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11-05-2006, 06:03 PM
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 Great Movies that make you feel good... I recently finished watching Amelie for the second time in a few years, and I have to admit I felt great. So, that's what this thread is about. What movies make you feel good? Here are some: Amelie (French film) Save the Green Planet (Korean Film) Lage Rahe Munnabhai (Indian film) Forrest Gump Chocolat March of the Penguins      |
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11-05-2006, 06:21 PM
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| My favourite film of all time is called "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" by Studio Ghibli. It's beautifully drawn, has an interesting story and it never fails to put a smile on my face. |
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11-05-2006, 09:17 PM
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| Yes, Forrest Gump is great, but I've never seen Amelie - does it come with subtitles? I don't speak French. I think A Beautiful Mind is the one film that impressed me most, ever - I have written articles about 6 movies that I think are great here. Otherwise I have a whole page of inspirational movies that I recommend on my website : there is so much crap on TV that we rather go and get one at the video store for meaningful entertainment.
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11-05-2006, 09:24 PM
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 Movies that I love Laputa is great. Another great movies: Children of Heaven, The (absolutely awesome) Spirited Away (from the same guy who has made Laputa: castle in the sky) Howl's Moving Castle (another movie from Miyazaki) What Dreams May Come (I love this one) Kikujiro no natsu (great comedy) Click (lot of people don't like it but I enjoyed it) Windstruck (awesome, unique) Terminal Big Fish Green Mile, The (classic) Interstate 60 (a bit weird but I liked it) 3-Iron (ditto) I can heartily recommend these movies. I really love majority of them. I even won't mention Forrest Gump, that's the classic! Also, there is a service called Spiritual Cinema Circle created by the same guy who directed What Dreams May Come, sending monthly DVD with positive movies to their subscribers.
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11-05-2006, 09:50 PM
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| The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite film of all time. Very uplifting (atleast in the end).
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11-05-2006, 10:02 PM
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| The Lord of the Rings Chronicles of Narnia: L,W,&W. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Naruto the Movie: To the rescue of the Snow Princess! (And here's where I get to get laughed at) Digimon: The Movie. 
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11-05-2006, 10:06 PM
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 It's A Wonderful Life. A really nice movie. |
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11-05-2006, 10:15 PM
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| American Beauty (saw it 10+ times) Stalker (russian film) Memento Amelie The Shining ...just to name a few |
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11-05-2006, 10:45 PM
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I'm with Stalker - I like movies that jar me / break me down emotionally and remind me that life is a huge and mystical place, that it's much bigger than my own petty problems, and that its Ok for my purpose here to be a great one. As a pose to happy joy joy moves... those can be nice too if I'm feeling down. Sound of Music is a good one. My favorite movies overall though are: American Beauty Memento Donnie Darko 12 Monkeys Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ('specially this one) Se7en Garden State The Fountain Six Feet Under DVDs (Just think of each one as a short movie =)
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11-05-2006, 11:48 PM
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| There´s a bunch of cool and good movies, but examples of the "make me feel good" ones are: Hero (chinese movie presented by Quentin Tarantino) Magnolia Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Princess Mononoke Le Fabuleux destin d`Amélie Poulain (Amelie) Good Will Hunting Lady in the Water Dead Poets Society |
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11-06-2006, 12:27 AM
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| Dan.Linehan: No way! The Fountain is in your list! I'm waiting for the longest time to actually see this film and it looks like none of my friends want to go for this. [leandro.leme]: I loved Hero for how beautiful the film was. BlueCrane: Yes, it comes with subtitles. You should go see the film as soon as you can. Its probably one of the most refreshing films you'll see in your life. |
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11-06-2006, 12:59 AM
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| Just the "feel good" ones So I'll leave out other things I love like The Usual Suspects, Shallow Grave, Hitchcock's films... Comedy: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Alice (1990) (Woody Allen) Heart and Souls (1993) Groundhog day (1993) For richer or poorer (1997) Romantic: When Harry met Sally (1989) How to Make an American Quilt (1995) Don Juan DeMarco (1995) Practical Magic (1998) (probably my favorite) Dracula (1992) Other: Mitt liv som hund (my life as a dog) (1985) Dead Poets Society (1989) Peter’s Friends (1992) (just to hear them sing _The way you look tonight_) Little Women (1994) 28 days (2000) Chocolat (2000) Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) There are many more, but that's aready a lot! |
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11-06-2006, 01:03 AM
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| Some inspiring movies that makes me feel good. As I think about it now, the first three nudged me towards personal development: The Shawshank Redemption - perhaps my favourite movie of all time too. American Beauty Fight Club My Neighbour Totoro Laputa: Castle in the Sky The Iron Giant 2001 Amelie October Sky Bottle Rocket Gattaca Dark City and a couple more that I can´t rememember right now. And the Simpsons. I love them. 
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11-06-2006, 01:06 AM
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| Braveheart Shawshank Redemption Rudy (Don't tell my fellow PSU alumni) Clerks
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11-06-2006, 01:34 AM
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| Billy Elliot The Mighty Emperor's Club Life As a House Absolutely yes too: Shawshank Redemption & October Sky AFI's list of 100 years 100 cheers Last edited by dailyplanit : 11-06-2006 at 02:11 AM. Reason: found an addition |
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11-06-2006, 02:16 AM
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| The Butterfly Effect - Director's Cut Watch "The Butterfly Effect" (Director's Cut, NOT the theater version). It's on DVD. The ending is absolutely stunning. It made me understand what true love really is.
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11-06-2006, 07:09 AM
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| Justed wanted to throw two more into the mix: Hook and Bicentennial Man There are a lot of other good movies, but Hook just puts a smile on my face (Bangerang!). Bicentennial Man is kind of sad, but I love the portrayal of the passage of time. Last edited by DataWraith : 11-06-2006 at 07:13 AM. |
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11-06-2006, 08:05 AM
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| I'm a big movie buff but unfortunately after moving to Dubai From Chennai, I don't get to watch movie lately. Anyway my list of feel good movies: (in particular order) 1. The Shawshank Redemption (Great movie that can lift your spirits and entertain u as well) 2. It’s a wonderful life (The ultimate "feel good" movie) 3. October Sky 4. Forrest Gump 5. Miracle on 34th street 6. Crash 7. Take the Lead (Antonio Banderas - Dance movie) 8. Love Actually 9. Gattaca 10. Rain man 11. Fight Club 12. Terminal 13. Life is Beautiful 14. American Dreams 15. Walk in the clouds (un underated romance movie starring Keanu Reeves) 16. Lake House 17. Remember the Titans (Sports movie) 18. Sling Blade (Billy Bob Thornton directed Drama) There are so many movies that make my feel good.... I'm sure I must have left many other classic movies!
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11-06-2006, 08:54 AM
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| I would like to add to the list: Anything by Monty Python! for a quick taste... here is the ending of Live of Brian: Always look on the bright side of life. |
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11-06-2006, 09:51 AM
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| I noted many, many that I liked already stated, but I was surprised that the four I keep with me all the time weren't on here. The Matrix trilogy (all three). Batman Begins V for Vendetta The Princess Bride And just as a repeat... Forrest Gump, Miracle on 34th Street, Remember the Titans, Butterfly Effect, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart... all also great movies. I'm sure there are many I don't recall.
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