In her rock bottom, Kristen Wiig finds unexpected comfort with CAST AWAY in BRIDESMAIDS.Whether in personal heartbreaks, national tragedies, or even global catastrophies, cinema has given comfort to viewers all over the world. Time and time again, several films - from Christmas classics to rom-com favorites - have found a life not necessarily because they are deemed to be the best (although some of them are), but because these films have the capacity to be watched on a more casual setting while they are watched out of enjoyment, and most importantly, comfort. In this time of uncertainty, from the events of the last few years down to what just transpired days ago, cinema has the capacity to uplift us and make us look for the silver lining in these tough times. I would like to ask you, dear reader: what is your go-to comfort film?...
I'm asking this as someone who - even if I consider myself a stone-cold cinephile - have never really had a comfort film. Weird, right? Whenever I feel down and bad, I usually turn to television for comfort. It's either watching clips of the Filipino variety show It's Showtime or random episodes of the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale, both shows give me comfort but through vastly different ways. The former is one of the few things that make me genuinely laugh (to the point of tummy aches and having to catch my breath) while the latter allows me to confront terrifying times by seeing a worst-case scenario and hopefully, finding our own strength in the process.
Would love to have a film that gives the same warmth as Jennifer Lopez's fur coat from HUSTLERS.
Which films do you watch whenever you want to feel better?