The 10 best films with inspiring teachers

Films, like art in general, always offer an excellent way to inspire others. This can be done by craftsmanship, but of course also through the figures found in it that can be seen. SomeFilmwith mentors, idols and role models, who act like teachers, we have put together.

The nice thing is that there is not only a certain type of mentor, but everyone has its own way in his own way. That too: just inspiring!

He is one of the very big mentors in the film that generations of teenagers taught important lessons about life:Mr. Miyagifrom theKarate Kid-Trilogy, played by the small (1.60 m) Great Pat Morita, who unfortunately celebrates his 20th anniversary this year. The American stood in front of the camera for almost fifty years, but his most legendary role is without question that of Mr. Miyagi. In this role, he takes the teenager Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) under his wing, who is harassed by a racket group at his school and knows nothing to oppose them. And then Mr. Miyagi steps on the scene, a master of carate who inaugurates Daniel in the martial art, which ultimately can assert himself against his opponents. An absolute cult film that still has a lot of boom even after forty years-and through the Netflix seriesCobra Kaihas gained relevance again in recent years.

Three great wisdom of Mr. Miyagi:

One of the best films ever is without question Peter Weir's dramaThe Club of the Dead PoetsWith the grandiose Robin Williams as a young teacherJohn Keating. He teaches an extremely conservative boys' college in New England at the end of the 1950s and tries to bring his students to new thoughts through poems and thereby help them out of their conservative corset-and this falls on fertile soil with his students. So much that the title -giving club of the dead poets is created, in which the members meet in an old cave at night to imagine classic poems at candlelight. Unfortunately, this is not particularly well received by the school management and the teachers, because free spirituality is considered frowned upon there. But the mental bonds will soon lead to a tragedy. The wisdom of John Keating, however, are forever.

Three great wisdom by John Keatin:

And again Robin Williams, because he also has in the fantastic dramaGood Will Huntingplayed a legendary mentor by Gus van Sant: namely the psychiatristSean Maguire. He is supposed to build a relationship with the extremely clever, but only working as a cleaning power, Hunting (Matt Damon), who has an aggression problem. But Will is not only clever, but also doesn't feel like onepsychotherapyAnd initially does everything to rebel against the help that Sean offers him. But at some point he begins to thaw - and to look at it, really goes to heart. Above all, because Robin Williams was such a good actor that it hurts every time that he is unfortunately no longer among us.

Three great wisdom of Sean Maguire:

InAgainst every ruleplays the big oneDenzel Washingtonthe sports teacherHerman Boone. He should coach a football team at TC Williams Highschool, which is not particularly successful, which is mainly due to the lack of Team Spirit - and on a deep sittingracism. Coach Boone therefore takes on the boys in an unconventional manner and emphasizes with reprint of forming a team away from the different skin colors that holds together and is successful together. And Denzel Washington, that is out of the question, is definitely a man you absolutely want to listen to. Because you suspect: it really has something to say.

Three great wisdom from Herman Boone:

At first you think it is an absolute asshole:Frank Slade, played by Al Pacino, in the grandiose dramaThe scent of women. The fact that he is blind does not help him either. Because his behavior is really uncomfortable and inappropriate - at least at the beginning. And that's what it's about: Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell) is a scholarship holder at the renowned boarding school Baird. In contrast to his classmates, however, he has no money, so he has to accept different jobs-one of them is to play the watchman for the said ex-soldiers Frank Slade, whose family wants to drive away for a weekend. But that presents Charlie, especially because of Slade's behavior, a few difficult situations. When classmates organize a prank in which the new car of the arrogant director is damaged that Charlie observes, he is so pressed by the school management that he has to decide: does he want to lose his integrity or scholarship? But then Frank Slade steps on the scene and shows that he is not always just an asshole.

Three great wisdom from Frank Slade:

War of the stars, mostly todayStar Wars: Episode IV - a new hopeCalled, came to the cinema in 1977 and was already amazing-and laid the foundation for one of the largest film franchises ever. But applies to manyThe empire strikes back, or alsoStar Wars: Episode V - the empire strikes back, as the best film in the series - and thus also one of the most culturally influential. The mere fact that this film is revealed that Darth Vader is Luke's producer was mad at the time. And the line "I am your father" is probably one of the most moved people of all time. The dialogue between Leia and Luke is similarly beautiful when Leia says to Luke: "I love you" and he replies dryly: "I know." But the great teacher of the film and the overall series is of course Jedi Grand MasterYoda- Logical! This wisdom in combination with its grammatical unevenness is unmatched in the entire empire.

Three great wisdom from Yoda:

No doubt: atMatrixis one of the most influential films ever. At the center of the SCI-Fi actioner is the inconspicuous programmer Thomas A. Anderson (Keanu Reeves), who also works illegally as a hacker. One day he meets the mysterious trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), which in turnMorpheus(Laurence Fishburne) - one of the big mentors of the cinema. And that consecrates Thomas, who is now called Neo, in a secret: The world as we perceive it is nothing but a computer simulation. She is played by machines while we act as its energy donor. NEO therefore has to decide: does he want to continue to live in an illusion or does he want to explore the reality behind the digital facade? Red or blue pill?

Three great wisdom from Morphheus:

As Peter JacksonsTheLord of the rings - the companionsIn 2001 came to the cinema, everyone who was sitting in the cinema at the time (and that was a lot, very many) only have their mouths open: such an opulent, (image) huge, epic, fantastic filmmaker had not yet been seen on a film screen. In general: One had the impression that the medium cinema was created for this film in the first place. To date, it is incredible with what perfection Peter Jackson succeeded at that time, the novel by Tolkien, which is an inconveniently regarded,The Lord of the Ringsto be banned on (digital) celluloid. And one of the title -giving companions is a mentor that would be followed blindly and unconditionally at any time: the one played by Ian McKellenGandalf.

Three great wisdom from Gandalf:

Jamal (Rob Brown), who comes from the New York Bronx, is just 16 years old; A place in which literature is not particularly important, but Jamal has incredible talent. The famous writer also recognizes thisWilliam Forrester(Sean Connery). It only wrote one novel, but it was celebrated. The pressure to write a similarly good successor has made Forrester a lonpler. But through the burgeoningfriendshipHe slowly begins to reopen at Jamal - until Jamal suddenly gets problems at the elite university where he studies. Because the professors doubt that he wrote the brilliant work that he delivered. TheDramaForrester - found!By Gus van Sant is a great drama, and Sean Connery as a mentor is of course perfectly occupied.

Three great wisdom from Gandalf:

X-MenFrom 2000 was one of the first really successful Marvel films and laid the foundation for what was brought to the cinema over the years. In the first part, the characters in particular are introduced, i.e. the mutants that under the supervision ofProfessor Xavier(Patrick Stewart) have found a new home and family to learn there to use their superpowers for the good. And thanks to the patience and wisdom of Professor Xavier, you would like to become one of the X-Men (or an X-Woman). If only there wasn't the thing with the superpowers ...

Three great wisdom of Professor Xavier: