Movies for Reflection this Lent Season

Want to reflect while enjoying a worthy movie?

Try spending the holy week in a movie marathon with your friends and loved-ones.

I listed down five good movies that may touch your heart

5.) The Last Song (2010)

It is a romantic coming of age movie starring Miley Cyrus. A rebellious daughter spends the summer with his estranged father.  How will they reconnect with each other despite of their differences? The movie tackles love, family and most of all forgiveness. It was based from Nicholas Sparks’ novel of the same title; Sparks also co-wrote the screenplay.

4.) August Rush (2007)

Deciding to run away to New York City, musical prodigy Evan Taylor begins to unravel the mystery of who he is. All the while Evan Taylor's mother is searching for him whilst his father is searching for her. A melo-drama hinting few social problems involving children like child-labor and abortion.

3.) The Lovely Bones (2009)

A critically-acclaimed supernatural drama film of a young ghost trying to get in touch with her loved-ones to track her killer; it is based from a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. Director Peter Jackson’s imagery gave intensity to the film; the lead actress (Saoirse Roman) gave a great performance alongside the other cast. It is not a usual ghost story as it presented the theme in a light yet uncanny way.

2.) The Road (2009)

A 2009 film based from the Pulitzer-award winning novel by Cormac McCarthy; it’s a story of a man and his young son struggling for survival in a post-apocalyptic setting. The film involves a series of flashbacks which would help set the story of the movie. The cinematography is excellent and the story is compelling.

1.)    Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

A biographical drama starring Will Smith and his son Jaden. The film gives us a glimpse of the hardships and trials of a homeless doing his best to give his son a decent life. Smith got an Oscar nod for his performance in this movie. The film’s honest storytelling and well-crafted screenplay makes it one of a kind.

There you go! Go try these movies ok?!

Have a peaceful Holy Week!

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