Welcome back to the StoneGate Apartment Homes Blog. What do boarding school, rockets, and football have in common? These images are some prominent ones in movies with a fall theme or setting. What better month than September to welcome autumn to Williamsville, NY with a movie that fits the cooler weather and changing leaves? Invite some friends to your apartment soon and catch one of these compelling dramas.
Dead Poets Society
Find prep school and uniforms and autumnal scenery in Delaware in this classic. This inspiring movie is a great way to connect with the majestic surroundings of fall. It hones in on an unconventional teacher that helps his class connect with what they’re learning outside of their textbooks. Robin Williams gives an outstanding lesson in bringing what we learn to life. This is also a great way to look back on his emotionally moving career.
Rudy
Football is a fall classic, and this story is another moving one. Notre Dame’s campus and football team are at the focus of this story as our main character Rudy (played by Sean Astin) tries his best to overcome the academic, financial, and physical limitations that would keep him from playing the game he loves for the school of his dreams. You can’t get a more satisfying ending than this one.
October Sky
East Tennessee’s fall colors help tell the story of a group of boys’ journey to build a rocket — and what one of them will do to escape a life of working the local coal mines. After being inspired by a satellite in the sky, this movie follows the struggles and odds that work against the par for the course in this rural town. And it just goes to show what it means to stick with your dreams.
If none of these suggested movies appeals to you, check out our Book and DVD Lending Library and find something to enjoy this week at your Stonegate Apartment Home. Thanks for reading today’s post!