The Inspirational Films Thread

This is a thread for listing films that inspire you!

My list:
Wizard of Oz
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky Balboa
Creed
The Breakfast Club
Karate Kid
Pretty in Pink
Forrest Gump
Stand By Me
The Shawshank Redemption
A Hard Day’s Night
Woodstock
Boys Don’t Cry
Philadelphia
Good Will Hunting
The Great Dictator
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Off the top of my head I can’t think of any more but I’ll add them if as I think of them.

TV’s Frink said:

Hang on, I like ST VI, but inspirational?

Same question for Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club.

I’ll explain. ST VI depicts overcoming prejudices that you’ve held your whole life in order to find common ground and help people that used to be your enemies. The Cold War metaphor is powerful and I find that inspirational. Also, Kirk’s character arc is basically overcoming racism. At the beginning he wished death on all Klingon’s and by the end realized how awful that was and became a hero. I’ve always really loved that movie and I think it’s the most intelligent of the ST films.

Pretty in Pink is a personal favorite. I was a poor kid in a rich school and was self-conscious about it. I guess inspirational may not quite be the most accurate word for this one, but I still feel inspired by it.

The Breakfast Club inspired me and still inspires me to empathize with people that are completely different than me.

TV’s Frink said:

The Room has inspired me like no other film.

Oh hi Jango

Great thread idea!

Good Will Hunting is always reliable to lift ya up and Rocky will always be the most inspirational. Throw Rocky 2 in there as well. I might even like Rocky 2 more in some ways…

I think Rocky II handles the sequel trope of repeating the first film in an intelligent way. Rocky struggling to find work is sad but his victory over Apollo is, in my opinion, as inspiring as the stalemate in the first.

Absolutely. I would say it is even more inspiring. Him telling his wife, who is watching over TV, that “He did it” is so emotional. And what’s funny is that they were forced to have her watch the fight over TV since scheduling issues wouldn’t allow for her to be at the fight. Luckily it made for a fantastic scene.

I didn’t know that piece of trivia. The story of Rocky, the movie, is pretty inspiring in that Stallone wrote it and it was his first real film and it cost under a million dollars to make and went on to be one of the most iconic films ever and even winning Best Picture at the Oscars.

Yep, Rocky is literally Stallone in that movie.

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A Serbian Film

suspiciouscoffee said:

A Serbian Film

Terrifying.

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Evil Dead
Rocky