To conquer the world is the goal of courageous and desperate people. This is what many motivated films are dedicated to. They teach what can be achieved in this life, show the success story of talented entrepreneurs and inventors who have become great people. In this article we will talk about the most interesting paintings in this category.
"Areas of darkness"
One of the most interesting films with motivation, which the audience will definitely recall in most reviews, is a fantastic picture by Neil Berger "The Areas of Darkness." The main roles were played by Robert de Niro, Bradley Cooper, Abby Cornish.
The film tells about the writer Eddie Morra from New York, who has serious problems in his personal life and work. On the street, he accidentally meets his former brother-in-law, who offers him to try an experimental tool - amazing pills that can increase the efficiency of the brain by an order of magnitude.
Eddie, who has nothing to lose, decides to take a chance. The changes are striking - the quality of his perception is repeatedly increased, his memory is improved. But he will have to pay dearly for these revelations.
Viewers rated the film 9.5 out of 10 points. In the reviews of the film, they admitted that the director managed to raise the urgent topic of the hidden reserves of the human brain, presenting it in a new and unexpected way.
"Obsession"
This is Damien Chazell's musical psychological drama , which once again proves that with the help of perseverance and work you can achieve incredible success.
The protagonist of the picture is Andrew Niman, a 19-year-old student at the conservatory. He is a drummer. Inspired by the play of Buddy Rich, he stubbornly rehearses, practicing even at night. He dreams of playing in the Terence Fletcher Orchestra, which is known as the ruthless but incredibly talented leader of the musical collective. Terence regularly showers his wards with abuse, can throw them in a chair or humiliate him. In fact, he does this only so that the musicians can fulfill themselves, work to the limit of their capabilities.
Andrew manages to prove himself and even take a place in the first team, but Fletcher is still not very happy with his game, considering that he does not constantly fall into pace. Before a responsible and important performance, he invites another drummer to Andrew's place, arranging a competition between them for a place in the first composition. Andrew wins, but many challenges are yet to come.
The score is 9.1. According to the majority of critics and viewers, this was one of the best paintings of the year, which they managed to keep in suspense until the very last minutes, captivating into the abyss of music, passions, talking about what genius is.
"Intern"
According to reviews of the comedy melodrama of Nancy Meyers, this picture of 2015 has become one of the most fun and at the same time surprisingly motivating films of recent times. Most of the paintings that are in one way or another devoted to motivation are dramas in which the heroes have to work tirelessly in order to succeed. The film "Intern" is a completely different plan.
Robert de Niro plays an elderly retired intern Ben Wittaker. He is already over 70, but he cannot sit at home, he wants to work. As a result, the man makes a rather unexpected decision, going to the office of the online store for the position of trainee.
Around him is an exceptionally young team led by the charming hostess Jules Austin (actress Anne Hathaway). Will he be able to find his place in this company, the viewer can only guess.
The score is 8.9. This melodrama captivated the audience by the fact that it turned out to be a rare film now, in which really important and urgent problems are raised. The game of Robert de Niro on top. Many viewers watched this movie more than 10 times.
"Cook on Wheels"
Another comedy on how to succeed through hard work and diligence is John Favreau 's The Chef on Wheels. The director and John Leguizamo starred.
The protagonist Karl Casper becomes the chef of one of the restaurants in Los Angeles. Things are not going well with him, and after a devastating article from an authoritative restaurant critic, he is completely fired from his job.
Not everything is smooth with him on the personal front. The family broke up a few years ago, and now his wife offers him to go with her to Miami to try to restore relations with her 10-year-old son.
Arriving in a new city, Carl acquires a van, deciding to open a diner on wheels. The enterprise is an incredible success. In addition, a new activity helps him to establish relationships in the family.
The score is 8.9 points. Viewers characterize the film as light, positive, very kind and suitable for family viewing.
"They smoke here"
In 2005, Jason Reitman’s satirical dramatic comedy “Smoke Here” became one of the most memorable films for raising the spirit and motivation.
