I kind of feel like I'm on a role lately. 2011 has been very good to me so far. With that said it's only been what four days so stay tuned for the agony of defeat that is my life. But with all of that out of the way let's talk TOP 5's again. This time I want to talk about the top 5 movies that change my life. Now really this is a slippery slope for me because lets face it I'm in love with movies, and every time I see one my life is altered just a bit. With that said let me do my best to pick out 5. And really in no particular order.
1. CHASING AMY- I put this first because I tend to be a little long winded in my blogs at the beginning and I want to make sure this movie gets it's due, because this is one hell of a great movie. I mean in general KEVIN SMITH is one of my idols, the man makes independent movies for my generation and his "voice" is one that I really can relate to. But this movie it has everything, and when I say everything that is exactly what I mean. Dick and fart jokes, lesbians, the relationship between best friends, and most importantly BEN AFFLECK. This really is a great little romantic dramedy. And it touches on things that are really key in every relationship but it does it in such a way that just hits home with me. I mean what other movie are you going to see that has a line like "all any woman needs is some seriously deep dicking."
2. CLOSER- This movie really could be the most important of them all. This movie might in fact be the reason that any of you even get the chance to read this blog. Because the very second that this movie was done I knew. I knew that I wanted to be a writer, to be apart of the created process of telling stories, because this story forever changed me. I remember everything about the first time I watched it and I remember how much the dialogue really hit home to me, in such a way that no other movie really had before. And one of the most beautiful thing about this movie is that its simplicity allows just a straight forward story to be told. There are no bells and whistles in this movie, just great story telling and great acting. I even remember that this movie was like the first movie that I can remember wanting to share with people. Like I had to take people to see it so I could see their reactions to it.
3. STAR WARS- I know that i didn't name any particular episode of the saga, and really that is for good reason, because I just think of it all as just one complete story. I mean I can still remember waking up on Christmas morning every year and watching A NEW HOPE with my dad. What a great memory for a kid, and that is what STAR WARS did for me. It gave me so many great memories of just being out in my backyard having imaginary light saber fights. I wanted so bad to be a Jedi Knight and to tell you the truth I really still do, only now I kind of wouldn't mind falling to the dark side.
4. GOOD WILL HUNTING- This movie is special to me because it was a movie that my dad sat me down to watch when I was 14 and he really talked to me about the movie. Now when I was 14 I liked the movie okay, and after it was over me and my dad sat there and talked about it, and really I thought nothing of it, but then upon viewing it years later it really all came together for me. And I love it that much more. It's a movie that no matter where I am in life whenever it's on I'll always watch it and it will always remind me of my father. So in this really strange way my father will be immortal to me through this movie, which is another great thing about movies.
5. CHUNGKING EXPRESS- This movie I pretty much guarantee none of you out there have ever seen it, and it might seem to be a bit of a random choice, but I think this movie came along in my life at just the right time. It is a foreign film by a director of the name of WONG KAR-WAI and it is absolutely amazing. This movie is one of the reason that I love foreign film. Most of you out there will never see this because like so many out there you all hate to read subtitles, but let me just say that you are missing out on something wonderful. WONG KAR-WAI has this way about him that just makes the most ordinary of things just look beautiful, and this movie has that all the way through it. It is filmed as two separate one hour stories and each story is very powerful. I love this movie and because of it I love so many others... CITY OF GOD, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, PARIS, JE T'AIME just to name a few.
So there it is, there is my life changing movies list. hope you enjoyed reading it, who am I kidding I don't give a shit if you enjoyed it or not cause I enjoyed writing it. If you're out there reading this let me know what movies have changed your life.
Until next time folks, Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
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