Good Movies With A Vocation Message

[Noemi]

One of my favourite vocation films are:
- Keeping the Faith
It is about a catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi who are friends. And once their beautiful classmate arrives from "the past"... How they deal with their vocation, celibacy, etc...

- La Vita é bella (Life is Beautiful)
About a Jewish man, who has got a huge faith and optimism! Also in really hard situations.

- Bruce Almighty
OK, a bit American-style, but Morgan Freeman did a really good job as playing God!
It's about Bruce Nolan (acted by Jim Carrey) who is a real looser. He works as a reporter and blames God because of the bad things. So, God gives all His power to Bruce, how can he deals with it. And he realises that being God is not as easy as he thought... funny but deep film.

[MithLuin]

Now that we're on to more secular movies, I'd have to say Spiderman/Spiderman 2. Obviously, it's not directly about vocations, but it is about decision making and relationships and responsibility. So, it can be related to vocations, even if it isn't [i]about[/i] vocations.

And [i]Lord of the Rings[/i]. Just because it's a great movie and you can find anything good in it, if you want to .

[melporcristo]

bump.

We need more movie ideas!

[PrayerSupporter]

The two documentaries by Ann and Jeanette Petrie about Mother Teresa are excellent.
The first one is simply titled Mother Teresa; the second one is Mother Teresa: The Legacy.
Both are available on DVD.

[CatherineM]

I was in our big Catholic book store today, and they put in a whole DVD section. I wanted one of each. My husband had to drag me out of there by my ears. It had every movie you guys have mentioned, plus all these sacramental prep ones. It was like going into a candy store.

[HisChild]

I love movies of saints and really good messages! I just want to waste an entire paycheck on them, you know?

[loveletslive]

and it always seems that saint movies are almost double the price of regular dvds... though i have found a few on ebay for 99cents so look there! or check if your parish has a dvd library you can borrow from. i also found a few at my public library

[DominicanPhilosophy]

[i]Into Great Silence [/i](I haven't actually seen this, but I've seen previews and heard great reviews.)[i][img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/signofcross.gif[/img]
Pope John Paul II [/i](with Jon Voight - okay, so he doesn't look anything like JPII, but the movie is still amazing!)[i][img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/pope.gif[/img]
Beloved [/i](My ND bias doesn't change the awesomeness and beauty of this documentary!)[i][img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/love.gif[/img]

[/i]And I just have to add that I totally agree with [i]The Sound of Music[/i] - after having just watched it for the first time in a while, I found it very enlightening. Every time I watch it, it touches me on a different level regarding discernment.

[BG45]

[i]The Mission[/i]. I originally saw it in a Sociology course to teach us how evil religion was when mixed with politics, and saw parts again during RCIA. Robert DeNiro's character starts as a slaver who kills his brother, and is then given a chance at penance by going with an order of missionaries to the same people he used to enslave. He forces himself to carry his old armor and weapons on his back as penance, despite the priests repeatedly telling him he didn't have to...and eventually once they reach the village, the natives cut off his bag of armor and weapons and throw it off a waterfall as a sign of forgiveness and acceptance he's changed. Over the course of the film, he realizes his vocational call to be more than an ex-slaver.

[TeresaBenedicta]

I just saw [i]Bells of St. Mary's[/i] for the first time last week and absolutely loved it!

I also second the St. John Bosco movie.

[Hilde]

Where can I find "beloved", I've watched a clip but I'm not sure if it was the whole thing or some kind of trailer.

[melporcristo]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='28 December 2009 - 05:46 PM' timestamp='1262047603' post='2027015']
I was in our big Catholic book store today, and they put in a whole DVD section. I wanted one of each. My husband had to drag me out of there by my ears. It had every movie you guys have mentioned, plus all these sacramental prep ones. It was like going into a candy store.
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Netflix has a bunch of the movies mentioned, including Francis & Clare avail. online to watch.
So after, I ordered some movies mentioned on here to watch. SO Excited!!


Of course - I didn't even think about Into Great Silence!!

Also, I haven't watched it yet, but The Human Experience looks like its a good one on Vocation.

[DominicanPhilosophy]

[quote name='Hilde' date='28 December 2009 - 11:47 PM' timestamp='1262062051' post='2027125']
Where can I find "beloved", I've watched a clip but I'm not sure if it was the whole thing or some kind of trailer. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/P.gif[/img]
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Hi Hilde, yes, you probably saw a trailer of it. The actual DVD is about an hour long, I think, and I don't believe that anything other than the trailer has been posted online. Below is a link through which you can order (or just find out more about [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol_grin.gif[/img]) [i]Beloved[/i].

[url="http://saltandlighttv.org/shopping/product_info.php?products_id=98&osCsid=69d1910420844962e5831e402a203866"]http://saltandlighttv.org/shopping/product_info.php?products_id=98&osCsid=69d1910420844962e5831e402a203866[/url]

Seriously, it's [i]amazing.[/i] [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img]

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[TeresaBenedicta]

[quote name='DominicanPhilosophy' date='29 December 2009 - 02:15 AM' timestamp='1262067319' post='2027172']
Hi Hilde, yes, you probably saw a trailer of it. The actual DVD is about an hour long, I think, and I don't believe that anything other than the trailer has been posted online. Below is a link through which you can order (or just find out more about [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol_grin.gif[/img]) [i]Beloved[/i].

[url="http://saltandlighttv.org/shopping/product_info.php?products_id=98&osCsid=69d1910420844962e5831e402a203866"]http://saltandlighttv.org/shopping/product_info.php?products_id=98&osCsid=69d1910420844962e5831e402a203866[/url]

Seriously, it's [i]amazing.[/i] [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img]

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'Tis true. Very amazing!

[Hilde]

I might end up buying that. I will be taken into the church by Dominicans in Jan or Feb. I'm not sure those foreign DVD's work here though.

[elizabeth09]

Therese by: Leonardo Defilippis

[four_waters]

[quote name='HisChild' date='09 November 2009 - 09:47 PM' timestamp='1257817648' post='1999250']
I really enjoyed watching Teresa of the Andes. It's all in espanol with subtitles, but it was a great mini-series of an equally wonderful Chilean saint.
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Dear His Child,
Where did you find this movie? I cannot seem to find it anywhere online.

Blessings.

Edited January 1, 2010 by four_waters

[FaithfulRoseofMary]

I recommend "Come to the Stable" starring Loretta Young. Good pic.
(you can watch it via hulu.com)

[CatherineM]

How about that move about the Staircase? I can't remember what it is called.

[tojo]

The Cardinal