The main role in it was played by Aaron Eckhart, who played lobbyist Nick Naylor. He works for a tobacco research institute. His job is to promote smoking, and at the same time fight against supporters that people should give up this bad habit.
The hero uses his art of persuasion amazingly, in particular, to confront his main opponent - Senator Finnister. He finds full support only among his "colleagues" who lobby for alcohol and arms companies.
An unexpected turn in the hero’s career occurs when he confesses in an interview with a journalist that he himself does not fully believe in what he says. All his brilliant and cynical rhetoric is just the work that he does in order to pay off his debts.
The score is 8.9. Most viewers were captivated by the picture. Despite the fact that the main character is campaigning for smoking, in reality, this picture is about the freedom of choice of the person himself.
"Burlesque"
Steve Entin’s dramatic musical “Burlesque” tells the story of the ambitious and young girl Ali, the owner of a voice of amazing beauty. From a small provincial town, she goes to conquer Los Angeles, where she dreams of succeeding, finding love and building a happy family.
The main roles in this picture of 2010 were performed by Cher, Christina Aguilera and Stanley Tucci. In Los Angeles, Ali finds work in a club where he meets a former dancer, Tess, who is struggling for her club, and soon turns into a wise and strict mentor of the main character.
Ali really needs help, as the leading dancer of this club Nikki starts a war against her when she realizes that the talent of the new girl is many times greater than her own capabilities.
The score is 8.9. The film will appeal to everyone who loves musicals. Spectators admire the plot, the play of the actors, the colorfulness, and the wonderful music.
"Social network"
The biographical drama by David Fincher "Social Network" is a motivation film on real events. It tells the story of the emergence of one of the most popular social networks in the world - Facebook. Her resounding success forever changed the fate of students first at Harvard University, and then the whole world.
For several years, the founders of the network have become multimillionaires. The role of Mark Zuckerberg in the film is played by Jesse Eisenberg. Viewers will learn how the idea of creating such a site came up, what difficulties the inventor had to face in his way.
This is a film about success and motivation that can inspire many. It is important that it shows not only the technical side of creating Facebook, but also the inner world of Zuckerberg himself. This is especially interesting because he still remains one of the most extravagant billionaires of our time.
The rating of the audience is 8.7. Among the minuses of this picture, viewers in the reviews noted only some flaws in the plot. At the same time, in general, they had a positive opinion about the film.
"The Devil Wears Prada"
David Frankel's dramatic comedy "The Devil Wears Prada" attracted the attention of mainly spectators. This is a motivation film for women. It tells about a young journalist from the province of Andrea, who after university enters the post of assistant to the autocratic editor of one of the popular New York fashion magazines Miranda Priestley.
For Andrea, this work is a dream that she has always striven for. But she did not even suspect with what incredible tension her activities would be connected.
Most critics felt this motivational film was based on the biography of Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour, famous for her tough and uncompromising leadership style. The picture became the 2006 record for cost of costumes. The creators spent about one million dollars on the clothes of the main and secondary characters.
The rating of the audience is 8.6. The audience has an ambiguous attitude to this picture. Most of them say that the film was shot well, but the semantic component was very disappointing. In addition, comedic situations in the picture are not very many.
"Vicious passion"
The dramatic thriller Nicholas Jareki's "Vicious Passion" is an intriguing film about success and motivation.
It tells about the ingenious lover and charismatic con man Robert Miller, whose role is played by Richard Gere. He makes huge sums of money literally every day from the air, and a charming wife awaits him at home. In addition, he regularly visits his mistress.
But his business turned out to be a bubble that could not hold out for a long time. Sensing the impending failure, the hero is trying to get rid of his main asset - a hedge fund. A major bank is interested in acquiring. The main thing is to crank the whole deal until the fraud is revealed.
The audience rating is 8.5. Many critics and viewers were surprised to learn that this is the director’s debut work, it turned out so good. Some viewers in the reviews praise Richard Gere for the impeccable performance of the role of the financier, who got involved in a dubious adventure. Others believe that the swindler in his performance was not very convincing.
