frenchy

What films, if any, that have come out so far this decade do you think will stand the test of time and be looked at as "classics?" I was just kind of thinking about how some movies, no matter how much time goes by, people recognize themes, quotes or characters from them. Do we have any movies of the last few years that you think will be relevant in ten or twenty years?

Hiro11

Royal Tenenbaums
Lost in Translation
Spirited Away
LOTR

Dah-Dee

Possibilities:

2000:
Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001:
Memento
Black Hawk Down
LOTR:FOTR

2002:
Adaptation
LOTR: TT
Gangs of New York

wendersfan

Werckmeister Harmonies
In the Mood for Love
The Son

Maybe one or two others.

Cygnet74

George Washington
In The Mood For Love
Lilya 4-ever
The Son
Uzak
Gerry
All or Nothing
Before Sunset

Randy Miller III

Outside of what's already been said, I'd nominate Hero, The Return and maybe even Mulholland Dr., but I'm sure there's plenty more I can't think of right now.

Shannon Nutt

Boy, that's a good question...I don't know that ANY movies that have been released this decade will be considered classics 10 to 20 years from now. And for those of you thinking LOTR, think again...that rose has already lost some of its bloom...it certainly won't be remembered 20 years from now like the original Star Wars trilogy is. Heck, other than fanboys and those who are really into sci-fi/fantasy, it's already been forgotten.

I'll have to go with Shrek and Finding Nemo...only because popular animated films have a way of hanging around in people's memories many years later.

Million Dollar Baby has a good shot of being remembered - only because few films sweep the major categories like it did - the last movie to pick up two acting awards AND Best Director AND Best Picture was Silence of the Lambs. Plus, this may be one of Clint's last "hurrahs" - so depending on whether he wins any more awards or not, this one might be remembered quite well.

nightmaster

I think Kill Bill will hold up as a cult classic down the road. I'm sure there are others that don't immediately come to mind. Cast Away is a possibility. I agree that Million Dollar Baby may hold up for many years as well, obviously because of the cast and because it's a good case of storytelling in film.

Out of curiousity, are there any threads pertaining to this query for the movies of the 90's?

Spanky BananaPants

I'm pretty sure Team America: World Police will stand the test of time.

And Lost In Translation too.

Cygnet74

what's that?

OldBoy

"Kill Bill vol. 1 and vol. 2"

The Ferret

Oh I beg to differ! I think the LOTR movies are the Indiana Jones/Star Wars of today. Obviously they didn't reach the height of Star Wars, but it's in the same vein. They won't die out I don't think.

I guess it's worth noting i'm not a fanboy who can't come to terms with reality, but I do enjoy the movies.

nightmaster

An opinion

William Fuld

I think there are several, but the most obvious is The Passion of the Christ.

jaeufraser

I think you're projecting your opinion on the audience at large, and don't think it really is accurate. These films are quite loved, and I think they will be for quite some time. I'd say it's rather naive and foolish to believe that only fanboys still enjoy LoTR, unless you consider a whole hell of a lot of people fanboys.

scott shelton

Lordy, if you ever want to wager money on your selections, I'll take that action.

Third Baseman

Catwoman

mwj

Pirates of the Carribbean
Collateral
Spartan
Spiderman 2
The LoTR movies
Pixar's movies
Almost Famous
Memento
Black Hawk Down

Cygnet74

i'm confidant that their themes will be just as relevant in twenty years as they are today. quotability isn't a reliable indicator for a "classic". you don't hear anyone quoting bergman films do you? i think a film's unique innovations and its potential to influence future generations of filmmakers will determine its status in film history.

mikeporter

Amelie
Battle Royale
Black Hawk Down
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Donnie Darko
Equilibrium
Gladiator
Hero
House of Flying Daggers
LOTR FOTR
LOTR TTT
LOTR ROTK
Memento
Spirited Away

wendersfan

I didn't care much for George Washington and I haven't seen the Moodyson film, but every other movie on cygnet's list blows away every other movie mentioned so far in this thread (except for Werckmeister, which I'm assuming he just hasn't seen yet.)

In other words, I'll take your action.

Dah-Dee

More possibilities:

2003:
Seabiscuit
LOTR: ROTK

2004:
Million Dollar Baby
The Aviator

Cygnet74

i haven't seen anything by Bela Tarr. something I should quickly remedy, I'm sure.

Corvin

I think to properly answer this thread's question, it is necessary to ask, "By whom will what films be remembered?"

If we're simply talking about films that will be rented/bought/watched by the vast majority of the population in the future, I have to disagree with both you and Cygnet74. The themes may be just as relevant, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will be "remembered" and watched by future audiences, and by extension that the films will "stand the test of time." This is assuming that "remembering" is synonymous with "standing the test of time."

In short, I think the lists wendersfan and Cygnet are creating are intended for a vastly difference audience than the rest of the posters. Thus the question, "By whom will what films be remembered?"

Terrell

All films stand the test of time to some degree. As long as they're still shown on TV and as long as they're still watched, they've stood the test of time at least to a degree. Now, whether they'll be considered classics, that's a different question entirely.

As for some of the choices here, a lot of you seem to be throwing around films that don't have a chance in hell of being remembered as classics, and aren't even considered classics by today's standards. You can't throw the word classic around to easily. I sort of agree with Shannon, in that I don't believe any of the films released in the year 2000-present, will be remember as classics the way some older films of the 70s and earlier are. Only time will tell. Since I don't have a clue, I won't even venture a guess.