18 Life Lessons We Learned From Films

Movies can transport us from reality to fantasy and back again. They can make us believe in magic long-since forgotten and tug at our wasted heartstrings. Like music, art, and books, films shape our lives and affect us more than we even know. A great movie can become like a friend: comforting and familiar at the times when we need them the most. They make us laugh, cry and think, and - if we're lucky - they remind us of key lessons to make it through life.

Here are just a few of my favorites. I hope you find them thoughtful, silly and - of course - educational.


#1: ALWAYS make sure the bathroom door is closed, not just "closed over".

Source: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

#2: Make sure the juice is worth the squeeze.

Source: The Girl Next Door

#3: If you make a girl angry, the next logical step is to buy her a Fender Strat.

Source: 10 Things I Hate About You

#4: Never ever, ever, EVER get your chest waxed. It's just not worth it.

Source: The 40-Year-Old Virgin

*This clip contains explicit language. You've been warned.*

#5: You might be happier living life as an animal.

Source: Brother Bear

#6: If you ever find a real-life place where nothing very bad could happen to you, buy some furniture and give the cat a name.

Source: Breakfast at Tiffany's

#7: If all else fails, say you work for the city.

             Source: Dazed and Confused

#8: There is nothing more courageous than standing up for what is right and what you believe in.

Source: Dead Poets Society

#9: If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

Source: Dodgeball

#10: You'll be happier in big-lady jeans than you will be starving yourself.

Source: Eat Pray Love

#11: Always ask how to pronounce names like 'Nietzsche' to avoid embarrassment.

Source: The History Boys

#12: Don't let your fears get in the way of your greatness.

Source: Hook

#13: Rule 76: No excuses; play like a champion.

Source: Wedding Crashers

#14: Even though you keep fumbling for the right words, all you really wanted to say was 'thank you'.

 Source: In the Land of Women

#15: Best friends are for life.

 Source: The Adventures of Milo and Otis

#16: If you're a bird, I'm a bird.

 Source: The Notebook

#17: Laughter truly is the best medicine.

  Source: Patch Adams

And finally, possibly most importantly:


#18: We accept the love we think we deserve.

  Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower