CIITzens Talk: What Are Your Comfort Films?

Whether it’s the nostalgia factor or the relatability, there are certain films that never fail to bring us to our happy place. Comfort films don’t have to be soft movies, they don’t even have to be happy movies. The genre doesn’t matter, as long as the film can brighten your mood in dire circumstances. Several CIITzens shared their comfort films and what made them special.

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Me & Earl & The Dying Girl (2015), The Fabelmans (2022)

Banana, BMMA - Film

These films made me love film making kaya everytime I would watch these, ginaganahan ako gumawa ng own film projects ko. And they really are comforting in different way na hindi ko ma-explain. Once you watch yung mga films na ‘to, you’ll understand hehehe <3

Yesterday(2019)

Mawdz, BMMA-Film

Even of you’re not a massive fan of The Beatles, you still get to appreciate their warm melodies when you watch this film. Other than its music, what I love most about this film is just the mood and emotions you feel while watching, it just feels calm and peaceful. I would highly recommend this film as well as other films written by Richard Curtis.

Pearl (2022), The Witch (2015), and Possession (1981)

Alissa, BMMA - Graphic Design

I consider these horror films as my comfort films bc just like Anya Taylor-Joy, I have a thing about feminine rage. <3

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Eleana, BMMA - Film

Since watching it as a child, it is one of the films that never fail to make me laugh and still takes my breath away from the amazing visuals and fight scenes each time I rewatch it on TV or watch clips online, it’s a good pick me up during low moments where I just want to heal my inner child.

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Klarize Bangit, BMMA - Graphic Design

This is a coming-of-age film that I wish I had seen when I was younger. Nadine, a socially awkward teenager, suffers from depression and social anxiety after the death of her father. In this film, Nadine represents a lot of teenagers who are struggling to figure out the range of emotions that they feel, which is easily dismissed as “Teen angst” when, in fact, these emotions are all valid, and this movie provides an epiphany to the question, what if someone just helped us understand and manage these feelings instead of seeing them as invalid?

Coraline (2009)

Zash, BMMA - Graphic Design

I enjoy the visuals and the whimsical vibe it brings which is ironic because it’s an animated horror film. I find the soundtrack oddly calming as well.