Mine is Lost Highway. It’s one of the most amazing pieces of media I’ve ever experienced. It’s dark, surreal, and I still don’t know what it’s about for sure. I have my own interpretation, as do many others. Who’s right? We’ll never know. The film is a fucking trip. I highly recommend.
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Alien and Blade Runner, both by Ridley Scott. Arguably set in the same universe.
Absolute stunning set and costume designs and genre defining in there own way.
I watched Alien for the first time last week, and I was blown away. The aesthetics, the camera-work showing massive scales, the way it reveals information (or doesn’t!). Obviously it’s impossible to go into it completely blind, I knew Ripley would be the last survivor, I knew about the chestburster, I knew about the evil corporation, but the twist with the science officer caught me off guard and was amazingly executed.
Somehow it still felt very distinctive and unique, even being so old and influential.
The Lord of the Rings (pick any one)
That seems to be a popular answer. I haven’t seen any of them myself unfortunately. :(
I think arrival was very good. i dont know why but i love this movie without a very rational reason. i think this movies narrative “touch”, i cant find the right word, i mean the “vibe” of the movie, is very appeals to me. and thats the main thing what i love about movie. yes i love the cinematography of this movie(denis villeneuve is always a good sign), yes the music are extraordinarily good, yes the story timeline is very well constructed. but none of them can be a reason why it is the best movie ive ever watched. i just love it. and i couldnt find this movies tone in any other movie unfortunately. i cant find a similar one to this. very unique for me.
and im ashamed because of that baby badge. dont do that lemmy.
It’s hard to name my favorite with certainty, but one of my favorites is The Incredibles. The world building, the score, the action, the comedy, the relationships. It’s all great.
The stakes are very real too. Syndrome is willing to murder not just superheroes, but kids. When he orders Elasti-Girl’s plane shot down knowing it has her and Bob’s kids on board, you feel every bit of tension as Helen tries to stay calm while doing everything she can to save her kids. The scene is even more believable because the way she uses pilot jargon while speaking through the radio.
And the themes! Each main character’s power is tied to their role. Super strong Bob being weighed down with the crushing burden of mediocrity. Over functioning Helen has to stretch herself to take care of everyone. Super fast Dash has too much energy and resents being contained. Insecure Violet just wants to be invisible to the world. Even baby Jack Jack is just full of possibilities.
Honestly I could go on and on. It’s a movie that’s suitable for kids but has some very grownup themes and relationships. It hits different after you have kids, feeling what the parents are going through on a new level. To me it’s not just a great superhero movie, it’s just a great movie that most people can find something to relate to in.
Please watch all of Brad Bird’s writer-credit movies. All are fun. Only Tomorrowland is… odd.
That’s a tough one to answer. I don’t have a specific favorite movie; however, The Dollar Trilogy is high up on my list. For action, I like older movies like Enter the Dragon, and for comedy, take a look at The Big Lebowski.
Lord of the Rings. It has all my heart desires. Great shots of nature, camaraderie, action, feels, swords, a message, charge of the Rohirrim… I could go on. It’s a masterpiece.
You may say it’s cheating, that’s three movies - well to that I say the books are also actually one book split into three. They shot all the movies together as well. Besides, I only evet watch them all or not at all so… one big movie as far as I’m concerned.
I’m such a sucker for unreliable narrators so I’m gonna say Memories of Underdevelopment.
It’s a Cuban film following a vain, entitled, rich man in the 60s who is disgusted with what he sees as an immature country. Yet spends his life blaming all of his self inflicted personal problems on those he preyed upon.
I can’t decide, but what immediately comes to mind that hasn’t been said is “Everything everywhere all at once” and “Interstellar”.
I saw Interstellar in a theater when it came out. It blew my fucking mind.
All about eve
the movie touches on many of the problems/insecurities that young americans had to deal with back in the late-80’s/early-90’s and stands in stark contrast to the world of today’s millenials & genz adults, but it’s still familiar in deeply touching and troubling ways.
every time i watch it, it never fails to remind me of an aspect of life that i lived, but had completely forgotten about in the decades since then and Araki has a way of making each one feel like an old wound that you forgot you had like it’s some sort emotional battle scar from living life.
a VERY young ethan hawke is in it and i’ve never disliked anything he’s ever done. lol
can’t really go to one because the lotr trilogy is still top for me.
My Neighbor Totoro
Gut reaction. Fear and Loathing. Just a perfect movie. It is pretty faithful to the book, Depp gives an amazing performance so close to the real Hunter it is spooky and the whole thing is just perfect in every way.
Depp was actually really good friends with Thompson and lived with hunter for a few years before the filming of the movie so he was kinda the perfect person to cast.
I was always “This movie is such a typical Terry Gilliam piece” thinking the book would be so different. But nope! Terry Gilliam was just the perfect match for that book.
Moonrise kingdom but it’s hard to pick one.
Gotta be The Matrix (1999). It blew my mind with the action when I saw it as a teenager, it continued blowing my mind with the philosophical and existential ideas when I started understanding those as an adult, and now it’s the ultimate comfort watch for me.
The two sequels have a special place in my heart too.
I actually saw it for the first time when they did the re-release in theatres. I couldn’t believe I had been sleeping on it.
I am still thinking that the Matrix is about Capitalism and bigotry. Once you understand that you don’t have to follow their rules, you have much more freedom.
