Inspirational Movies

maverickIRL

Thought we might share ideas on the best of the best re inspirational movies...

some food for thought if u haven't already seen them:

- The Fountainhead
- Miracle
- Remember The Titans

JangoFett

The Gridiron Gang

Young guys in prison form an american football team and the team unites them through gang loyalties and **** and its actually good, has real footage of what its based on in the credits, its great...and has Ice Cube in it too!

Any Given Sunday & Al's speech. Cant be touched fellas!

maverickIRL

Mega.

check out his speech here (al pacino in any given sunday)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk

also steve jobs (apple) commencement speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

robby^5

School of Rock, just makes me want to start a rock band... or just play rock band anyway...

MooseJam

how about rocky

film_gonzo

I found 'Dead Poet's Society' to be really inspirational.

ThOnda

War Photographer. It makes me want to be a witness and to show reality of todays world.

MayoForSam

Shawshank Redemption (for anyone reading this stuck in the 'Joy).

MoominPapa

Hoosiers, The Jericho Mile and 300 spring to mind

Makaveli

JangoFett wrote: »

The Gridiron Gang

Young guys in prison form an american football team and the team unites them through gang loyalties and **** and its actually good, has real footage of what its based on in the credits, its great...and has Ice Cube in it too!

Xzibit.

Mark Hamill

MooseJam wrote: »

how about rocky

I think Cinderella Man would be a better choice than Rocky as its actually a true story. Its also a brilliant film.

Sqaull20

Into The Wild

Went for a very long run after that

kraggy

Welcome to Sarajevo is one that springs to mind for me.

Fall_Guy

I find lots of "inspirational" movies pretty uninspiring and usually pretty cheesy. Some films have inspired me, but it is usually inspiration drawn for the quality of a particular actor's performance, or a particular sequence or piece of dialogue.

Most recently, the wes anderson short "Hotel Chevalier" was the inspiration for a song I wrote.

Films that are usually tagged "Inspirational" tend to leave me underwhelmed for the most part.

BigglesMcGee

Rambo.
Really helped me through a stay in Ballyfermot.

Mr E

BigglesMcGee wrote: »

Rambo.
Really helped me through a stay in Ballyfermot.

You had to rescue some charity workers?

I'd say Braveheart - "You can accomplish anything if you wear a skirt".

Sherifu

Million Dollar Baby.

ThOnda

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - I bought a lot of "good stuff", packed it into my car and went for uncontrolled journey to Donegal :-)
Very inspiring, I must say. But no cops tried to chase me...

L31mr0d

its funny when I think of Inspirational movies I always think of The Matrix.

When I first seen that movie it completely altered my way of thinking. It opened up a plethora of different ways of viewing the world and society, how most limits we imagine we have are self imposed and how by approaching a situation with the understanding that "there is no spoon" can give you the confidence to not let doubt or fear cripple your decisions.

It also made me choose computers and electronic engineering as the subject I'd study in college as I realized we're quickly leaving the elementary ages behind and entering a technology driven information age.

ncmc

My top 3:

Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Schindlers List.

ziedth

KaG1888 wrote: »

Any Given Sunday & Al's speech. Cant be touched fellas!

+1 Classic by all accounts

Robbo

The Mighty Ducks trilogy.

NORTH1

Good Will Hunting.

Pride Fighter

Rocky 4.

faceman

In what sense is a film inspirational? I would have thought for a film to be inspirational it would have to inspire the watcher to do something or change something in their life?

How did films like for example Shawshank, Schlinders list inspire people???

L31Mr0D has given a good example.

The Exorcist partly inspired me to get into film making.

speedboatchase

Pursuit of Happyness