Friendship is a reoccurring thematic in most movies and series but sometimes it is not dwelled upon with magnitude. Friendship holds such an important place in our daily lives that most people even become crippled when they feel cut off from a friend.
You might be wondering how to navigate your adult friendship life or if there are representations of the perfect depiction of friendship you could emulate and this article offers help.
These series and movies follow friendships in all its perfection and flaw. “Love” as the greatest commandment is not taken for granted in the evolution of plot in these movies and series. They offer a perfect blend of cinematic wonder and friendship ideation.
Friends.
Coming at the top of the list is a title that captures the essence of the series. Friends is a 10 seasoned series with multiple episodes. This is a series that exists for everyone and its longevity means viewers would be entertained for a long time.
The purpose of entertainment is to unwind and relax and this series serves as the quintessential one that fulfils that purpose. There is no episode of Friends that would not leave you rolling with laughter.
It is often that people wonder how to deal with life, work, adult crisis, love and still friendship, Friends deal with that, exploring diverse people in occupation and trait, who still make out time to nourish their friendship.
It explores the friendship that exists in a group of six. Watching Friends would make you feel like you’re part of their friendship. From getting the perfect jobs, finding life partners to having children in the most unconventional ways, Friends offer all facet of adult life.
The characters are obsessive, quirky, witty, nerdy, anxious, horny, funny, sarcastic while possessing like everyone else good and bad personality traits. The realistic nature of life explored in Friends makes it all the more satisfying.
Harry Potter
This movie is an adaptation of the books by J.K Rowling, it is presented in six parts that you’ll grow to fall inl love with. If you grew up believing in Father Christmas then you definitely grew up believing in magic and this movie focuses on the child in us that believed we could wave wands and change the world.
Harry Potter is a bildungsroman that offers everything, from magic to the everyday trials of growing into a teenager. In all the complexities that exist in Harry Potter, one thing that remained constant is friendship and family values.
Trio friendship is something that has been explored in different teen movies from Hunger Game, Divergent to Lord of the Rings. In Harry Potter this friendship is enduring. In each of the movie the protagonist is shown to only conquer adversaries because his friends and family are available to provide him with enough support. It speaks to the need of friendship in our individual lives and how a being cannot survive in isolation.
Harry Potter would offer you a world that you might never be able to get away from. It is enthralling, captivating, emotional and most of all entertaining. How to deal with the loss of family also plays a huge part in the growth of the characters of this movie. It is a franchise that explores the narrow divide between good and evil and how friends can help shape the side on which you fall on.
The Vampire Diaries
With this series you have to watch out for the steams. There is not one episode this series offers that isn’t hot and mind blowing. It explores the relationship between individuals and the community. How individual changes can affect a group friendship and a community at large.
This series is for people who do not mind seeing a little blood and watching people die, because so many deaths would be encountered on your journey into this series. There is alot of heart stopping moments, literally and figuratively.
The character development in this series is massive and you might learn how to keep your friends close despite experiencing changes in personal life. Friends, love and family in Vampire Diaries comes before order, rule, fear and even death.
Romance is one inexhaustible aspect of this series as Friends would fall in and out of both love and lust. Hearts would be broken, betrayal would be sizzling but friendship would endure.
Fast and Furious.
Do you love cars, do you love fast cars, do you love friends driving fast cars? Okay, you get the idea. Fast and Furious is all badass and dangerous, the perfect movie to give you an adrenaline rush.
It is crime packed giving a spectacle of its two-sidedness (criminals and detectives). Fast and Furious is a movie of 8 parts and it narrates the thick and thin friendship can pull in and out of.
Friendship in these movies is the thread that distinguishes between a character dying or living. A friend makes the wrong mistake and the group can disintegrate in a bomb attack. Friendship is trust.
The mantra of this movie should be family turn friends because they share a bond as thick as blood that should exist in our reality.
All American
This is the most recent amongst this list. It is a black American series that promotes black excellence. It not only deals with the realities of being black in a white land it also navigates how to handle issues that comes with that realities.
This series follow a group of friends and their diverse ways of dealing with life, mental health issues, substance abuse, academic pressure and everything else that comes with being a young adult. What does it mean to be All American and be Black?
The friendship and the love generated from these friendships would make you cry, laugh and fall in love with the characters. Friendship is not perfect in this series, the betrayal and period of strain in friendship is well documented and the forgiveness and revival necessary for the growth of friends is also explored.
The cast for All American is so gorgeous you would keep on watching just to catch a glimpse of their faces. There is a fling with both women’s right and black’s right in this series and a major hangout with American football. It is a perfect watch for everyone.
The series and movies mentioned above are everything they should be and more. You would be left with wanting more even after you complete a journey with one. They are the perfect weekend choices for unwinding.