Films to Watch for Every Mood You Will Experience in Lockdown

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Beccy Reeves

Nostalgia:

Moving back in with your parents can often make you reminisce about the good old days when you had very little responsibility. Why not ramp up the nostalgia with a binge of great films you’re your childhood?

My Pick – Toy Story (all of them). This needs no explanation

Honourable Mentions:

• Fantastic Mr Fox

• Spirited Away

• E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

Boredom:

Let’s face it, boredom is inevitable in lockdown. Therefore, to capture your attention and beat the lockdown blues an immersive adventure/action/thriller is needed.

My Pick – Jurassic Park. It is an enchanting thrill ride that never loses its magic

Honourable Mentions:

• Any Tarantino film

• Shutter Island

• 1917

In Need of a Good Cry:

It’s a weird and uncertain time so everyone occasionally needs a cry to release any pent-up emotions.

My Pick – Good Will Hunting. Matt Damon and Robbin Williams’ friendship is a real tearjerker

Honourable Mentions:

• The Help

• Marriage story

• Room – not to be confused with the Tommy Wiseau film ‘The Room’

Stressed:

Even the most stress-free of us all will not go unbothered by the anxiety and worry that inevitably results from a global pandemic. To ease any tension, I recommend light films that spark joy (à la Marie Kondo).

My Pick: Amélie – You cannot help but fall in love with it

Honourable Mentions:

• About Time

• Every Wes Anderson film ever – think The Royal Tenenbaums or Moonrise Kingdom

Reflective:

Good cinema can do much more than just entertain us, but make us think, feel and reflect. And if there is ever a time to revaluate your life and reflect on society, it's now.

My top pick – Parasite. It offers a critical perspective on capitalism and growing class disparity

Honourable Mentions:

• The Shawshank Redemption

• Dead Poets Society

• The Truman Show