After These 5 Movies You Will Never Be the Same.
Ever seen a movie that changed your life? Not just in a superficial way, like "wow, I just saw a movie that I like more than all others!" No, I mean one that really changes the way you see the world.
Sometimes people make a list of movies that aren't all that watchable. Not these -- you can see these 5 ones thousands of times, and they are really, really powerful films.
#5: Triumph of the Will.
All film is spectacle, it has been said, and there was no larger and more grotesque spectacle than Hitler and his Nazi party. This film celebrates them with movie techniques that were pioneering in its day, and since it is such a celebration of his party, it is so ultimately disturbing that it alters how you see 'tribute' films forever.
#4: De Sica's Genius on Display in Bicycle Thieves.
If you ever need to be reminded of the power contained in simple, straightforward stories, this is your film. It's entirely of its place -- set in post-war Rome when Italy was rife with poverty and hardship -- but it's also eternal. Proof that beautiful narratives can be made from anything and anywhere, if you're good enough.
#3: Polanski's Deconstruction of Hollywood in Chinatown.
If you don't feel like going through all the old film noir movies of the 30s and 40s, watch Chinatown instead. Not only is it a ridiculously good homage to all of those, but it arguably does 40s Hollywood better than 40s Hollywood did itself. This is one of those movies you can come back to, literally hundreds of times over.
#2: Vertigo.
A wonderful thriller that also happens to be all about falling in love, idealizing women (or men), wanting other people to conform to our expectations, and an examination of the director's role in shaping how a movie is made. No other film is so good both on its surface and in its multiple layers of meaning at the same time.
#1: The Godfather.
It doesn't matter that this film is about the mafia -- it's actually about family, power, children, America, crime, and politics. It's also told so unbelievably well that sometimes you literally cannot believe it doesn't have a bad moment. Which it doesn't. The ultimate example of film's completely unique cultural position. - 23806
Sometimes people make a list of movies that aren't all that watchable. Not these -- you can see these 5 ones thousands of times, and they are really, really powerful films.
#5: Triumph of the Will.
All film is spectacle, it has been said, and there was no larger and more grotesque spectacle than Hitler and his Nazi party. This film celebrates them with movie techniques that were pioneering in its day, and since it is such a celebration of his party, it is so ultimately disturbing that it alters how you see 'tribute' films forever.
#4: De Sica's Genius on Display in Bicycle Thieves.
If you ever need to be reminded of the power contained in simple, straightforward stories, this is your film. It's entirely of its place -- set in post-war Rome when Italy was rife with poverty and hardship -- but it's also eternal. Proof that beautiful narratives can be made from anything and anywhere, if you're good enough.
#3: Polanski's Deconstruction of Hollywood in Chinatown.
If you don't feel like going through all the old film noir movies of the 30s and 40s, watch Chinatown instead. Not only is it a ridiculously good homage to all of those, but it arguably does 40s Hollywood better than 40s Hollywood did itself. This is one of those movies you can come back to, literally hundreds of times over.
#2: Vertigo.
A wonderful thriller that also happens to be all about falling in love, idealizing women (or men), wanting other people to conform to our expectations, and an examination of the director's role in shaping how a movie is made. No other film is so good both on its surface and in its multiple layers of meaning at the same time.
#1: The Godfather.
It doesn't matter that this film is about the mafia -- it's actually about family, power, children, America, crime, and politics. It's also told so unbelievably well that sometimes you literally cannot believe it doesn't have a bad moment. Which it doesn't. The ultimate example of film's completely unique cultural position. - 23806
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