Inspirational European and American movies

In the history of European and American films, there are many inspirational films that are excellent works that touch the soul. So what inspirational European and American movies are there? Let's have a look.

Inspirational European and American movies: 1. The best years of our lives 1946.

Introduction to the film:

1945, the dark clouds of war have finally passed. In Boone, a central American city, three comrades-in-arms returned home on the same plane after demobilization. These three people are former bank clerk Sergeant Al, former department store clerk Captain Fred and sailor Homer. Among them, Al is over middle age and Homer is the youngest. They made an appointment to meet again before parting, and then went home separately.

After returning home, lucky Al was warmly welcomed by his wife Millie, adult daughter and son. From then on, Al lived a quiet and happy life with his beautiful wife and lovely children.

However, when Fred came home, he saw that his father was drunk, his mother had fallen, and his wife, who had just got married before going to war, often hung out in nightclubs and fooling around with other men.

Homer, who lost his hands on the battlefield, put on a prosthetic hand, but it still brought great burden to his parents, lovers and people around him.

On the appointed day, the three met in a bar and talked about their experiences: Homer said that the pity of his lover and relatives was unbearable for him, and Fred was indignant at his wife's departure?

That night, Fred accepted Al's invitation to visit his home and fell in love with Al's daughter at first sight. Later, Fred got a job as a salesman. By chance, he saw the plane that sent them back at the airport? Air fortress? But now it has become a lot of scrap iron, and I decided to use it for building materials business. They got together again at Homer's wedding. Fred told Al's daughter that he would marry her when he had a successful career.

After three veterans were demobilized, they finally took happiness as the end of their lives?

II. Apollo/KOOC-0/3 (Apollo/KOOC-0/3)/KOOC-0/995

Introduction to the film:

1970 In April, Apollo 13 was carrying out a mission to the moon, but the control center suddenly received a message from a spaceship 205,000 miles away. Houston, We Have a Problem! ? This sentence has disturbed the hearts of all scientists and engineers in the center like a flood, which is the last news they want to hear. The spacecraft is approaching the moon, but an explosion in outer space caused Apollo 13 to lose oxygen, power and guidance.

At this time, three astronauts Jim? Lovel, Frey? De Hans, Jack? Swingit will face an unprecedented test. They must seize the only four days to return to earth, and every minute is precious to them. Apart from receiving the guidance from the control center, we are all on our own. They don't want to leave their wives and children and become lonely souls in space. Their courage, confidence and perseverance supported their struggle.

Award-winning record:

1996 Oscar Award for Best Recording and Best Editing

1996 Best Film of Chicago Film Critics Association

1995 ranks third among the top ten American blockbusters.

Three. Indiana) 1957

Introduction to the film:

The film is set in the 1950s and tells the story of a basketball coach. As the basketball coach of American Indian night school, Kim Hamann has only one last chance. Jin Haman is faced with a double challenge: to win the championship in Golden State and to save his reputation as a basketball coach.

Iv. bridge on the river kwai (1957).

Introduction to the film:

The time was World War II. Colonel Nixon and his men became Japanese prisoners and were ordered to build a bridge on the Gui River in western Thailand. As an English gentleman, Colonel Nixon kept his usual ideas even when he was captured. Because he was dissatisfied with the treatment of the Japanese army, he refused to carry out the task of repairing the bridge and was led by the nose by the Japanese army

However, due to the passivity of other prisoners of war. Jatten had to release Nixon and agreed to his request to improve the treatment of prisoners of war. Under the leadership of Nicholson, the prisoners of war finished it in three months. At this moment, however, Major shields, a previously escaped prisoner of war, found the British army and accepted the task of blowing up bridge on the river kwai.

Colonel Nicholson tried to build the bridge, and he didn't want it to be blown up. He and Saito went to check the bridge together. The Japanese army shot because of abnormal conditions. Nicholson, Saito, shields and others were all poisoned in the chaos. When Nicholson fell, he just touched the explosive detonator, and the first Japanese train flying to the bridge was blown up with the bridge.

