On cold winter evenings, when a cold rages outside the window, and frost with tenacious fingers fetters not only the windows, but also the soul, I really want something "kind of" to raise vitality. Someone is saved by chocolates and hot coffee, someone - by books and a warm blanket, someone - by heart-to-heart conversations with loved ones. There are a lot of options for raising the mood, and one of them is watching good positive films.
What does positive mean?
First of all, let's figure it out: are they positive? Are these hilarious comedies throughout which the viewer does not stop laughing until stomach colic? Of course, but not only. Positive films - including those where events (if even before that they did not develop too well) ultimately lead to a successful ending. Everyone is alive, healthy, happy - isn't that a positive thing? Of course he is. Thus, drama, melodrama, and other genres, with a definite (good!) Ending, can safely be considered positive films.
Shurik, Coward, Dunce, Experienced and their adventures
Perhaps the first name that comes to mind in Russian cinema is Leonid Gaidai. That's who really knew how to make really positive films - stories that are laughed at and empathized by more than one generation, that make you think and leave a bright imprint on your soul. The famous trinity, played by the great artists Morgunov, Vitsin and Nikulin, does not know, perhaps, only a baby. As well as Shurik - a shy, a little naive dumb guy, brilliantly performed by Alexander Demyanenko. Films telling about the adventures of Shurik and the beautiful trinity are called "Partner", "Obsession" and "Operation" Y ", and all together they are united under the general title -" Operation "Y" and other adventures of Shurik. "
The picture was released in 1965 and broke all records for viewing and audience love. The plots of the three films united by one hero do not touch in any way. In the "Partner" student Shurik, a typical "nerd", moonlighting at a construction site paired with a bully Fedya, serving his sentence there. Fedi Shurik immediately provokes negative emotions, and he, in turn, is diligently trying to re-educate the bully. The real war begins - but it is not difficult to guess which side victory will end.
"Obsession" tells of Shurik's acquaintance with the girl Lida, the friend of his friend. After a walk, Shurik finds himself at Lida’s house and suddenly realizes that the French expression “deja vu” is closer to him than ever - in this apartment he knows everything to the smallest detail ... Where did it come from?
In "Operation Y", on the stage, in addition to Shurik, a brilliant trinity enters - here Trus, Dunce and Experienced act as crooks who were supposed to stage a robbery of a warehouse. Everything would have gone well - if not for Shurik, who met scammers at the most inopportune time ...
A few words about Mymr
By the good positive films shot in our country, one should certainly include the immortal work of Eldar Ryazanov, “Office Romance”. Who doesn’t remember the melodramatic exclamation “Myrrh!” Addressed to the main character! By the way, and wonderful, the beautiful Leningrad artist Alisa Freindlich played it.
The film, based on the play by Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov, was presented to the viewer in 1977 and instantly gained popularity. The phrases from the picture instantly scattered across the country, becoming winged overnight, and a surge of popular love turned not only to the side of the film, but also to the actors who played the main roles in it. By the way, Alice Freindlich, who lives in St. Petersburg, had a hard time: every day she had to travel from one city to another: in Moscow there were shots of the picture, in St. Petersburg - performances in the Lensovet Theater, where she was the lead actress.
The plot of “Office Romance” is quite trivial, but it is no less interesting from this: a clogged nerd falls in love with his boss - Mymra, angry, rude, not very watching herself. He manages to discern her soul in her, her real face, and under the pressure of his feelings, the former Mymra transforms - unexpectedly for everyone and for herself ... The message that the authors of the picture wanted to convey is both simple and very deep. Thus, Ryazanov’s tape has every right to be called a positive film with meaning.
What Men Talk About
This is exactly what one of the paintings of the Moscow Quartet I Theater is called - by the way, it was already released in several parts. This is a funny tape about the adventures and conversations of four friends, which is quite capable of brightening up gray everyday life. But in more detail it is better to dwell on the first cinematic experience of this team - Radio Day, which is rightfully included in the list of the best positive films.
