Christopher Nolan is a very versatile director. He is both a skilled action director and an able character developer. Nolan's movies also have a deep moral undertone and plenty of substance. The Dark Knight is the best Batman movie ever made. The entire cast (Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman) makes a quality work. However, Heath Ledger's performance as Joker is completely on its own level. It's transcendent. It cannot be explained but must be seen and experienced.
La Strada
La Strada is Federico Fellini's best movie. It
tells about an itinerant circus. Anthony Quinn plays Zampano, the
strongman of circus, Giulietta Masina plays Gelsomina, Zampano's
simple and submissive concubine, and Richard Basehart plays the
clown Matteo. La Strada tells about the importance of love and
empathy. The movie is very touching. Of all Fellini's movies it
is the simplest, easiest to understand, and the best.
Terminator 2 - Judgment Day is the best action movie ever made. The principal characters are Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator T-800), Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick (Terminator T-1000) and Linda Hamilton. The movie is directed by James Cameron. Terminator 2 - Judgment Day won four Academy Awards for special effects and Arnold Schwarzenegger made best role of his acting career as a taciturn T-800 terminator.
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (directed by Sofia Coppola) is a very special movie. It has no storyline in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, it resembles structurally rather a poem or a dream. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a middle-aged actor, whose career is in decline. During filming of a whiskey advertisement in Tokyo, he becomes acquainted with the young Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson). The movie deals with such themes as one´s own identity, loneliness, aging, and the possibility of a new love. Its atmosphere is reflective. Bill Murray makes a memorable role as Bob Harris. Lost in Translation speaks to its viewers in a very touching and subtle way.
Witness
Witness is an Australian movie director´s Peter Weir's best movie. Harrison Ford is a Philadelphia police detective John Book and Kelly McGillis is Rachel, a young widow who belongs to an Amish-sect. The Witness describes the romance, which develops between John Book and Rachel. It is also a description of the difference between the Amish-sect and the outside world. The Amish-sect is naive, honest and non-violent, the outside world is violent and immoral. Witness is a great movie. Its direction, cinematography and quality of actor´s work are all at a very high level.
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ (directed by Mel Gibson) deals with the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The movie dialogue is spoken in Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew. In the garden of Gethsemane Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) betrays Jesus (James Caviezel). The Judean governor Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov) condemns Jesus to death by crucifixion. Jesus is brutally beaten and forced to carry his own cross to Golgotha, where he is crucified. The Passion of the Christ is an extremely brutal and violent movie. It is also extremely impressive, fascinating, dreamlike, and has an ability to silence its viewers. The cinematography and its colors were modelled after the paintings of an Italian painter Caravaggio. The Passion of the Christ is Mel Gibson's personal confession of faith- an impressive confession.
Silece of the lambs
Jodie Foster plays an FBI agent Clarice Starling, whose task is to catch a serial killer called Buffalo Billiksi. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) gives Sterling the task to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Hannibal Lecter is a captured serial killer who has a psychiatrist's education. Jack Crawford believes that Hannibal Lecter is able to help to catch Buffalo Bill. Silence of the Lambs is an extremely well-made movie. Anthony Hopkins "is" Hannibal Lecter. Jodie Foster is also convincing. The downside of the Silence of the lambs is its own genre. Several of its scenes are deeply shocking.
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (directed by Peter Jackson) is the first and the best part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. A lot of money and talent were spent in making this movie. And not in vain because the result is worth the investment. The choice of actors for different roles was very successful: Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Christopher Lee as Saruman, Ian Holm as Bilbo, etc. The whole production is characterized by quality and craftsmanship. Everything looks and feels right and genuine. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring is a perfect fantasy movie.
The Birds
The Birds is based on Daphne du Maurier's novel of the same name. The movie takes place at Bodaga Bay, near San Francisco. The main characters are Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) and Mitch Brenner´s ex-girlfriend Annie Hayworth (Suzanne Pleshette). Suddenly the birds at the region begin to act aggressively towards people. The attacks escalate and in the end Mitch Brenner, his mother, Melanie Daniels and the daughter of Annie Hayworth escape by car from Bodaga Bay. Honor to whom honor belongs. Hitchcock was a masterful creator of suspense. The Birds includes several classic movie scenes.
Days of heaven
Days of heaven (directed by Terrence Malick) is
considered by some cinema experts as "the world's best movie". In
this case, the claim is well founded, as Days of heaven is a
magnificent movie. The movie is set in 1916. Bill (Richard Gere),
a Chigago steelworker, is forced to flee with his little sister
Linda (Linda Manz) and girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) after
having a fatal conflict with his superior. They end up at a farm
owned by a farmer played by Sam Shepard. Things end up with a
love triangle between Bill, the farmer and Abby. Days of heaven
is a masterpiece.
