Because I Love Movies and Because I Love Lists of Them

My friends always demand that I make a list of my favorite films of the year, and I typically do, but this year I felt  that, because I hadn't been able to see a lot of them and because (to be honest) the few that I did see barely ever got past the "eh, that was alright" level of admiration, I never did.

But hey, I finally made one now, on a blog that can be seen by more than just them (but probably won't) and this is in no order (except the last one is my favorite because that's where you're supposed to put your favorite. At the bottom.). I usually don't recommend anything to anyone when it's not asked for because who really cares, but whatever, I recommend these.



Midnight in Paris - Featuring characters like, Earnest Hemingway, The Fitzgeralds, and Owen Wilson as Woody Allen, because of course he is.

Insidious - It's a haunted house movie that turns into a possession movie that turns into an...astral projection movie? Scared me in ways that weren't just cheap jump scares, (and there are jump scares, but far from cheap), but through images and just creepiness.





The Future - I hope this is still in Redbox. Very surreal look at the fears of being stuck in a mid-life crisis (which, with the way I described it, probably make it sound really lame and boring).

Hannah - Just really fun and looks great. Some people (my dad) can't get over the fact that there is a small girl crushing stronger older men, but I think they miss the point that the whole thing is supposed to be a techno-y fairy tale.



The Tree of Life - While on seeing it a second time and thinking the second half really drags, I still think the first hour is probably the best thing to come out in years. Seriously a poem caught on film. A lot of people call it ambitious, but I'd rather just call it Malickian.

The Muppets - That is me, pictured on the left, as I watch The Muppets for the first time.















Drive - While I'm not as crazy about it as some people are (I think the story is actually pretty bland) and I'm in the camp that thinks it blew its load in the first ten minutes, I can't deny it has a strong style that I really love and is extremely well made.

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - I was stunned that I actually felt like there were stakes in this one. To me, there were about zero stakes in the previous 7 movies. But the fact that I was legitimately excited/thrilled/worried/tense during this movie says a lot. Maybe having the final battle take up about an hour and a half helped that. Another surprisingly fun one.

Beginners - My favorite film of the year. About how different generations go about life/love/relationships. Also relationships during depression. Some of my favorite movies ever deal with human connection (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (...that last one was a joke, but I do like it)), and this one probably deserves to be among them (I won't commit it to that status yet. I only saw it two months ago).