It was shot based on the performance of the same name, which the Quartetters showed to the public with indispensable success. The tape was released in 2008. Leonid Barats and Rostislav Khait, one of the Quartet members, became the authors of the script - and also, along with two of their colleagues, played the main roles in the film. In addition to the Quartet and other actors, various musicians are also involved in the film - the groups “Keeping my Legs”, “Night Snipers”, “Mumiy Troll”, “Accident”, “Chayf” and others. All of them play themselves, and their songs are included in the soundtrack of the film.
The plot of the tape unfolds around the events on the radio station “Like Radio”. During a live broadcast, an emergency occurs at the studio, and employees have to mobilize all their capabilities to get out of this situation. The situation, which initially seemed like a joke, suddenly takes a completely different turn ...
Like all other film and theater works of Quartet I, this tape is generously seasoned with humor, which does not make the most fastidious audience bored. And lovers of Russian rock and pop rock will enjoy it at all. Thus, this is a completely positive Russian film of our time.
Woody Allen's Masterpieces
There are many big names in Hollywood - both among actors and among directors. Enumerate all - not enough life. But, speaking of positive films for raising the mood, one cannot but mention the wonderful master - Woody Allen. Despite his fairly venerable age, the director steadily removes all new films, many of which he plays. His work is not just comedies, Allen is a diverse director. But in whatever genre he shot, each of his paintings leaves behind a pleasant aftertaste and bright feelings. One of these films is Midnight in Paris, which was released in 2011.
The plot tells about a young, but already well-known scriptwriter in Hollywood, who flew to Paris with his bride to visit her parents. The bride of the protagonist (played by Rachel McAdams) is pragmatic, capricious, arrogant, dependent on the opinion of society, he himself (this role was brilliantly played by Owen Wilson) is romantic, dreamy and prefers a heart, not reason. In a lonely night walk in Paris, he meets a cheerful company of young people offering him a ride with them. So the hero miraculously falls into the twenties of the last century (the period about which he often dreamed) and gets acquainted with his idols - Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dali ...
Although there is a slight subtle humor in the film (no Allen tape can be imagined without this), it is not a comedy. Rather, it is a melodrama that plunges headlong into the romance of the early twentieth century. And the beautiful views of the French capital contribute to the creation of a romantic, positive mood.
Hollywood chief comedian
This, of course, is Jim Carrey. That's already in whose professional piggy bank there are many comedies! Being in the search for positive fun films, you can safely include a picture with Kerry in the title role - and a good mood is provided. The list of his works is huge, and among them the recognized masterpiece is the 1994 Mask.
The tape was shot in comics of the same name and became not only one of Kerry's best works, but also the debut of the beautiful actress - Cameron Diaz. For Jim Carrey, “The Mask” was a film that brought him phenomenal success. The Hollywood comedian played a bank employee here, the so-called little man. Humiliation pours on him from all sides, but he is good and does not respond evil to evil. However, an amazing mask falls into his hands, capable of changing the one who puts it on, giving it unusual capabilities. So begins the adventures of the humble clerk Stanley ...
Please take care of this bear!
Four years ago, the film "Paddington's Adventures" was released - it would seem, for a children's audience, but nonetheless catchy and adults. Incredibly touching, bright and kind, he can rightfully take his place in the list of the best positive films.
A teddy bear named Paddington arrives in London - his relatives wanted to get there all his life. He is an amazingly smart and sociable bear, and therefore instantly finds friends - the Browns family, which has become a family for him too. During the film, the bear will have many adventures, sometimes exciting and dangerous, but in the end everything will end well. This bright film leaves a feeling of joy and teaches goodness - not only for small viewers. By the way, this year the second part of the adventures of a funny teddy bear was released.