David? Lynn's epic blockbuster

Domestic audiences may remember David because of the films adapted from Dickens' novels "Tears of a Lonely Star" and "Great Expectations". The name Lynn, however, his most outstanding and famous works are all related to the war: Lawrence of Arabia, involving British activities in Arabia during World War II, Doctor Zhiwaji, involving the October Revolution, and bridge on the river kwai. The film "bridge on the river kwai" is regarded as the most magnificent war film in 1950s, and it won seven awards, including best film, best director and best actor, at the 30th Oscar of 1957.

David? Lynn is good at expressing personal emotions in the great era with passionate methods, and is considered as the most skilled director of film skills, so that there is a saying? Lynn style? To describe his style. Peter Peterson, the director who has attracted much attention because of The Lord of the Rings's trilogy, has recently taken a fancy to Peter in his new film. Otto played Priam, the last monarch of Troy, and Julie, the Oscar winner. Christie plays Poseidon's daughter and Achilles' mother. As we all know, Authour is famous for Lawrence of Arabia, while Christie's famous work is Doctor Zhivage. These two epic films are both made by David? Ryan. Peterson said,? David? Ryan is one of my heroes, and I am more interested in making Troy into a movie? Lynn style? The ambition of an epic blockbuster. ?

V. Miracle Creator (1962)

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Helen, a deaf and dumb blind child, is a big problem for her parents. They can't communicate with their daughter. The poor child can only torture her family by venting. Father wants to send her to an orphanage, but mother Kate can't agree to this cruel practice. They invited Miss Anne from the Institute for the Blind. She used to be a girl with serious eye diseases and grew up alone in an orphanage. She knew the hardships of that miserable life and tried her best not to let her children go there. She firmly believes that with her help, Helen can go to out of the dark and establish close contact with the outside world.

Helen with a bad temper made the teacher suffer a lot. First of all, Anne had to let her children accept her education method, but Helen's father didn't believe her and only gave her two weeks. She persuaded her parents to teach alone in an independent environment. In Anne's view, Helen lives in the connivance and accommodation of her parents and family, and the love of her family has become her biggest obstacle, even surpassing her shortcomings. Without any external influence, Anne strengthened the training of Helen's finger pinyin, which enabled her to express herself after accumulating a certain vocabulary, and also to know the manners and life skills that normal people should have.

Helen finally had a chance to change her life and was reborn with the guidance and help of her teacher.

Anne has been engaged in special education, becoming a world-renowned advocate of social equality and winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

6. Norma RAE (1979)

Introduction to the film:

The plot is adapted from a true story, describing Norma? Lei's family all work in a cotton mill in a southern town. The environment is very bad, and the workers are ruthlessly exploited by capitalists. Later, the Federation of Trade Unions sent an organizer to help local trade unions, which was ridiculed by the workers and unreasonably obstructed by the boss. However, Norma, who dared to challenge unreasonable things, stood up under the influence of the organizers and finally established the first trade union in the factory.

Seven. One flew over the cuckoo's nest (1975)

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The film took place in 1963. There is a national mental hospital next to a jungle in the United States, where all kinds of mental patients live.

One day, a young man named Mike Murphy was taken to the national mental hospital by an armed rehabilitation officer. It is said that the young man acted recklessly in the reformatory and played with an underage girl, so he was regarded as a "madman" suspect and sent to a mental hospital. Mcmurphy is a strong and unrestrained young man. He came to a mental hospital from prison, escaped from hard labor and pretended to be insane?

Eight, "Annie? Anne Frank's Diary (1959)

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Annie. When Frank was four years old, he experienced the cruelty of life. That year, Hitler came to power and set off a wave of anti-Semitism in Germany. Anne's father Otto? Frank is Jewish. For the safety of his family, he and his family moved to Holland. They lived a quiet life in Holland for several years, but disaster struck again:1In May 940, Holland was captured by Germany. Otto realized that they should either act immediately or quickly find a place to hide. But the whole of Europe was involved in the war and most of the land fell. Where can they escape? So he decided to hide. Otto has been doing business with Dane in Holland for the past few years. Their business is located in a remote place in Amsterdam, facing the canal. There are several abandoned rooms above the business hall, called? Annex building? . Otto thinks hiding there is not easy to be found.

