel-good movie is "Singin' In the Rain". I generally go for action and scifi-type movies, but I fell in love with that one from the first time I saw it. I know most of the dialogue by heart, and I've memorized most of the songs. It's got romance, comedy and a cute story, and it never fails to perk me up when I'm feeling low.

CJ · Post by CJ » Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:45 pm

Hi all,

Interesting choices, gals! Rebecca, Dogma is a strange film (like all of Kevin Smith's comedies, starring Jay and Silent Bob). Kevin Smith (who actually plays Silent Bob in most of his films) is a Catholic and he's forever drawn to the exploration of the roles God and religion play in his own life. His films are sometimes vulgar but his comedic instincts are spot on target (you should see Dogma if you believe apostles don't fall from the sky!). Here, God is played by... ????

Some of my own choices:

-- Catch-22, with Alan Arkin, on the absurdity of war.
-- Starman, with Jeff Bridges, on the emotional impact of being human.
-- Fearless, again, with Jeff Bridges, on the importance of biting into life.
-- American Beauty, with Kevin Spacey, for the same reason as above.
-- The Dead Poets Society, with Robin Williams, for the same reason as above.
-- Jesus of Montreal, with Lothaire Bluteau, on our capacity for transcendence and self-delusion.
-- Billy Elliot, with Julie Walters, on the importance of pursuing your dreams.
-- The Crossing Guard, with Jack Nicholson, on the power of forgiveness.
-- The Dead Zone, with Christopher Walken, a meditation on our duty toward others.
-- Contact, with Jodie Foster, on the awesome grandeur of the universe.
-- Edward Scissorhands, with Johnny Depp, a sweet-and-sour look at conformity and difference.
-- Etc., etc.

I keep coming back to these films; I never tire of them.

Love,
CJ

Connie · Post by **Connie** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:10 pm

CJ and Rebecca,

go to http://www.dogma-movie.com for details. In the list of the cast there are two without details: Janeane Garafolo and Alanis Morisette. I know God is not played by Janeane but maybe Alanis? I've seen Dogma mostly on the cable channel Comic Central.

ON topic: I'll agree to Field of Dreams-anytime I see it's on I try to watch it (only seen it from the beginning a few times)

Connie · Post by **Connie** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:30 pm

I hate replying to myself but for my sanity and your edification:

Alanis Morisette as God in Dogma

CCD

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:07 am

Hi girls,

I love this thread.

Looks like me and Deborah are on the same page.

Officer and a Gentleman
Top Gun
Field of Dreams
Bull Durham
Hunt for Red October
Steel Magnolias
Forest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Waking Life
The Wall
Footloose
Midway
Hope Floats

It is rare for me to watch a movie twice, but all of these I will watch pretty much anytime.

Love always,
Elizabeth

Post by **Celia** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:47 am

I don't generally make it a point to watch movies, for perhaps the same reason I don't generally make it a point to watch sporting events: afterwards I always feel as though I've murdered a couple of hours .

My brother is something of a movie buff, though, and whenever he visits or I visit him I spend a fair amount of time watching movies. The last time I visited him I stumbled across a couple of interesting movies during off hours--I saw neither one from the beginning.

One was Heavenly Creatures, which seems, for much of its duration, to be a somewhat whimsical tale of the friendship of two awkward teenage girls--but I didn't pay enough attention to the guide info for the film and watched it to the end (unless you like brutal, blunt-trauma matricide, you'll do well to channel surf to something else before the end of the movie if you happen to catch it on cable/satellite). The most memorable thing about Heavenly Creatures, unfortunately, is the bitter aftertaste.

The other was Dark City. The most amazing thing about this movie was that I'd never heard of it at all. But once I started watching I stopped surfing. It's as if Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, and Tim Burton conspired to create the world depicted in this film. Beautifully weird.

-Celia

Rebecca · Post by **Rebecca** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:36 am

Hi girls,

~D~ likes 'field of dreams' and after seeing the pic of 'dogma' it's ringing a bell, I have a vague memory of a film ending outside a church, guns and blood, people being resurected, and god swapping bodies....is that the one ?

'Heavenly creatures', the aftertaste, yeah, a bit like ray liotta in 'something wild' reminds me of the bullies at school...spooky

I watched 'dark city' two days ago, I quite like that too, A gothic sci-fi type thing.

I just remembered another film, I'm probably the only person in the world who rates this and I'd love to be proved wrong......'legend of hell house' an old 70's hammer house type. I love it as it's so theatrical, almost camp. I love the soundtrack (by delia derbyshire) and it has a great ending.

Oh, and another, 'the game' Michael Douglas running about, people getting killed, nothing new. Then, the ending, the last five minutes had me in tears cheering, yehey! A proper hippy ending

Love and peace girls
Rebecca xxx

Gaven McLaren · Post by **Gaven McLaren** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:07 am

I have been gone for a while do to moving and lack of an internet connection. So I am catching up. I read this and decided to post on this one.

Rocky Horror Picture Show- it is such a fun movie to watch
Dogma- Same reason
Star Wars all so far- The story line and action in the films

CJ · Post by CJ » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:11 am

Hi all,

Geez, Gaven, glad to have you back!

I was starting to wonder where you'd gone.

Love,
CJ

Alexandra · Post by **Alexandra** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:42 am

I am very very particular about the movies I watch. I rarely find a movie that I like. Of the ones listed on this page, only two have I watched more than once (or even want to). They are Contact and Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Since this is an "upbeat" movie thread, I'll suggest "The Dish". This is a great little flawless movie, well made, a great cast and a nice heartwarming story. I've seen it a dozen times now. "Contact" lovers, (that's you CJ) will like this one.

CJ · Post by CJ » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:48 am

Hi all,

Thanks, Alexandra. I'll have to check that out!

Love,
CJ