Jul '23
As a film buff, I wanted to collect all the classics. Cinematic achievements, good performances, groundbreaking for this or that reason. It seemed a doable task because there weren't nearly as many being released as there are today. I can't keep up with all the shit that comes out now.
I still support my local movie theater because I'm a sucker. I see movies. And while I see movies I like, will I ever see a movie that moves me? Have all the stories been told? Has technology made it too easy for people to generate this content on the fly to the point where it means nothing?
We all grew up with a slew of movies that we have an irrational sentimentality toward. Nostalgia turns these movies into your friends, always there to cheer you up. Do you think there will ever be another movie made that can land on your all-time favorites list? Or are you set in stone at this point?
I still support my local movie theater because I'm a sucker. I see movies. And while I see movies I like, will I ever see a movie that moves me? Have all the stories been told? Has technology made it too easy for people to generate this content on the fly to the point where it means nothing?
We all grew up with a slew of movies that we have an irrational sentimentality toward. Nostalgia turns these movies into your friends, always there to cheer you up. Do you think there will ever be another movie made that can land on your all-time favorites list? Or are you set in stone at this point?
A great movie that can move me? Not from a major studio, that's for sure. Independent, maybe.