This is the 8384th most frequent Japanese word.
思い起こす
"思い起こす" means "to recall" or "to remember."
Here, '思い起こす' conveys the act of recalling aspirations or dreams from one's younger years, prompted by the movie.
その映画を見て、若い頃の夢を思い起こしました。
Watching that movie, I recalled the dreams of my youth.
In this case, '思い起こす' is used in a causative form to indicate that the teacher's words lead the speaker to recall hope for the future.
先生の言葉が未来への希望を思い起こさせます。
The teacher's words bring back hope for the future to mind.
In this sentence, '思い起こす' is used to describe the act of recalling or bringing to mind memories of old friends.