Best Movies to Watch, when you are feeling Low
The dictionary defines movies as, “a recording of moving images that tells a story. Well, if we look closer, they are not just moving images.
The dictionary defines movies as, “a recording of moving images that tells a story. Well, if we look closer, they are not just moving images. These are realities we need to look deep into it. Sometimes they teach us the lessons that we haven’t been taught by anything else.
Here below is the list of movies that made my change of view and my personal opinion on certain matters. These are my personal favourites. Hope you’ll like it.
MOVIES ABOUT FRIENDSHIP
1) Bangalore days (Malayalam) IMDb: 8.3
Story: The plot revolves around three cousins from Kerala who move to Bangalore and their friendship is tested and how they overcome personal hurdles.
What to look for: if you have friends, who are family to you and stand by in all good and bad times. you surely going to love it. it’s a treat for all my friends. music is an additional value. Language isn’t a barrier anyway.
Best quote: “We all are living in a pressure cooker of expectations when the whistle blows life will blow as well
Where to find easiest: HOTSTAR
2) American dreams in China (Chinese) IMDb: 7.1
Story: About three young friends from poor background achieving success by establishing a reputable English teaching school facing all the odds and getting listed on the New York stock exchange.
What to look for: it’s not easy doing business with best friends we have examples all over but it’s not as difficult as it seems to be. We just need to understand each other.
Best quote: we have been waiting for others to inspire how to live life but no one can tell us how to live your life. We should find our answers ourselves.
Where to find easiest: Movies
ABOUT FINDING OUR SOUL
1) Ustad hotel (Malayalam) IMDb: 8.4
Story: faizi, an aspiring chef, returns to his hometown in India when he fails to receive support from his father. He tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather, Kareem runs his hotel.
What to look for: this movie is partially based on the life of NARAYANAN KRISHNAN: An award-winning chef from hotel Taj turning into a man serving others for free. You’ll have faith restored in humanity after watching this.
Best quote: Any food can satisfy our tummy but only good food can satisfy both the tummy and heart.
Where to find easiest: HOTSTAR
2) Into the wild IMDb: 8.1
Story: Christopher McCandless, a young graduate from MIT, decided to renounce all his possession and money and hitch like, across America. During his journey, he encounters several situations which changes him as a person
What to look for: the questions about life, money and family have been answered here. The tearful ending is disturbing at the last. We realize the worth of something only when we don’t have it.
Best quote: if we admit that human life can be ruled by a reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.
Where to find easiest: amazon prime videos /Movies
ABOUT THE HARSH REALITIES OF WORLD, YOU GOTTA KNOW
1) The Intouchables (French) IMDb: 8.6
Story: An unusual friendship develops when a street-smart immigrant is hired to take care of a millionaire disabled French nobleman.
What to look for: helps you to understand the perspective of a disabled person and the hurdles of life. Disability is caused much due to hurt in the mind, not of the body.
Best quote: it doesn’t matter who you are on the outside the main thing is who you are on the inside.
Where to find easiest: Movies
2) The great debaters IMDb: 7.6
Story: The film revolves around the debate coach and his team’s struggle to overcome racial segregation and defeat the debate team of Harvard University.
What to look for: the Keyline: Augustine of Hippo: an unjust law is no law at all. It ain’t a movie about black vs white. it’s about ideologies.
Where to find easiest: Movies/YouTube
3) Khuda ke liye (Pakistani) IMDb: 8.5
Story: The movie deals with the differences of opinion between the westernized education, modern Muslim and their counterparts who follow their religion and live in the name of God.
What to look for: best of Pakistani cinema and bold content helping us to understand Islam to its roots. A guest appearance by Naseeruddin shah is an additional flavour. The music is going to be in the loop for days.
Where to find easier: YouTube
ABOUT THE REALITIES OF RELATIONSHIP
1)500 DAYS OF SUMMER IMDB: 7.7
Story: boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. The girl doesn’t.
What to look for: the realities of a one-sided relationship will be unfolded after watching this and one would realize to watch the things that lay beside him not far from him.
Best quote: I think you are just remembering the good stuff. Next time you look back look into the other. I really think you should look back. .
Where to find easiest: amazon prime videos /Fmovies
2) Paper towns IMDB: 6.3
Story: A boy’s crush Margo disappears suddenly after leaving behind clues to find her. Along with his friends, he sets on a journey to find her.
What to look for: At the end of the movie. you’ll realize it’s a two-way business and ambition as well relationship can’t go hand in hand. it’s harsh to say but it can’t.
Best quote: it’s so hard to leave until you leave and then it is the easiest god dammed thing in the world.
Where to find easiest: amazon prime video/Fmovies
ABOUT THE MEANING OF LOVE, DREAMS AND CHASING THEM
1 1) ME BEFORE YOU IMBD: 7.4
Story: Louis Clark moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to test when she becomes the caregiver of a wealthy businessman left paralyzed from an accident.
What to look for: A true story of dedication, faith and moving ahead with memories keeping them in my heart without being remorse for it all life. The ending may hurt.
Where to find easiest: amazon prime video /Fmovies
2 2) Sing Street IMDb: 8.0
Story: A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
What to look for: A man’s dream always begins with women.it truly is proved here. Music is an additional treat.
Where to find easiest: Fmovies /amazon prime video
SOME SPECIAL MENTIONS:
UNFORGETTABLE (PURE LOVE) – A KOREAN MOVIE
A WALK TO REMEMBER
ME, EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
ABOUT WAR, PAIN, LOSS AND NATIONALISM
1 1) SAVING PRIVATE RYAN IMDB : 8.6
Story: During the invasion of WW II, captain john miller is assigned to the task of searching for Private James Ryan, whose three brothers already have been killed in the war.
What to look for: even the toughest guy I know broke after watching this movie. it’s an eye-opener for people always proclaiming to go in a state of war. Tom Hanks is a treat to watch.
Best quote: I just Now that every man I kill the farther away from home I feel.
Where to find easiest: amazon prime video /Fmovies
2 )Hacksaw ridge IMDb : 8.2
Story: The story of Desmond doss who won the medal of Honour despite bearing any arms in WW II on religious background and the rest of all that follows is legendary.
What to look for: A principled man can overcome any obstacles if he has faith in his belief. Andrew Garfield is great with his performance.
Best quote: with the world so set on tearing itself apart. It doesn’t seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little bit of it back together.
Where to find: amazon prime video/Fmovies
SPECIAL MENTION FOR MOVIES ABOUT BROTHERS
1) Rain man
2) Warriors
3)The fighter
I have not included any Bollywood movie because they are already watched but still if I missed any movies in the above genre. I am open to suggestions.