Number 6
Ancient Mariner
Simple: what are your 5 favorite movies ever? Mine are...
1/2/3. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
I don't have much to say here, only that these 3 movies (I can't make up my mind on which is actually better, although the first one is my favorite) are utterly perfect. You got all those beautiful landscapes and visuals. A very strong story of which might be the best cinematic adaptation ever. There's Howard Shore's genius score. I could go on and on explaining why I think The Lord of the Rings are the greatest movies ever made.
4. mother!
mother! was my biggest surprise last year. I saw the trailer in theaters when I went to see It, and I've been in love with this movie ever since. The way Darren Aronofsky was able to condense the entire history of human kind (as told in the Bible) into an allegorical horror/thriller/drama about a couple's troubled relationship is nothing short of brilliant, plus Jennifer Lawrence's performance here is one of the best things I've ever been able to experience. Terrific cast all across the board (Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer), genius script, arthouse filmmaking at its finest. Indeed, a cinematic masterpiece.
5. Titanic
Titanic is rather frequently listed as one of the greatest movies ever made—and I can totally see why, and agree with everything anyone has to say about that. James Cameron really did piece together a beautiful romance/disaster flick worth every second of its lengthy 190-plus-minute running time, making brilliant use of CGI and reconstructed replicas of the ship to recreate the sinking, which, as tragic as it might be, is one of the most beautiful scenes I've seen in cinema history. Along with that, we get James Horner (RIP)'s terrific score, which easily ranks among the best ever composed. And finally, what makes Titanic different from any other poor disaster film out there: we actually care about these characters. They're so iconic and well developed, that when they're suffering that terrible fate, we suffer with them.
So, what are your favorite movies, and why?
1/2/3. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
I don't have much to say here, only that these 3 movies (I can't make up my mind on which is actually better, although the first one is my favorite) are utterly perfect. You got all those beautiful landscapes and visuals. A very strong story of which might be the best cinematic adaptation ever. There's Howard Shore's genius score. I could go on and on explaining why I think The Lord of the Rings are the greatest movies ever made.
4. mother!
mother! was my biggest surprise last year. I saw the trailer in theaters when I went to see It, and I've been in love with this movie ever since. The way Darren Aronofsky was able to condense the entire history of human kind (as told in the Bible) into an allegorical horror/thriller/drama about a couple's troubled relationship is nothing short of brilliant, plus Jennifer Lawrence's performance here is one of the best things I've ever been able to experience. Terrific cast all across the board (Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer), genius script, arthouse filmmaking at its finest. Indeed, a cinematic masterpiece.
5. Titanic
Titanic is rather frequently listed as one of the greatest movies ever made—and I can totally see why, and agree with everything anyone has to say about that. James Cameron really did piece together a beautiful romance/disaster flick worth every second of its lengthy 190-plus-minute running time, making brilliant use of CGI and reconstructed replicas of the ship to recreate the sinking, which, as tragic as it might be, is one of the most beautiful scenes I've seen in cinema history. Along with that, we get James Horner (RIP)'s terrific score, which easily ranks among the best ever composed. And finally, what makes Titanic different from any other poor disaster film out there: we actually care about these characters. They're so iconic and well developed, that when they're suffering that terrible fate, we suffer with them.
So, what are your favorite movies, and why?