Hope
- The endurance of belief that a different future remains possible.
The wishful variety will suck one’s life down a vortex of passivity, leaving a miscarried life and a plaintive, “What happened?” at the end. My coach Thomas always said, “I feel so much better since I gave up hope!” Indeed. Rather, true hope brings endurance, vision, action ~ and very likely a way through. Following are excellent illustrations of people living, losing, and regaining the real thing.
Examples of Hope in Film
- A Better Life
- About a Boy
- Amazing Grace
- As Good As It Gets
- Big Night
- Blue Valentine
- Boys Don’t Cry
- Bridget Jones’ Diary
- Canvas
- Charlotte’s Web (1973)
- Corrina, Corrina
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- Everything is Illuminated
- Girl, Interrupted
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Jack Goes Boating
- Larry Crowne
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Life is Beautiful
- ‘night, Mother
- Normal
- Ordinary People
- Rabbit Hole
- Rudy
- Sarah’s Key
- Schindler’s List
- Signs
- The Art of Getting By
- The Shipping News
- Waiting for Guffman
- Warrior
- Watership Down
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Win Win
Libra, INTP, English Major, 
Back from a seriously scary health relapse in mid-October and returning to action. Kudos to my patient friends and colleagues, you're the best. New programs and more unrolling this year, here's to 2012!
Leave a comment