Posted on 11/19/2005 9:35:10 AM PST by cloud8
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Distressed by thoughts of war, terrorism and natural disasters? Maybe an uplifting movie will take the edge off.
For its ninth annual celebration of cinema, the American Film Institute aims to uncover the "most inspirational films of the century."
"When times are darkest, during war and depression, movies ... provide a remarkable way for us to find ourselves again," said Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI's director and chief executive. "We need to feel good again, and that's how these movies make us feel."
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> My prediction for what will win, from their list:
> * The Grapes of Wrath (directed by John Ford, 1940)
That certainly is one hell of a book. Steinbeck's Great American Novel. Ain't never seen the picture, though.
A fella's got to do what a fella's got to do.
> I looked for Song of the South but it wasn't there.
I don't think you can mention Song of the South, let alone screen it, without getting into serious trouble with the PC police.
Oh, come on. Fahrenheit 9/11 was extremely uplifting doncha know. I've never seen it, but it shoots tinglies up my spine just thinking about all the intellectual capital invested in that piece. Piece of what I'll omit.
Heat
Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
Braveheart
Magnum Force
We Were Soldiers Once
Tombstone
Arlington Road
The Transporter
Unleashed
War of the Roses
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forrest Gump
My 2 Cents as the best movies
And Shawshank Redemption!
To me these are all inspirational. The order I have listed them in means nothing. Please note that I have included no film of recent vintage:
Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Sergeant York
Imitation of Life
Pride of the Yankees
Of Human Hearts
Florence Nightingale
It's a Wonderful Life
Heidi
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Song of Bernadette
Too bad Hitler didn't hate Muslims!!
Vertigo is a film of genius but how is it inspiring?
Recently viewed "I am David" -- clearly inspiring and moving.
A Eurotwit approves your taste :-)
Revenge of the Sith & the Empire Strikes Back.
Regards, Ivan
"Band of Brothers"-- I watch it every time it comes on. It's great, and the interviews with it are outstanding.
Hey, Im gonna sue you for using my pic in your post! :)
Because at the end, Stewart has conquered his vertigo--which symbolizes his fear of marriage and commitment. When he steps out on that ledge on the belltower, we know he will return and marry Barbara Bel Geddes. The film is about conquering fear.
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