Nine, the right thing (1983)

Introduction to the film:

According to the true story of the first astronauts in American history, they are Allen? Shepard, Goss? Grayson and John. Gregni, Scott? Carpenter and Gordon? Cooper and others, the Seven Heroes. The film describes in detail the birth process of the American space program and the historical story of the birth of the first astronauts.

X. Philadelphia) 1993

Introduction to the film:

Andrew and Joe are two young lawyers in Philadelphia. They work hard and have a bright future. However, Andrew was afraid to tell his boss that he was gay and had AIDS. Shortly after he was promoted, his boss discovered the secret and fired him because he lost the file. Andrew found Joe and hoped that he would accept the case. Joe refused to accept, but agreed at the request of his wife Louise and Andrew.

Andrew's family supported him in the lawsuit. During the trial, many people gathered outside the court, demanding that homosexuals be given legitimate rights and interests and that AIDS patients should not be discriminated against. But the defendant insisted that Andrew was fired for this reason. Andrew's weak body can no longer bear the intense intravenous injection of anti-AIDS drugs, and he has a premonition that he is about to die. But he survived the fierce court defense.

On the day of the trial, the jury finally ruled that the plaintiff Andrew was unfairly dismissed and the defendant should be responsible for compensating the losses. Andrew finally won. Joe went to the hospital to tell Andrew and his family the news, but Andrew couldn't hold on any longer. He is dying slowly.

Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Award at the 66th Academy Awards with 1993 for his outstanding performance in the film.

Sharing inspirational movies in Europe and America: 1. Glory 1989.

Introduction to the film:

In the American Civil War, the heroic stories of the first black army were all in glorious battles. The whole film represents the best embodiment of courage and human spirit, so "glorious battle" expounds. Fight not only for victory, but also for self-travel and kimono. Let you know the history of America! Very good. Worth seeing!

1990 won the prize

Oscar for best supporting actor, best cinematography, best voice nomination, best art direction-best set editing.

II. Casablanca 1942

Introduction to the film:

During World War II, American Rick Bryan opened a very popular nightclub in Casablanca. The cynical Rick has two valuable passes. Major strasser came to Casablanca to track down Victor laszlo, the leader of the Czech underground front. Renault, the local director of * * *, tried his best to please Major * *. Rick accidentally discovered that Victor's wife Ilsa was the love of his past, and they separated when they were evacuated at the railway station. Eliza learned that Rick could help him and Victor leave Casablanca, so she turned to Rick for help, and Rick's mood was extremely complicated. But then Rick decided to help them after knowing the reason why Irina Kaptelova didn't go to the railway station with him.

Three. City lights (193 1 year)

Introduction to the film:

The film describes a tramp who falls in love with a blind flower girl. In order to cure their eyes, vagrants make money desperately, take part in boxing matches and work as thugs in nightclubs. The flower girl who cured her eyes understood the true face of the tramp through the touch of her hand.

Four, all the President's men (1976)

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Four air thieves sneaked into the Watergate and were arrested generously. This was originally a trivial criminal case, but it attracted the attention of the President of the United States. After hardships and setbacks, two journalists in Washington post finally exposed President Nixon's Watergate scandal that shocked the whole world.

This article tells the story of Washington post journalists carl berstein and bob woodward jointly investigating and exposing Watergate.

According to the story, the documentary books written by the two protagonists themselves were made into movies. Robert Reeve and dustin hoffman vividly played the two journalists who made a sensation in global politics. The whole film combines newspaper culture, detective elements and thriller elements, which is worth seeing. Jason Roberts, who plays Editor in Charge, won an Oscar, and William Goldman's adaptation of the script also won an Oscar.

Jason Roberts for Best Supporting Actor, adapted script, artistic direction, recording.

Guess who's coming to dinner (1967)

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The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and directed by Stanley kramer. Old Matt is a liberal and has always advocated against racial discrimination. But the fact that his daughter fell in love with a young black man, John, embarrassed him. John's father boycotted the marriage because of his inferiority complex. Later, Matt invited them, put out the difficulties they were going to encounter, and prepared them psychologically. Black and white two families have dinner with * *. The film reveals a long-standing and extremely sensitive social problem in American society through the intermarriage between blacks and whites. Among them, the complex emotions of the characters are expressed in a very fresh, smooth and harmonious way. The film won the 40th Oscar for Best Screenplay Creation and Best Actress (1967).

