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Feb 24, 2023 · The following movies will not only keep you entertained on movie night, but also have powerful life lessons to impart.
- Derrick Deane
- 920 VOTES. The Shawshank Redemption. "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'." An even more straightforward way of articulating that life is short and wasting even a moment is a crime, but stated in Morgan Freeman's authoritative and wise voice.
- 1,065 VOTES. The Lion King. "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it. " Raffiki reminds us that what has happened is out of our control now.
- 1,018 VOTES. The Breakfast Club. "Spend a little more time trying to do something with yourself and a little less time trying to impress people."
- 807 VOTES. Rocky. "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. " Leave it to Rocky to use a boxing analogy to describe how life can keep knocking you down.
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- Bruce Almighty. Bruce Almighty is a fun yet inspiring film with a meaningful message. It’s about a TV reporter (Jim Carrey) who constantly has bad things happening to him.
- Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is about an arrogant TV weatherman (Bill Murray) who finds himself stuck in a time loop where he keeps repeating the same day over and over.
- The Family Man. The Family Man is a comedy-drama about a highly successful, single investment banker (Nicholas Cage) who gets to experience how his life would have been if he had made a different decision 13 years ago (staying with his girlfriend rather than opting for a high-flying career).
- Click. Click is about a man (Adam Sandler) who receives a magical remote that lets him rewind, stop, and fast forward through time. He uses it to skip past moments that he finds mundane and boring like family dinners, showers, and sickness.
Movies can inspire and set you to think about life. They can help to believe in yourself, to look for the bright side and to realise what's important in your life. Which inspirational movie taught you the most meaningful life lesson?
- Katie Downey
- Wild (2014) Wild is another beautiful tale about a troubled and lost soul who knows that nothing is forever and is having a difficult time accepting that.
- Forrest Gump (1994) Forrest Gump is a fantastic tale about a boy with physical and mental struggles that grows into an amazing man who falls into so many situations and benefits, despite the odds from all of them.
- A Dog's Purpose (2017) This sweet tale, A Dog's Purpose is about the love between a boy and his dog; it is timeless and will take your breath away. This is a bittersweet tale about life, growing up, facing illness and death.
- Amélie (2001) Amélie is a lovely movie about a young woman who was not allowed to do many things as a child because her father believed her to have a heart condition.
Lessons Learned is a 2014 fantasy short film written and directed by Toby Froud. The film's visuals were achieved widely through the use puppetry and animatronics.
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Lessons: 1. Act when opportunity appears; she can be yours for ever (how the hero of the movie finds his girlfriend) 2. There is a very good chance that we (earth & its living creatures) are not alone in the universe. 3. Be true friends with the powerful, it may help you sometimes.
