Buy:Buttmunker
12-22-02, 11:10 AM
Everybody has an opinion, and not all opinions are shared by the majority. However, when a majority agrees on an opinion - well, that means something.
What makes a film "perfect?" Character development? Script? Direction? Performer? All of the above? Certainly. In this thread, my goal is to weed out personal favorite from a genuinely perfect motion picture. The personal favorite film is a biased opinion - it could hold a special memory for a person due to where the film was viewed, or a special period in a person's life, or age, or whatever. Has no basis on whether the film is truly perfect. It may be perfect to a person due to the above reasons, which would make it perfect just for them. Therefore, a personal favorite.
Not to be confused with a perfect film.
The chief reason to what makes a film perfect to me: the way it makes me feel. If a film manages to move me, to stir my emotions, then it is affecting me. I feel a film should do something to the viewer, whether it allows them to feel happy or sad, or whether it manages to make you think about it long after the film has concluded. Ever walk out of the theater still thinking about something in the film? That's what I'm talking about.
A perfect film is always revisited - much like a perfect book - and you still manage to enjoy the film almost as much, if not more, than the first time you saw it.
1) "The Godfather" 1972
This film is perfect because it combines great characters with a great script. You have a sense of Vito Corleone's (Marlon Brando) subtle yet powerful presence; you view eldest son Sonny (James Caan) as a hot-head but also see his human side - the side that causes genuine grief at his demise; you see the transformation of youngest son Michael go from innocence to corruption.
The death of Sonny is always a regretable scene - a truly exceptional supporting character where he dominates the scenes he plays in, and we really miss him when he is no longer around. Like a real death in the family.
2) "Rocky" 1976
The #1 all-time "Feel Good" movie.
A loser who beat the odds and became a winner. A rags-to-riches story of a undereducated poor kid with the spirit, ambition, and drive to overcome his shortcomings and to go beyond even his own expectations.
This film can inspire anybody to do better in their lives. A rare film where you can go into the theater feeling low, and you leave the theater feeling good.
What makes a film "perfect?" Character development? Script? Direction? Performer? All of the above? Certainly. In this thread, my goal is to weed out personal favorite from a genuinely perfect motion picture. The personal favorite film is a biased opinion - it could hold a special memory for a person due to where the film was viewed, or a special period in a person's life, or age, or whatever. Has no basis on whether the film is truly perfect. It may be perfect to a person due to the above reasons, which would make it perfect just for them. Therefore, a personal favorite.
Not to be confused with a perfect film.
The chief reason to what makes a film perfect to me: the way it makes me feel. If a film manages to move me, to stir my emotions, then it is affecting me. I feel a film should do something to the viewer, whether it allows them to feel happy or sad, or whether it manages to make you think about it long after the film has concluded. Ever walk out of the theater still thinking about something in the film? That's what I'm talking about.
A perfect film is always revisited - much like a perfect book - and you still manage to enjoy the film almost as much, if not more, than the first time you saw it.
1) "The Godfather" 1972
This film is perfect because it combines great characters with a great script. You have a sense of Vito Corleone's (Marlon Brando) subtle yet powerful presence; you view eldest son Sonny (James Caan) as a hot-head but also see his human side - the side that causes genuine grief at his demise; you see the transformation of youngest son Michael go from innocence to corruption.
The death of Sonny is always a regretable scene - a truly exceptional supporting character where he dominates the scenes he plays in, and we really miss him when he is no longer around. Like a real death in the family.
2) "Rocky" 1976
The #1 all-time "Feel Good" movie.
A loser who beat the odds and became a winner. A rags-to-riches story of a undereducated poor kid with the spirit, ambition, and drive to overcome his shortcomings and to go beyond even his own expectations.
This film can inspire anybody to do better in their lives. A rare film where you can go into the theater feeling low, and you leave the theater feeling good.