Today is day 22 of HiveBloPoMo, and I think I have managed to create something on 18 of those days... not perfect, but not a complete flop, either.
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Today's writing prompt is "Write About your 4 fave movies for Movie Monday." So I'll try to follow through with something along those lines... although limiting it to just four will be impossible!
Yes, I'm Into Movies...
But generally, they are not the big "popular" blockbusters, although I was very impressed with the recent release of "Dune."
Have I see all the Star Wars movies; all the Star Trek movies; all the Harry Potter movies? Sure! But none of them have a snowball's chance in hell of making it into my personal top-10, let alone top four.
So, I'm just sort of going to go down the list of films that stick in my mind, and have for a long time.
These are in no particular order...
The Fifth Element
No movie list of mine would ever be complete without the somewhat campy Sci-Fi epic The Fifth Element from 1997. In many ways, it's director Luc Besson at his finest, taking something and going over the top with it.
But it's not just entertaining eye candy, part of what "makes it" for me is the deeper message that love IS the answer.
But humanity can be a pretty dark place, sometimes...
Off The Map
This was an odd little Indie gem; Off The Map (not the series!) wasn't really "about" much of anything, and yet it took on the topics of severe depression, crisis of purpose... and how "a little" can sometimes be a lot more meaningful than "a lot."
It's one of those movies where you come away thinking about life... and in some way changed for having watched. Always a fan of director Campbell Scott.
Filmed on location in New Mexico's high country, the landscape is also one of the main "stars" of the film.
The Fall
This is another beautifully surreal piece of eye candy; The Fall from 2006 is one of those films where you're not entirely sure what's real, and what's not.
I have probably seen it more than a dozen times, and never grow tired of it.
In a sense it is the story of where fantasy and a lively imagination intersect... very hard to describe.
Lost in Translation
I suppose we all have movies we relate to in some ways; 2003's Lost in Translation is such a movie for me... for a couple of reasons.
Like many of my favorite movies, this one is not really "about" anything... but it delves into the human experience in a very quiet way... the ways we so often feel most and out of place; and then the way we sometimes manage to make it through our days thanks to unlikely connections.
Fall
Not to be confused with the preceding, 1997's Fall is indie director Eric Scheaffer's at times rough, occasionally brutal, yet mostly poetic and lyrical exploration of love "that cannot exist."
It tends to bring out strong feelings in people; often loved by maudlin poets and dreamers, loathed by life's dedicated realists.
Great soundtrack, as well... and includes many really beautiful poetic narratives.
The Thin Red Line
I don't actually like "war movies," but the 1998 film The Thin Red Line isn't really a war movie... even though it is.
Perfectionist director Terrence Malick uses "war" (in this case, WWII's Battle of Guadalcanal) as a sort of "wrapper" to explore the human psyche and our motivations.
The movie has "a cast of thousands," including Nick Nolte, John Travolta, Woody Harrelson, Jon Cusack, Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, George Clooney, Nick Nolte and many other stars of the time.
Once again, this is another movie in which the land itself is also a star.
Blade Runner
I'll round this out with another Sci-fi favorite... undoubtedly director Ridley Scott's masterpiece. Blade Runner broke some interesting ground in portraying a rather dystopian future, yet didn't go overboard in the treatment of such a world.
We're also pushed to consider AI ("replicants", in the movie) as something other than "evil robots," at the time a whole new idea.
It's another one of those films I never get tired of watching.
There are a few "honorable mentions" here, as well: Ghost World, Still Breathing, Waking Life, What Dreams May Come, Map of the Human Heart, The English Patient, Before We Go.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week ahead!
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I haven't seen any of these 🤦🏾♂️...
I've tried watching Lost in Translation but I'm not sure I finished it.
The Fifth Element and Blade Runner are definitely on my list somewhere so there is hope 😀
Thanks for stopping by; have fun watching movies!
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