Top 10 Greatly Inspirational Movies to Watch As a Student

Hollywood movies have always been that source of education that has kept evolving, unlike the traditional education system. Gone are the days when value-imparting life lesson-giving movies were created with a rather in-your-face approach. Hollywood movies since the 90s have seen immense growth.

Today, I will discuss a well-researched list of the top 10 Hollywood movies that every student must watch to get inspired.

There is a certain subtlety in what they intend to convey. The message is passed on to the audience through the dialogue or how the characters conduct themselves. But there are times when the silence between the dialogues speaks volumes. It is through these characters that we learn what not to do. Whether you want to make a career in artificial intelligence technology or want to go in an Economics line, these movies will not disappoint.

Here’s looking at a list of Hollywood movies for students:

1. The Breakfast Club, 1985 

The movie is about bonding, understanding, and discovering: a school library, five high schoolers from different cliques, an authoritarian principal, nine-hour detention, and one essay to write. John Hughes wrote, directed, and produced this American coming-of-age teen drama movie.

2. Dead Poets Society, 1989

Rarely do we come across teachers pushing us to go beyond the norms of a classic, traditional classroom. This teen drama movie is about one such man who returns to his almas mater as an English teacher. He teaches his students the spirit of ‘carpe diem,’ which is the Latin for ‘seize the day.

3. Forrest Gump, 1994

Based on the 1986 novel by the same name, written by Winston Groom, this movie depicts the life of a low-IQ man across decades where he finds himself in the middle of various defining historical moments of the United States. His ultimate desire is to be reunited with Jenny, his childhood sweetheart. The movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Tom Hanks in the leading role.

4. Good Will Hunting, 1997

The unusual story of an unrecognized mathematical genius who works as a janitor, but when he assaults a police officer, he is deferred prosecution because he would learn mathematics from a professor while taking psychological therapy sessions. Through these sessions, he accepts his dark past and comes to terms with the emotional crisis. Starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck, the movie is directed by Gus Van Sant.

5. The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006

This American biographical movie directed by Gabrielle Muccino stars Will Smith in the leading role. This is the fight of a man who works his way through a separation, child custody, and financial crisis, all the while working hard at his unpaid internship and managing to study for the stockbroker license exam. This movie is an example of never giving up, neither on one’s dreams nor on oneself.

6. Freedom Writers, 2007

Based on the 1999 book ‘The Freedom Writers Diary’ by teacher Erin Gruwell and her students, who compiled their diary entries about their lives that they wrote during their English class. The movie, directed by Richard LaGravense, shows the extent to which a teacher goes to teach and eventually erase their deeply rooted racism. It is the fight of a teacher to make and build her students.

7. The Great Debaters, 2007

Directed by and starring Denzel Washington, the movie revolves around a professor/ debate coach’s attempt to train his students at Wiley College, a historically black college, and put them as equals to white Americans. The movie highlights the efforts of the teacher to improve and work on his students and watch them succeed.

8. The Social Network, 2010

Facebook was and will always be remembered as a landmark in the journey of social networking sites. It is the story of Mark Zuckerberg and how he created what was impossible to think of in that time and age. Starring Jesse Eisenberg in the lead role, the movie is directed by David Fisher. This movie is an inspiration for every child who dreams of creating.

9. The Internship, 2013

The story of two laid-off salesmen who are complete misfits in the digital world but still try to compete with much younger and tech-savvy geniuses as they land themselves an internship at Google. This is the movie that teaches how to pour oneself into an environment that isn’t essentially theirs. Starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in the leading roles, the film is directed by Shawn Levy.

10. The Theory of Everything, 2014

The story of the science prodigy Stephen Hawking, an excellent astrophysics student who is working on his research, only to find out that he is suffering from a motor neuron disorder and has only about two years to live. This is the story of a fight to fulfill dreams despite all physical impairments. Starring Eddie Redmayne in the leading role, the movie is directed by James Marsh.

Conclusion

Apart from learning the most valued skills, you must benefit from these movies too. What one takes away from a movie is entirely different from person to person, but the above-mentioned Hollywood movies are made with a certain pre-thought of how they will target a specific chunk of the mass.