6. At the seaside 1954

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Terry, who used to be a professional boxer? Malloy, who is full of blood, is now working as a dock stevedore in new york Port. Is he a trade union leader? Flanders runs errands. Terry's brother Charlie Bon Johnny? Flanders' life killed Terry's friend Joey.

Soon, Terry met Joey's sister? Edie, a college student, witnessed the miserable life of dockers with her own eyes, especially when her own brother was killed after saying a few words for the workers. She is determined to work with the parish priest Father Barry to bring justice to the dockers. Terry is very sympathetic to Edie. In contact with Edie, what did he tell Edie about his philosophy of life? You should do it yourself before others do it? Yidi accused him of lacking ideals and emotional sparks, even without the slightest human touch. Terry was deeply moved. He thinks Edie is so pure and affectionate.

In the process of getting along, the two gradually developed love. But?

7. Forrest Gump 1994.

Introduction to the film:

This film tells the extraordinary life of a disabled person. What happened in Grimborg, Alabama in the United States in the 1950s?

His name is Forrest Gump and he lives in Grimborg, Alabama. When he was a child in the 1940s, he was raised by his mother alone. He is so stupid that he wears an armband to show his inferiority, but he thinks he can understand every word of his mother. Go to school, but the local public school can't accept him because his IQ is only 75. ?

Gan has experienced the historical period of world changes and all kinds of novelty and fashion, but no matter where he is and who he is with, he remains the same.

Eight, Pinocchio) 1940

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Disney classic comics. Gabe, a kind toy manufacturer, made a lovely puppet named Pi Nuo Qi. The blue fairy gave him life, but he failed to become a real person. With the help of Gabby's good friend Jimmy Cricket, Pi Nuo Qi began a long journey. Finally, he cultivated loyalty and courage in the test and became a real boy.

9. Star Wars (1977)

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Residents of various galaxies in the Galactic Empire suffered from * * *, and residents of the planet Dardanny rose up. Princess Leia sneaked into the imperial base and stole the structural data of the Death Star Center, a secret weapon that could destroy the tyrant. Unexpectedly, the princess was arrested, but she entered the data into the computer of the robot R2D2.

Robots R2D2 and 3PO fled to a distant planet. Luke, a young man from this planet, found a distress message in R2D2. Luke found the only Jedi who survived the battle against the Empire, Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan asked Luke to go with him to save the princess. With the help of Thoreau, they rescued the princess and dealt a devastating blow to the empire together.

The story of this film looks a bit old-fashioned, but its significance lies in that it showed the world such a real science fiction world in the 1970s and changed people's views on the 1980s, mainly in a certain sense.

Mrs. X. Miniver (Mrs. Miniver) 1942.

Introduction to the film:

Mrs. Miniver's husband Clem is an architect. He joined the volunteers to defend his hometown. Mrs. Miniver's son Wayne is already a second lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. He fell in love with the lovely girl Carol. During the military vacation, Wayne went home to propose to Raul, and she agreed. Just as the * * * family had a happy reunion, Wei received an urgent notice to return to the team. That night, Clem was also ordered to return to the team to perform the task. In those tense and difficult days, Mrs. Miniver, who stayed in the rear, experienced the hardships of war like every ordinary Londoner. However, an air raid took Carol's young life. The Miniver family turned grief into strength and continued to fight for peace and justice. This film pushed the heroes in the war rear area to the foreground and gave great confidence and encouragement to the people in the war with true feelings.

Won the 15 Academy Award for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Photography; Six nominations for best actor, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best editing, best sound effect and best effect; Director: William? Wheeler, a great American director, has produced fourteen Academy Awards.

Inspirational European and American films recommended: 1, Forrest Gump.

2. The Shawshank Redemption

3. Pursuit of Happyness

4. The City Without the Owner

5. Million Dollar Baby

6. Good Will Hunting

7. Brave heart

8. Iron Fist Man

9. The road to glory

10, Wind and Rain Harvard Road

1 1, living on a desert island

12, stormy Harvard road