Movies that lift the spirit...

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ctdonath:
Uplifting?

Rosencrantz and Guildinstern are Dead
The Matrix
Braveheart[/quote]

Now there's a movie! Rosencrantz and Guildinstern are Dead

I'd totally forgotten about that one! What a riot! And that tennis match was priceless! :D

Thanks, Ctdonath!



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I gotta step in here, Gwinny. Have you ever seen Paint Your Wagon? If you don't laugh at Lee Marvin and "Pardner" at least 5 times during the movie, sumpin's wrong witchu. :)

Lee Marvin reminded me of another good one, but unfortunately it had Hanoi Jane in it before she became the proctologist's dream she is today, but what the heck - "Cat Ballou".
 
Sorry, Mal, just not my thing. I did, however, enjoy the Simpsons episode where Homer tried to rent shoot-em-ups and ended up with Paint Your Wagon. DOH!
 
Sorry Cliff...
Guess modern culture has re-defined uplifting. S'pose if we can't agree on what "is" is, then all bets are off ;)

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Geez, has no one else here seen "Stand by Me"?!

When I saw the topic that's the first one I thought of.
Not really an inspiring movie, but it reminds me of a simpler time in American history. Of course, there were some pretty serious things going on in that movie, but it's not the same as crack and AIDS and pedophiles, and nuclear micropowers, and biological weapons....

Another really nostalgic movie (IMO) is Radio Days. I usually don't like Woody Allen, but that was alright.

Other fav.s, Top Gun, Glory, Titanic (I know, overhyped, but it really was good), Spellbound, Rear Window, and many many more.

:) -Kframe
Definitely one of my favorite movies ever.
 
Wow! You folks haven't left much for me to add. Vedy interestink. :)

Some others (in no particular order)

Inherit the Wind
To Have and Have Not
Gattica
Duel at Ganryu Island (Part III of the Samurai trilogy)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shane
Pleasantville
Fried Green Tomatoes
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Another Ed Wood fan, here. Yay!)
Goldfinger (and any Sean Connery played James Bond movie (except Diamonds are Forever))
Driving Miss Daisy (wife's special favorite)
Starman
The Great Escape

I know I'm forgetting some.

Count me as another Independance Day and Tremors fan. I thought Reba McIntyre did a great job - loaning her .375 H&H to Kevin Bacon because she was worried about his 'little' 30-30. Too funny.

"Angels With Dirty Faces" - Yeaaaah! Cagney, Bogart and some of the Dead End kids (or was it the Bowery boys?)

"Cat Ballou" - Hehe... A drunken Lee Marvin astride a tilting horse with its legs crossed.

Fun stuff!

Cliff
 
"Little Big Man," probably my favorite Western.
DAL

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Cliff, was "Duel at Ganryu Island" the really great one that depicted Musashi's duel where he killed another master on a beach at dawn with a wooden sword he carved from an oar?

I'm just being hopeful. I caught a fragment with subtitles and it was AWESOME for the ten minutes or so I got to see. Unfortunately I was at my fiance's house and they refuse to watch any kind of martial arts or football. Only thing they consistently watch and enjoy is NASCAR and commercials. Please help if you can!
 
The entire From the Earth to the Moon mini-series.

Breaking Away

Not exactly uplifting but funny as hell - Spinal Tap ( But ours go to 11 )

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It comes from an indomitable will. -- Mahatma Gandhi
 
Gwinnydapooh - Sir, you are correct! The trilogy (Part I - "Musashi Miyamoto", part II - "Duel at Ichijoji Temple" and part III "Duel at Ganryu Island") is considered by some to be Japan's "Gone With the Wind."

Musashi Miyamoto is considered to be Japan's greatest swordsman. He was never defeated and his skills were such that he often used a wooden sword. The climactic duel on the beach is the culmination of all that transpires during the trilogy. Musashi also wrote a book - English translation "The Book of Five Rings", that is widely available.

The trilogy is available on both VHS and DVD if you're interested.

DC - I think I know what "is" is - it is the opposite of that which it is not. :D

Seriously... to me, a movie that "lifts the spirits" is one that can transform a foul or depressed mood into a sense of well being. For me, these would include triumph of the human spirit, overcoming adversity or sheer joyful exuberance.

I forgot to mention "Glory" - for me it fits the bill in a way that "Saving Private Ryan" does not.

Cliff
 
I'm with the musical fans...my favorites are Brigadoon, South Pacific and Singing in the Rain...

Also...my all time faves:

Memphis Belle (can anyone not cry at the end of this movie...and yes, in spite of the subject matter it is uplifting.

The Man From Snowy River (and it has an awesome soundtrack to boot).
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If I want to feel better after seeing a movie than before, with the hope that there is something nobler and uplifting, perhaps even a bit magical, these do it for me:

The Santa Clause ("In your dreams, sleigh-boy")
Stand by Me (wonderful film)
Starman
Camelot (Richard Harris version)
Brigadoon
Grease (the original -- the _only_ version!!)
Goodbye Mr Chips (Peter O'Toole/Petula Clark)
Ghost
Zulu ("Men of Harlech" gives me goose bumps)

Many others, but you forget their names ....

B
 
I like a good musical, too, but there are too many classics to name. However, there's a sports movie I haven't seen mentioned that's one of my favorites: The Natural with Robert Redford & Glen Close. If the story of Roy Hobbs doesn't lift your spirits, you'd better check your pulse.
It reminds me of the days of America's innocence, when our sports heros really were heros, 'cause they played out of love of the game, not for a big paycheck.

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I 2nd Breaking away. I also like that Michael caine movie about the zulu at Roarke Drift. Grosse pointe also has a special place.
 
The Matrix lifted your spririt???? I left the theater wondering if I'd really spent my $6 or that's just what "they" wanted me to think. I'm still not sure what happened.


My favorites are:
Shane
Old Yeller
Where the red fern grows
Jeremiah Johnson
Shane
Paint your wagon
High Noon
Man from Snowy River
Did I mention Shane?


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Spencer's Mountain
Shenandoah
My Fair Lady
A Nun's Story
Field Of Dreams
Scrooge (W/Albert Finney)

And in a warped, convoluted way:

Titanic (When I see the character of Jack is dead)
"I promise I'll never let go... Ooops, Butterfingers." (As he sinks into the murky depths....)
 
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