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What new films would you INSIST are masterpieces?
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crabra comander
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Munich.
No Country For Old Men...
Just saw I already posted...at least I'm consistent :lol
Trying to keep it in the 2000's.
Shutter Island. End of Watch. Have to agree, Children of Men was amazing.
Up and Wall-E
No Country For Old Men...
Just saw I already posted...at least I'm consistent :lol
Trying to keep it in the 2000's.
Shutter Island. End of Watch. Have to agree, Children of Men was amazing.
Up and Wall-E
I would like to add House of the Dead.
What? It is a masterpiece!
A masterpiece of HOW NOT TO DO A MOVIE!
What? It is a masterpiece!
A masterpiece of HOW NOT TO DO A MOVIE!
NoTsOsErIoUs
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I felt the biggest problem with this film was that anyone with half their eye on the ball could spot the major plot twist that the whole film hinges on in the first five minutes.
The performances in the opening scenes were so telegraphed it was painful.
In the end all the audience has to do is sit through the details of how it came to pass. An experience that personally left me unfulfilled.
As for modern masterpieces, I can foresee one or two Danny Boyle films becoming defined as such by the populace. Personally I think 28 Days later fit's the bill.
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Solo4114
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I think it's really REALLY difficult to say. I mean, certainly I can tell you movies I really like, but as far as what survives in 50 years? I don't know that people will still consume entertainment and movies in particular in the same way 50 years from now. New stuff is released at such a breakneck pace anymore that it's tough for it to really stand out. I suppose that was true in the past, to some degree, but I really think it's difficult to guess at what will still be watched 50 years from now.
Plus, think about all the old movies today....that kids totally ignore. There's a reason why you see all these reboots of films from 20 years ago -- it's because nobody's watching the old versions anymore as kids. So, really, will ANYTHING be watched 50 years from now that's being made today? I'm honestly not so sure.
I think there's also a big difference between "what will be regarded as an artistic masterpiece 50 years from now" (e.g., studied in film school and such), and what will families be watching as "Oh, I loved this movie. I'm gonna make my kids watch it."
I could see where, for example, Brick would be studied in film school as a further development of the film noir genre. But I doubt it'll be a well known classic years from now. Likewise, I could see where, say, Ghostbusters or A Christmas Story would still be watched, not because they're so artistically amazing as films, but because they're "classics" that people grew up with and will want to share with their kids, thus their status as classic films will be transmitted the same way as, say, The Wizard of Oz.
Plus, think about all the old movies today....that kids totally ignore. There's a reason why you see all these reboots of films from 20 years ago -- it's because nobody's watching the old versions anymore as kids. So, really, will ANYTHING be watched 50 years from now that's being made today? I'm honestly not so sure.
I think there's also a big difference between "what will be regarded as an artistic masterpiece 50 years from now" (e.g., studied in film school and such), and what will families be watching as "Oh, I loved this movie. I'm gonna make my kids watch it."
I could see where, for example, Brick would be studied in film school as a further development of the film noir genre. But I doubt it'll be a well known classic years from now. Likewise, I could see where, say, Ghostbusters or A Christmas Story would still be watched, not because they're so artistically amazing as films, but because they're "classics" that people grew up with and will want to share with their kids, thus their status as classic films will be transmitted the same way as, say, The Wizard of Oz.
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