In the wake of the Abba
The Swedish band ABBA was incredibly popular at the time. What is it - even now, when the band has long since broken up, his songs are alive and resonate in the hearts of the audience. Perhaps that is why in 2008, the director Phyllida Lloyd presented the audience with a wonderful musical with the favorite songs of this group - “Mamma mia!”, One of the list of easy positive films.
The plot of the tape is as follows: the mistress of a tavern on a small Greek island is preparing to marry her only daughter. The girl, however, grew up without a father and really wants to know who he is - after all, it is dad who, according to tradition, must take his daughter to the altar. Suddenly it turns out that the girl’s mother does not know either - she has three potential candidates! Without thinking twice, the young bride sends out wedding invitations to all three ...
And in my soul I dance
That is the name of the film by the Irish director Demien O'Donnell, which was released in 2004. One of the main roles in it was played by James McEvoy, who received huge popularity after that.
The film tells about the twenty-four year old disabled person Michael. He has cerebral palsy, and Michael lives in a house for the disabled. There is no joy in his life until he meets a new patient - Rory (he was played by McEvoy). Rory is also disabled, but his view of life is completely different from Michael's. It is Rory who will teach a new friend to love this world ...
Despite the apparent tragedy (a film about the disabled!), The tape is not at all heavy. Rather, it is a bright picture that shows how important it is to look at the world positively, not to give up, to accept life and yourself in it as you are. O'Donnell's tape is life-affirming, and therefore deserves to be on the list of interesting positive films. By the way, from the same series of films “1 + 1” (another translation is “The Untouchables”), as well as “And in my soul I dance”, leaving only warm feelings.
A little more about love
Positive films for uplifting, of course, include the film “This Wacky Love”, released in 2011 from the pen by Glenn Fikarra. This is a melodramatic comedy starring the charming comedian Steve Carrell and currently at the peak of popularity, Ryan Gosling.
The plot of the film is quite simple: his wife leaves Cal (played by Carrell). Pouring sadness at the bar, he meets Jacob (Gosling), a confident young man who does not know the end of girls and decides to teach Cal how to be irresistible in women's eyes - including in the eyes of his own wife. The picture has a lot of both romantic and sparklingly humorous episodes, so it will have to be liked by both amateurs and those who prefer to laugh.
Music around us
This is a phrase from a beautiful film called “August Rush”. She was released in 2007, and owes her appearance to director Kirsten Sheridan. The genre of the film is defined as drama and melodrama, but in the end it all ends happily.
The main character is a boy, Evan, who is considered an orphan and therefore lives in an orphanage. Despite everything, Evan believes that his parents are alive, they were separated and one day they will find him. And he loves music very much, like his parents. Music for Evan in everything: in water, wind, rustling pages. He decides: if you make music, he will certainly find his parents ...
In this film, in addition to excellent acting (Evan, for example, was performed by young Freddie Highmore, Louis, his father, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, and Laila, his mother, Keri Russell), there is great music. The tape cannot be called a musical - but it is musical from beginning to end. It is music (and, of course, a good ending) that gives viewers a positive mood and emotions.
Interesting Facts
- A whole book is written about the Paddington teddy bear. Its author is Michael Bond, who became the screenwriter for both films and did not quite live up to the release of the second part (he died in June 2017).
- The bright yellow Masks costume is a tribute to Jim Carrey's mother: she once sewed a similar costume for the first samples.
- For the film “This Wacky Love,” Ryan Gosling was nominated for a Golden Globe.
- The bronze horse, appearing in one of the episodes of the picture “Office Romance”, was previously “shot” in other films.
- In some episodes of the movie "Mamma MIA!" members of the legendary quartet appear.
- Robin Williams, who played in the film “August Rush”, was inspired by the image of the lead singer of U2 - Bono.
- The protagonist of all three episodes of Operation Y, Shurik, was originally supposed to be called Vladik. The name was replaced because it evoked associations with Vladimir Lenin.
This is only a tiny fraction of the positive films that exist in cinema. However, each of these tapes deserves to be seen. Happy viewing!