Movie ReviewsMovies that Support a Happy LifeThese movie reviews can help you find movies that support a happy life. Movies can be powerful tools in creating a happy life because of their ability to evoke strong emotions and to tell powerful stories. Movies can also be an instant vacation, taking you from your troubles into a whole new world for a while. Movies can show us how to act, inspire us to take action, or change the way we think and see.
Stories that Model Happy, Healthy BehaviorsThere is some fascinating research on the role of stories in how we learn. In their book, Influencer, by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, and McMillan, the authors give several examples of social change resulting from television series. For example, Miguel Sabeto, in Mexico, ran a series of soap operas featuring an adult character who could not read and signed up for literacy classes. Immediately following the episode where the character’s life improved after a few literacy classes, adults in Mexico City overwhelmed the literacy centers with a high demand for information. These movie reviews show some good examples of stories that model happy behavior include:
Stories with happy endings that make us rejoiceThese stories have more than just a happy ending. These are the stories that renew your joy of life- the ones that make you feel good to be alive.
Inspiring Shorts to Evoke Positive EmotionsMany researchers use short movies to establish a mood or emotional state as part of their research. It has been shown that watching peaceful nature scenes, scenes of happy people and scenes of people doing good works all evoke positive emotions. Here are some of our suggestions. Our movie reviews show these recommendations all work to evoke positive emotions. By the way, all of these are available for you to view for free.
Instructional films that tell us how to be happyThere are “How To” videos and movies that specifically address techniques and knowledge that you can use to develop a happier life.Documentaries that show how others live happy livesIf you like Movie Reviews, you might also enjoy our Book Reviews, featuring print books and audio books.
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