Why We Love Watching Dramatic Movies

Dramatic movies: They make us cry, they make us laugh, and we love to watch them! Here are five of the many reasons why.

They make us cry. Sometimes it just take a good cry to release a whole lot of pent up emotions, and there’s nothing like a great drama to help turn on the taps and let those tears flow free.

They’re great for cuddling on the couch. Odds are you’ll want to snuggle up with that special someone when watching your favorite drama on the couch. You probably can’t say the same thing when you’re cracking up to a comedy.

They teach us about life and love. There’s so much going on in dramas, and a lot of it we may not experience ourselves, at least not right now. Dramas teach us about the trials and tribulations of life, and about the happiness and heartbreak that can come with love.

They take us out of our own world. Many of us work a 9-5 with not a whole lot of excitement on a daily basis. There’s nothing like a great drama to take us out of our routines and give us something interesting and exciting to watch!

They give us something to talk about. You may not always have something in common with coworkers, or even sometimes with friends, but odds are you both love a good drama and have plenty of common movie interests to talk about.

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The Real Life Dramas That Inspired Great Movies

True life has its way of inspiring not just great books but great film and television as well, and some of our greatest dramas could only come from real life events and people. Here are three great movies and the real life events that inspired them.

Schindler’s List. Oskar Schindler was a German factory owner who saved the lives of well over a thousands Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories in Poland and keeping them hidden from the Nazis. Steven Spielberg brought the epic tale to life on screen in 1993 based on the 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark.

The Pianist. Another gripping tale of the Holocaust, Roman Polanski tells the tale of pianist Władysław Szpilman who was forced to live in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Based on Szpilman’s autobiography of the same name, Polanski put much of his personal experience into the film to give a truly disturbing look into the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.

Milk. Sean Penn’s stellar depiction of gay rights activist and openly gay politician Harvey Milk earned him a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. The film follows Milk from the start of his voyage into activism and political life right up until his horrific murder at the hands of Dan White.

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In the frame: Top books that have been made into movies

A constant flow of well-written novels has meant that movie directors have never been short of inspiration. Many box office hits have also enjoyed considerable success as books before they make their way to the big screen. Here are some well-known books which were made into movies and are worth a read.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Made into a movie starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl has a hit book before it made its way to the big screen. A tense psychological thriller, there are twists and surprise at every turn as the story is told through the eyes of both of its main characters – a husband and wife whose wholesome relationship is not all that it seems.

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Before she gained critical acclaim for her role in Homeland, Clare Danes starred in the film adaptation of this Neil Gaiman novel. It tells the story of Tristan Thorn and his vow to find a fallen star for his love, only for his affections to be diverted and a tale of adventure involving witches, pirates and knights ensue.

The Help

The movie version of this book saw some screen success for Emma Stone and also featured future Oscar nominees Viola Davies and Octavia Spencer. The book by Kathryn Stockett tells the story of African American women who work as maids for white families in Mississippi during a time of heightened racial tensions in the 1960s. The books itself was a big hit and has sold seven million copies and won a number of awards.

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