"The wolf of Wall Street"
Martin Scorsese’s biographical drama comedy “The Wolf of Wall Street” with Leonardo di Caprio became one of the high-profile premieres of 2013.
At the heart of this film is motivated by the memoirs of an American broker from New York, Jordan Belfort. In 1989, he founded one of the most successful brokerage houses in the history of the world economy, but ten years later his financial empire crashed. Belfort himself was arrested for money laundering and other financial crimes.
He had a hard time, but Jordan managed to get rid of the drug and alcohol addiction that he developed during his time on Wall Street. He got to his feet, wrote two books, began to lecture on how to succeed. This is an amazing movie to motivate for life, which proves that a person can succeed even after a catastrophic fall. In the reviews, viewers claim that the picture makes an even greater impression, given that it is based on real events.
Viewers rated the film 8.3. Leonardo di Caprio again conquered his many fans with another bright and memorable role, for which he again did not receive an Oscar. The audience especially liked that the picture was honest with the viewer, not becoming amuse him with false hopes.
"One last thing"
This is another success motivation film based on a true story. In fact, this is a large and detailed interview, which was released in 1994.
With its help, it is possible to take a completely new look at the creator of one of the most famous technological empires in the world - Steve Jobs.
The viewer has a unique opportunity to find out what kind of person he was, to carefully examine the negative and positive sides of one of the most brilliant and successful people of our time. The main thing that you can not doubt, he really achieved incredible success. This is a great documentary to boost motivation.
The film received a rating of 7.5 points. Perhaps this was influenced by the fact that the documentary tape. This genre is not popular with everyone.
"Risk limit"
One of the best films to motivate 2011 is the financial thriller JC Chandor's "Risk Limit." The name of the picture contains a term from the world of exchange transactions, which means a requirement to provide additional funds when the amount of losses on current transactions approaches the amount of the pledge that was provided to the broker.
In the center of the story is a large investment bank, which is on the verge of bankruptcy due to the financial crisis. It is noteworthy that this story, like some other films that we told you about, is based on real events. The plot is based on the story of Legman Brothers Bank.
All the action of the picture takes place during only one day, during which the bank employees frantically look for ways out of this situation.
The bank has to arrange a full-scale staff reduction. Eric Dale, the head of the risk management department, who had lost his job, before leaving, gives the flash drive with incomplete calculations to one of the employees in his department. Peter Sullivan, who received the flash drive, remains after work to examine the contents of the documents. A few hours later, he faces threatening prospects, it turns out that the risk on mortgage-backed securities that are in the bank's portfolio has reached a limit level. The subsequent decline in quotes, which everyone predicts, will lead to losses. They will already be comparable with all assets of the financial institution for which he works.
In the shortest possible time he has to find a way out of this difficult situation. Otherwise, the bank expects an early collapse.
The score is 7.4. Some viewers, judging by the reviews, perceived this film as a guide for beginning entrepreneurs who themselves do not produce anything, that is, traders, brokers, bankers. Therefore, part of the audience was skeptical of the picture.
"Scam of the century"
One of the best motivation films is Penelope Sphyris’s 2003 action-packed drama Scam of the Century, starring Shannon Elizabeth and Christian Kane.
The tape tells the story of 26-year-old Brian Kruver, who at the very beginning parks his used and cheap car next to expensive executive cars, knowing that he will soon have exactly the same car.
The protagonist understood early enough what to do in order to get rich. The main thing is to be able to "process" the client. He masters the necessary technologies, becomes a part of the team, at the head of which he begins a dizzying career.
Very soon, he was already buying a new expensive car, a TV with a huge screen, everything that (as it seemed to him) was necessary for real happiness and success in this life. However, no one, including Brian himself, even suspected that their Enron company, where they worked, was only a pawn in a big and merciless game. All their success can be dispelled literally in one day.
The film received a rating of 6.96. Some viewers say that this is a true film. Others write that its plot is superficial.