After Life

[leadfill]

So as I'm sure everyone knows, I'm a film student. I like to watch a lot of movies because you never know what will inspire you when you least expect it. A lot of times, I'll see a movie that I like and that I'm glad that I saw. Something that I often say about these films though, is "but it didn't change my life". That might sound a little

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[leadfill]

I phrased that poorly. I meant 'the bottom of my top 10'. I'll fix that.

[sonatanator]

I adore this film. I've also seen Nobody Knows, which has that same heartbreaking quietness to it, though more grim (it's about several children who are in an apartment, but the landlord would only rent it to the mother if she had one, so they all have to remain quiet and indoors, and the mother basically abandons them).

I often wonder about top ten lists, and why people tend to really exclusively rank recent films. Is it because people don't see a lot of older films, or really value novelty or action or something that modern films do more heavily?

[leadfill]

I've seen my share of older films (some by choice and many, many were seen in history of narrative cinema classes).

Personally, when I see an old film, a real classic, I can appreciate it for its cultural and technical significance and I can usually see what makes it a real classic. Even films like Battleship Potemkin and Birth of a Nation - not the kind of films that you'd want to toss into the dvd player, pop some corn, and spend your saturday night with - have their place in the historical significance of cinema.
What I think keeps these films out of most people's ranks of 'favorite films' or in my case 'the films that changed my life' is relatability. When I watch a film, any film, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this, I place myself into the minds of the characters and try know how I would feel if I were in their situation. Something like Cloverfield, for example - I love that movie, but it didn't "change my life". It's exciting and action packed, but I can't relate to the situation. But then, in the case of What

[leadfill]

This is definitely a good one.

[toastednut]

no city of lost children or the science of sleep?

[toastednut]

feh that's what i get for scanning my flist.

[leadfill]

City of Lost Children is great. Maybe in my top 11 - 15. ;)
Science of Sleep didn't really do too much for me. Unless you count full frontal nudity of Gael Garcia Bernal, of course. haha.

[greekphilosophy]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way about What Dreams May Come. Sobbing. Crying. Baby. Every. Time.