Hmmm... Intense and inspiring, though not religuous...Top Gun Sort of religious...Rudy Religious...The Ten Commandments Sci Fi...Star Wars Romantic...Ghost Disney...The Lion King! :lol:
This question sent me into orbit, how do you narrow it down? I grew up close to Hollywood and movies were a great factor in my life creating an assorted interest: Tombstone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Miracle Man, Quiet Man, Mother Teresa. Usual Suspects, John Paul II, Enchanted April, The King's Speech, The Song of Bernadette, Little Women, Hunt for Red October, Mrs. Brown, Agnes Brown, Evelyn, Seal Big Steal Little, The In-Laws, Waking Ned Devine, Lawrence of Arabia, Paton, Red, Ocean Twelve (that laser field), Sneakers, Step into Liquid, Jesus of Nazareth, The Darjeeling Limited, Like Water for Chocolate,The Lord of the Rings, French Kiss, Out of Africa...that one is a yearly ritual. After about 10 years finally my husband watched it with me. When we were half way through he turned to me and said "I get it, I know why you love this movie...you are one and the same". Maybe, maybe not...but when ever I need a good cry, that's my go to.
That being said, I'm watching Father Robert Barron's CATHOLICISM 10 part series for the 5th time! I was telling a friend about it today and the comment made was that I have a senior mind and can't grasp the presentation, but I think it's more than that. I think that it's like a spiral going upward, I've visited it before but now I have another perspective so it's new to me. I see things each time that I've never seen before. Or maybe a little of both? :roll:
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed. Over the span of many years he gains acceptance and a growing congregation among the Chinese, through his quiet determination, understanding and patience. Written by E.W. DesMarais <Jlongst@aol.com> In 1938, Father Francis Chisholm is an elderly priest whose sermons don't particularly conform to his Bishop's expectation and is asked to retire. The Monsignor who has delivered the message comes across Father Francis' journals which tell his life story. He is orphaned when his parents are swept down down river during a violent school and taken in by his Aunt Polly. After the death of his childhood sweetheart, he enters the priesthood and is sent by his mentor, Bishop Hamish MacNabb, as a missionary to China. He arrives to find that his church has burnt to the ground and that he has few adherents other than rice Christians, a practice he puts to an immediate end. Establishing himself is a challenge but he is called to care for the son of the local Mandarin. As a thank you, the Mandarin gives him a piece of land and pays all of the expenses to build a new compound with not only a church but a schoolhouse and a dispensary. The arrival of three nuns should have lightened his load but his inability to befriend the haughty Mother Superior weighs greatly on his conscience. They survive a war between Imperial and Nationalist troops but a close friend is killed. He returns to Scotland, an old man whose view of the world, shaped by his life's experience impresses the visiting Monsignor who has spent the night reading his journals Based on the book: Trailer:
Set in a futuristic vision of the late 1980's, Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after two decades as a political prisoner in Siberia. He is brought to Rome by Fr. David Telemond, a troubled young priest who befriends him. Once at the Vatican, he is immediately given an audience with the Pope, who elevates him to Cardinal Priest. The world is on the brink of war due to a Chinese-Soviet feud made worse by a famine caused by trade restrictions brought against China by the U.S. When the Pontiff suddenly dies, Lakota's genuine character and unique life experience move the College of Cardinals to elect him as the new Pope. But Pope Kiril I must now deal with his own self-doubt, the struggle of his friend Fr. Telemond who is under scrutiny for his beliefs, and find a solution to the crisis in China. Written by Anonymous After twenty years in a Siberian labor camp, Kiril Lakota, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lvov, is set free. The Catholic Archbishop is released and sent to Rome, where the ailing Pope makes him a Cardinal. The world is in a state of crisis - a famine in China is exacerbated by United States restrictions on Chinese trade and the ongoing Chinese-Soviet feud. When the Pontiff dies, Lakota finds himself elected Pope. But the new Pope Kiril I is plagued by self-doubt, by his years in prison, and by the strange world he knows so little about. This movie contains extensive information about Catholic faith & practice, as a television news reporter steps in from time-to-time to explain the procedures involved in selecting a new Pope. )THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BOX SET http://www.amazon.co.uk/Films-Faith-Collection-Region-Import/dp/B000E1MXSM/ref=sr_1_5?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1334297722&sr=1-5
I agree with Lee... It is tough to choose a favorite, so I will have to list a few: Braveheart The Shawshank Redemption The Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Passion of the Christ (so powerful) Raiders of the Lost Ark Beauty and the Beast That should do for now!
Oh my, how could I forget Lee... For a good cry... On Golden Pond!!! Another favorite (never mind the language)...Good Will Hunting And since my daughter became a music teacher...Mr. Holland's Opus And pretty much every other movie that the others mentioned above. I am a sucker for the movies!
