There are certain occasions in life when you need or want something comforting;
In moviegoing terms, this means well-drawn theatrical characters living in self-contained , dramaturgical sound world where when conflict arises, there’s resolution, and the characters never break the fourth wall to comment on the action.
At times, animals are used as life-affirming symbols, indicators for better life to come in the future.
All That Heaven Allows: Deers at the end
On Golden Pond: Goons
Cocoon: Dolphins
They are officially designated as ambassadors for the life beyond.
Moves that are consciously life-affirming.
Often the warning signs are easy to spot:
Ads for Cocoon:
“biggest hug of the summer;
“offers something for everyone who’s perennially young.”
“you would have to be a scrooge to resist it at hear.”
Film Theory: Inspirational Movies
There are certain occasions in life when you need or want something comforting;
In moviegoing terms, this means well-drawn theatrical characters living in self-contained , dramaturgical sound world where when conflict arises, there’s resolution, and the characters never break the fourth wall to comment on the action.
At times, animals are used as life-affirming symbols, indicators for better life to come in the future.
All That Heaven Allows: Deers at the end
On Golden Pond: Goons
Cocoon: Dolphins
They are officially designated as ambassadors for the life beyond.
Moves that are consciously life-affirming.
Often the warning signs are easy to spot:
Ads for Cocoon:
“biggest hug of the summer;
“offers something for everyone who’s perennially young.”
“you would have to be a scrooge to resist it at hear.”
Other Life-Affirming Movies:
The Notebook
Lion Hand
Ladder 49
Ray
Shall We Dance?
Precious, Based on the Novel…