Weekly Discussion: The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Films [via BBC] • Page 6

Lol. This guy thinks someone driving one way and then turning back around to go the other is a nonsensical plot. It's such a simple plot that it can't help but make sense. Nice try though.

Mad Max: Fury Road is, like all of the Mad Max movies, about where home is for all of us. The entire first half of the movie consists of Furiosa and the Wives running away from their home(albeit a messed up one). And yet, the movie's second half is about them going back to fix their broken home, something the titular character never did which makes it resonate even more. See, home isn't some magical utopia far away that you have to get too(like the Green Place that Furiosa mentions). It's right here, where we already live. No matter how messed up it is, it's our job to make it better.

And this isn't even scratching the service of the world building aspects. The aspects like Furiosa's clothing, which is the same type as the Wives(hence, Furiosa used to be a wife of Joe's). Or the visual parallels between Max and Furiosa, not just in this movie, but Mel's Max as well(Furiosa ending the movie with an injured eye is a callback to The Road Warrior for example). Dissecting this movie is a joy.

And yet, you think visuals by themselves aren't enough to tell an interesting and complete story? Some of your comments have been absolutely ridiculous. You actually think that muting the movie and still being able to know what's going on is a negative criticism. Welp, at least we know why you're not a movie critic. You'd be terrible at it. Your arguments aren't really arguments. You don't like the movie because you don't want to like it. That's cool. You do you. But if this was an episode of Movie Fights, I'd have this shit in the bag. Too easy.

 

Let's refrain from any personal attacks here

 

Like I disagree with that dude but also dislike that post a lot

 

You didn't think Fiennes was good in Budapest?

 

Nvm I'm dumb

 

I'm just gonna assume you're trying to get ahead early and make sure the situation doesn't get out of hand. I'll try not to assume that you're implying that I personally attacked him, because I most certainly did not.

 

I mean it's a little of both, but your post was riding a fine line between "I disagree with you" and "your opinion sucks" so let's try to keep it positive here. Threads like these are great because they spur good debate and discussion but as soon as we start insulting people for their opinion, it's not as fun.

 

Every time I see this thread I remember that Borat isn't on this list and I get MAD

 

My wiiiiiiiife

 

High five!

 

Muholland Dr should not be number one. I didn't really look at the rest of the list.

 

Why not? It's not my number 1 (In the Mood for Love) but it's surely deserving of all the praise it receives.

 

Can't say I enjoyed watching it, that was like 11 years ago though. Obviously this is just my opinion.

 

One of my most shameful moments was my "2 star" review of Mulholland Drive many years ago. I did not understand the film at all and completely failed at trying to dissect it.

 

Shame.

 

I had the same reaction when I saw it around 12 years ago. Watched it again last year and appreciated it much more.

 

I own Mulholland and have never watched it. Fight me

 

What films do you guys thing should have made the list? It seems like action/comedy/horror was pretty much left out.

I think Thank you for Smoking, Frailty, NightCrawler, Whiplash, Kickass deserve some more love

 

interstellar. it's the most scientific and logical movie ever.

 

All that obsession with practical effects and minimizing cheap CGI all in service of such forgettable films. Nolan could have had much more impact as a cinematographer or set designer on the set of someone who picks good scripts.

 

Nolan has always been able to bring out great things in actors. But yeah, the same cannot be said about scripts.

 

that script was pure science. and love.

 

So I just saw it and I think I can safely say Toni Erdmann's place on here is fully justified.

 

Jealous

 

Not over the offensive Magic Mike XXL omission