Full of ups and downs, life is always represented in fiction. Among the most popular movies, there’s no doubt that characters that can overcome difficulties and reverse a situation, whether they be related just to their personal universe or to those of other people, will always be impacting.
Bellow, we recommend five movies for those who like to watch conflict resolution with great life changes.
Jerry Maguire
Charming, exciting and moving, this movie shows us a great sports agent that, in a world infested with suits and ties – that only care about their own success and money -, can see values more important than victory. The main one? Ethics.
It’s precisely being driven by ethics that the protagonist transforms himself drastically and changes the path of his life, of a client and of a new friend.
The Blind Side
Dreams are usually the main ingredient to give meaning to live and motivate a person or a group. In this story, a young black teenager wins a scholarship due to his talents in football. But this doesn’t stop him from suffering all kinds of prejudice.
The only person to give him attention is another student at the institute, whom the teen befriends. The mother of this new friend also embraces the boys’ bond. This movie reminds us how it’s never too much to practice generosity and look to the whole – and not just to parts of it.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
In a nutshell, the main message of this movie is just one: strength! Whether it be to overcome hard situations or love the next, a dose of courage will always be necessary.
Based on the memoir of William Kamkwamba, the movie follows the author when he was still a boy. At 13 years-old, he tries to save his village from the drought, planning a construction of a windmill to feed an electric water pump.
Chef
Crisis at work and unemployment are some of the biggest concerns of the current world. With over 40 years of age, Carl Casper is fired from his job in a restaurant, what leaves him hopeless and unmotivated.
Nonetheless, he tries to restart from the bottom, inspired by his son and finally sees himself doing what he loves the most. Even going through difficulties from the beginning of a business, he moves forward with the support from his family and his clients that, little by little, are wined over.
A Good Year
The history is quite simple: a businessman gets the news that his uncle has died, leaving him as the only heir. Predicting good business, he decides to do a quick trip to visit the property. But, once there, he sees that it won’t be so easy to sell the place that brings so many childhood memories.
This drama comedy is light and worries about showing that, as much as someone has everything (or judges that they don’t have anything), happiness can only be achieved when we can change our parameters.
Honorable mentions: Invictus, Moneyball, The Big Short and The Pursuit of Happiness.
Which movies would you recommend for someone to inspire themselves and get themselves up back to the top?
