There is a saying that there is only one body in life, and movies, on the other hand, allow the soul in that body to experience someone else's life once in a while. So, I always feel that a healing movie is a very good gift from the creator of the movie to the viewer.
Because it allows so many people, in so many different situations, to feel their hearts filled with warmth, crawling with joy, and filled with courage through the experience of something good at one time or another.
"I Am Sam"
is one of those movies that I've returned to countless times so far and still don't find it tedious, and the movie, which came out in 2001, is regarded by many as a healing drama. Sam, a mentally retarded adult, gets the most important treasure of his life - the adoption of his daughter Lucy.When Ruth reaches the age of seven, people in the neighborhood begin to doubt Sam's ability to raise a child and demand that Ruth be placed with a different adopter. But for Sam, Ruth is all he has, so he fights tooth and nail to keep Ruth.
Even with the use of lawyers, Ruth was eventually adopted by someone else. Leaving his daughter behind, Sam took another job in order to be closer to her. Even if Sam is only a few years old, he knows a father's love.
Many people have commented on this movie, saying that they watched it with tears in their eyes and were touched by the true nature of the movie. If you think that life is not so interesting, would like to see these healing movies, you will find that life is actually very beautiful.
The Family of Thieves
Japanese movie. I have to say, they got this type of subject matter spot on. But it's bereavement-type healing, telling a lot about human nature, morality, stance, judgment of right and wrong, etc., from the perspective of an underclass family engaged in petty thievery to survive.
It shouldn't be a joy to watch, but afterward you'll clap your hands in praise when you think about the meaning of it, and director Hirokazu Shieh is really good. The artwork is like the cola cakes that appear so many times in his films, unusual in flavor and with a hint of power.
Often, when you're transported to the movie, you can really feel that kernel of how hard life is and how you always have to be kind.
"The Shawshank Redemption"In the play, Andy is wrongfully imprisoned, but his heart is one that yearns for freedom, and prison is just a hold for him. He keeps changing the prison environment and everyone around him in the prison.
The most healing moment was when he helped his fellow inmates earn cold beers; he didn't drink himself. He was just there to enjoy that moment of freedom. It's as if he's still free in that moment, enjoying life on the rooftop with his friends.
"Late Night Diner"Late Night Diner, a movie that is just about as classic as it gets, and whose domestic remake has brought it a lot of heat, takes place in a small restaurant near Shinjuku's red-light district that is only open late at night, where the menu consists of only one type of pork miso soup set meal.
The owner can make a variety of dishes from the available ingredients according to the customer's request. 12:00 midnight, the chime clock rings, and the time belonging to an eatery begins in a corner of the city, accompanied by the drama's nice background music and narration.
Guests who come to the late-night cafeteria are generally workers at the bottom of the social ladder, including foreign workers, poor writers, strippers, gangsters and so on, each of whom has their own story ...... in the aroma of the food, in the quiet of the late-night special and the curling warmth of the cafeteria.
A story full of human feelings is told. There are sadnesses and joys, alluding to the sweet and sour of food. All the flavors of life can be found in this four-sided cafeteria.
"Bread and Soup and Good Weather for Cats"The coziness can be felt just from the title, which tells the story of Yakiko, who works at a publishing house, who quits her job to focus on the cafeteria left behind by her mother, and adopts a stray cat.
So the old store, which has been redecorated, becomes a cafeteria that serves bread and soup, and Yakiko and the new tall female clerk she has recruited embark on a new journey. And the journey has bread, soup, cats, good neighbors on the shopping street, customers of all kinds, and nice warm weather.