Inspirational Movies Every Woman Should Watch

Who said inspiring stories always have to be great success stories and great fame? And who said that if we take a closer look at our reality, we will not find dozens of stories that we need to realize clearly that life will go on, no matter how hard and difficult it is.

So, we have to keep walking and make the journey as beautiful as we can. Therefore, we have chosen for you a group of films that tell real stories of women from different eras, environments, and societies, some of whom managed to overcome injustice and others failed, but their stories remained inspiring to many women in the world, as we are often inspired by the power we need from the tragedy and pain and from life's attempts despite everything.

Top 5 inspirational movies every woman should watch:

1. The stoning of Soraya:

It is not strange for Iranian cinema to present great films, and perhaps this film can be considered one of the most influential Iranian films. Do you think that the injustice against women has ended? Do you think that what harms women around the world does not harm you? Do you think the word "no" will be enough to protect yourself? If you think so, watch the movie "The Stoning of Soraya".

The film is based on the novel by the French-Iranian writer Freidoune Sahebjam, and it is unfortunate that the writer did not tell the details of the story from his imagination. Rather, it is a true story that he heard by chance from the aunt of Soraya Zahra, and Soraya was the victim of a hypocritical and cowardly society that makes the victim an executioner and the oppressed unjust to justify the despicableness of its actions, and take off the garment of ugliness and wear it for the weaker to find an excuse to stone him, and which argument would be greater and more impactful on the society of a small Iranian village like adultery.

Soraya, with a malicious game from the husband, was accused of adultery, and in 1986 Soraya was stoned in front of the villagers. The first stone that blew her head and the head of justice at the same moment was from her son, after which the blows followed, and the stones rolled to fall on her head until she died oppressed and innocent and oppression eats her heart. In 1994, after about ten years, "Freidoune" issued his book entitled "The stoning of Soraya" to tell the details of what happened, and in 2008 the story was turned into a movie.

Perhaps Soraya is one of the lucky women because her story came to light because someone had the courage to reject injustice, and what about thousands of Soraya around the world? This film will leave us for a long time in front of this question, helpless and shackled by our weakness.

“The stoning of Soraya” is a movie that makes you feel heartbreak, helplessness, and injustice and at the same time gives you strength. I think that after a while, you will be able to forget the events, the story, and the actors, but you will never be able to forget the scene of the stoning because the stones did not just blew Soraya’s head, rather, it blew the head of every woman in this world, and the film starring "Shohreh Aghdashloo" and directed by "Cyrus Nowrasteh ."

2. Little Women:

"Jo Marsh", be sure that you will not be able to forget this name after watching this dazzling movie with all its details, from the characters to the costumes to the music and directing, the sweetness and beauty of a heavy caliber, and a lot of love from friendship, giving, waiting, and dreams.

The film follows the lives and upbringing of four girls who live with their mother while awaiting the return of a father who volunteered in the army during the American Civil War, which makes "Jo" forced to work to help her family.

Jo, a dreamy girl, a writer who is very different from the stereotypes of girls of her time will undoubtedly inspire you with her strength and courage, and at the same time you will feel sad because life always takes one step ahead of Jo, as she cares about the lives of her family more than her own and everyone's feelings before her own.

Jo writes fun stories and sells them because she thinks life is sad enough, and you won't just be charmed by Jane, Meg, Amy, and Beth. They are all different wonderful girls with different desires and dreams and perhaps the very kind Beth will be the saddest of them all because the disease takes hold of her and leaves her family with a great heartbreak.

The film is one of the very few films that are able to make you smile even in the saddest moments, and it is one of the films that tell you in the end everything will be fine, just do not despair. The film is based on the charming novel by Louisa May Alcott and won several awards including the Critics' Choice award, the Oscar for best costume and Best Adapted Screenplay, starring Saoirse Ronan as Jo March, Emma Watson as Meg and Florence Pugh as Amy.

