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Forgiveness

  • To cease to blame or hold resentment against.
I also love the definition (source lost to the mists of time), “To stop wishing for a different past.” Forgiveness is a toughie, and depending on the extent of the injury can even require professional help to achieve. When one struggles with one’s own path, it can be helpful to see how others reached the destination. Following are excellent examples of people charting the course without losing ~ and often finding ~ themselves.

Examples of Forgiveness in Film

  • A History of Violence
  • A Map of the World
  • Another Earth
  • Apollo 13
  • Arthur (1981)
  • As Good As It Gets
  • Death to Smoochy
  • Dinner with Friends
  • Dolores Claiborne
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  • Envy
  • Extremeties
  • Good Will Hunting
  • Gung Ho
  • Hannah and Her Sisters
  • In Her Shoes
  • In the Bedroom
  • It’s a Wonderful Life
  • Just Between Friends
  • Keeping the Faith
  • La Mission
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Lost in America
  • Moonstruck
  • Nine
  • Notes on a Scandal
  • On Golden Pond
  • Ordinary People
  • Pride and Glory
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Remember the Titans
  • Shattered Glass
  • Sideways
  • Signs
  • Slums of Beverly Hills
  • Snow Falling on Cedars
  • Sunshine Cleaning
  • Super 8
  • Terms of Endearment
  • The Beaver
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • The Cooler
  • The Descendants
  • The Doctor
  • The Good Girl
  • The In-Laws (1979)
  • The Painted Veil
  • The Princess Bride
  • The Shipping News
  • Tootsie
  • Warrior
  • What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
  • When a Man Loves a Woman
  • Win Win
“forgiveness.” Dictionary.com Unabridged. 18 Dec. 2011. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forgiveness>.

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