Moi saw Silver Linings Playbook and understood why it was so widely acclaimed. Besides a good story with great characters, it dealt with the subject of mental illness is a realistic and compassionate way. The movie was about HOPE. Today’s deposit into the ‘Joy Jar’ are those inspirational movies which move our emotions and make us think about the way we think about life.
“Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.”
Alfred Hitchcock
“It’s not what a movie is about, it’s how it is about it.”
Roger Ebert
“It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you watch them on a screen.”
Anthony Burgess
“Books and movies, they are not mere entertainment. They sustain me and help me cope with my real life.”
Arlaina Tibensky
A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.
Stanley Kubrick
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
Walt Disney
“Film is one if three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.”
Frank Capra
“Never compare your love story to those you watch in movies. They’re written by scriptwriters, yours is written by God.”
Efren Peñaflorida Jr.
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