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Can you give examples of really good films of the past/recent past?

hunter-gatherer 6y ago
Not OP, but I just recently watched Dances with Wolves a week or so ago and had almost an identical thought to what OP posted. I have some modern favorites of course, but it seems like I enjoy my modern favorites because it is a "mental tease". They don't really illicit emotional connections though. However, it is totally possible I'm just watching the wrong movies. Some modern favorites are the new Blade Runner, Ex Machina.... there is a big list. There are of course exceptions. I also recently watched 1917 and I thought that was one of the best films I'd ever seen. In addition to being an action film it definitely felt emotional.
camjohnson26 6y ago
Some of my favorites from pre 2000 are Amadeus, Paths of Glory, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Gattaca, Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, Trainspotting, The Elephant Man, and The Night of the Hunter
magicalhippo 6y ago
Not op but I'll throw in some that I've really enjoyed and that made me go "hmmmm", roughly ordered by year The Double Life of Véronique (1991) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1600-la-double-vie-de-v-ronique https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1600-la-double-vie-de-v-ron... Strange Days (1995) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/281-strange-days https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/281-strange-days Upstream Color (2013) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145197-upstream-color https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145197-upstream-color Under the Skin (2013) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/97370-under-the-skin https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/97370-under-the-skin The One I Love (2014) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/242090-the-one-i-love https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/242090-the-one-i-love Welcome the Stranger (2018) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/413852-welcome-the-stranger https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/413852-welcome-the-stranger Segfault (2018) (the less you know the better) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/463594-segfault https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/463594-segfault Possessor (2020) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/435615-possessor https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/435615-possessor

Not OP, but I just recently watched Dances with Wolves a week or so ago and had almost an identical thought to what OP posted. I have some modern favorites of course, but it seems like I enjoy my modern favorites because it is a "mental tease". They don't really illicit emotional connections though. However, it is totally possible I'm just watching the wrong movies. Some modern favorites are the new Blade Runner, Ex Machina.... there is a big list. There are of course exceptions. I also recently watched 1917 and I thought that was one of the best films I'd ever seen. In addition to being an action film it definitely felt emotional.

camjohnson26 6y ago

Some of my favorites from pre 2000 are Amadeus, Paths of Glory, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Gattaca, Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, Trainspotting, The Elephant Man, and The Night of the Hunter

magicalhippo 6y ago

Not op but I'll throw in some that I've really enjoyed and that made me go "hmmmm", roughly ordered by year The Double Life of Véronique (1991) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1600-la-double-vie-de-v-ronique https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1600-la-double-vie-de-v-ron... Strange Days (1995) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/281-strange-days https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/281-strange-days Upstream Color (2013) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145197-upstream-color https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145197-upstream-color Under the Skin (2013) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/97370-under-the-skin https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/97370-under-the-skin The One I Love (2014) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/242090-the-one-i-love https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/242090-the-one-i-love Welcome the Stranger (2018) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/413852-welcome-the-stranger https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/413852-welcome-the-stranger Segfault (2018) (the less you know the better) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/463594-segfault https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/463594-segfault Possessor (2020) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/435615-possessor https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/435615-possessor