Abstract

FORTUNATO, Ivan  and  SCHWARTZ, Gisele Maria. Positive Psychology, movies and the resilience of self: to free oneself from self. Pesqui. prát. psicossociais [online]. 2019, vol.14, n.2, pp. 1-17. ISSN 1809-8908.

This paper deals with the tripartite relationship between Positive Psychology, cinema and resilience. Here, a form of resilience is elucidated which is possibly the most generalized of all, for it is "resilience of self." It is the act of "liberating oneself", that is, finding ways to get rid of the bonds placed by the individual himself, almost always, by the inability to resolve themselves, to forgive themselves and to reinvent themselves from the vicissitudes of life. Methodologically, it is driven by film analysis and, as a way to exemplify the proposal, we study the resilient strength of Chris Gardner in the film "The pursuit of happyness" and Charlie in "Charlie St. Cloud," both qualified as Positive Psychology films, according to area criteria. In the end, it is hoped that the resilient processes of these characters will inspire the search for new ways of facing the contingencies of life, and that it is possible to understand cinema as a window to new possible paths; perhaps more positive.

Keywords : Positive Psychology; Movies; Resilience.

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