3. Sylvia:

The scene of Sylvia placing her head in the oven will remain in your mind for a long time. Sylvia, who did not even give the world behind her one last look, put her two children in a room, put food for them, and closed the door to enter the kitchen and put her head in the oven to end her life.

The film tells a biography of the American poet "Sylvia Plath". "Sylvia" the girl who was waiting to make her world full of poems turned into a woman who escaped from her inability to write to making pies. She is the poetess who was killed by the routine of the house and the routine of caring for children, and their constant screaming, found herself responsible for arranging the life of her husband, poet Ted Hughes, so that he can write to shine as she goes out, to realize himself while she dissolves into the walls of the house, and finally to deal her the final blow by betraying her with one of her friends and at her home.

"Sylvia", despite her many attempts, did not succeed in filling the holes in her heart, and she was unable to refuse him again when he came to her after their divorce, to come back and leave her on the second night, and you will always ask yourself, is Ted really the one who did it? Who was the reason for her to go to death so lightly? Or was Sylvia just trying to take off the weight of life that she was once unable to bear? She is the girl who attempted suicide in her teens despite the bliss she was living.

In the end, after watching this movie, you have to realize well that your life should not be linked to anyone's life, and that your own story should remain your story, as dreams alone are able to make you fly so do not provide them as bait for the dreams of others.

The film was produced in 2003, and director Christine Jeffs excelled in showing and capturing the details that make the film able to touch anyone who watches it, whether women or men. The performance of beautiful actress "Gwyneth Paltrow" added to the work a lot of sincerity due to her masterful performance and skill in showing the feelings of "Sylvia".

Most of the scenes will stick in your head, especially those scenes that bring her together with Ted in discussions, and you will never forget her features and weakness when she said, "I stay at home while you build your damned glory," and Sylvia says: "There is only a small network, there is no way out, and we say to all the women of the earth, the way out is there, just look well.”

4. The Devil Wears Prada:

Is this what women want, beautiful clothes, international brands? Perhaps you will find the answer very clear in this movie. If you are full on the inside, and if you are so real that you realize that all the glamor that surrounds us is fake and that it is just a hoax, then you will be able to refuse, and to eliminate the seed of insignificance that this world is trying to water to grow inside you on your account and on the account of your real world view.

Miranda Priestley, editor-in-chief of one of the most famous fashion magazines, Meryl Streep plays her overwhelming and dazzling performance in this role. The story begins when Miranda agrees to a young woman, Andrea, played by actress Anne Hathaway, to be her private secretary, and Andrea, a girl who had a dream to pursue, suddenly finds herself in a world unlike her, but its glamor dazzles her at first and almost makes her another version of the monster that wears Prada.

But she won in the end, and this victory was the most beautiful thing in the film. This is because it is a victory for a woman over attempts to commodify her, and attempts to make her a mere toy wearing beautiful clothes, and a victory for the real dreams of a real woman.

The genius directing that turned an idea so simple into a film that is so deep and carries a clear and important message cannot be ignored, and we will not forget the great performance of "Meryl Streep" and the remarkable performance of "Anne Hathaway". The film was produced in 2006 and was directed by David Frankel.

5. Help:

Racism may be the first and clearest message of the film, but after less than ten minutes of watching, you will find yourself among dozens of women, and among dozens of painful stories from the search for freedom, motherhood, men and marriage in a world that defines women as a role that should not be deviated from, and the events of the film revolve in the sixties of the last century, specifically in the state of "Mississippi" in "America" when racism against blacks was at its peak.

The story of the film begins with the return of the young woman, "Skeeter", who decides to write the stories of the African American  maids and the injustice they are subjected to inside the homes in which they work. The film talks about courage and the moment when we must decide to stop and reject injustice, and about the appreciation that we must always give because it gives many a sense of their presence and importance and gives them the strength to say "no" when they need to.

The movie was released in 2006, starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Role for her performance in this movie.

In conclusion:

Movies can be one of the ways that introduce you to the world around you and inspire you in many difficult times, so you have to choose carefully the movies you watch, as fun is only one reason among the many reasons we watch movies for.