We should just accept that whatever anyone puts on their "must see" list is up to personal discretion and, when asked of a director, is going to say more about

We should just accept that whatever anyone puts on their "must see" list is up to personal discretion and, when asked of a director, is going to say more about the director's viewpoint and formative experiences than anything else. If one wants to see "all the great films", I suggest focusing on specific genres/languages/formats one at a time rather than an uncategorized "top 10/20/87/100...".