Movies

Aside from music, movies might be some of my favorite things in the world. Film is a medium where the intellect of an author and the passion of an actor run head-on into each other to create something amazing. I love movies that make you think, not in the way a spy thriller with all of its twists and turns or a historical movie with all of its facts and allusions make you think, but movies that produce a truly cathartic experience for the viewer. I could name hundreds of movies that I like. I recently attempted to make a top five favorite movies list on one Facebook application or another and I simply couldn't do it. I'm going to try again and explain why I chose each of the movies.

1) Fight Club- The story of a man coming to self awareness. Not to mention the awesome fight scenes. I love the way Edward Norton's character doesn't have a name. How can he when he doesn't know who he his.
2) Requiem for a Dream- this movie left me feeling absolutely numb. I literally stared at the TV for ten minutes after the movie was over. Addiction isn't relegated to drugs and it can drive people crazy.
3) There Will Be Blood- well, it has Daniel Day Lewis in it, so it's going to be emotionally intense. I like it because it shows that human nature can take you to and over the top, but that a uni-faceted nature will quickly take you over the top
4)The Big Lebowski- Cohen brothers, enough said. I like this movie because you can pretty much make it mean anything, which also means it can mean nothing. I like to think that its an allegory of US foreign policy in the 90's with the Dude being the new government, Walter representing the governmental hangover from Vietnam, and Donnie representing the American public.
5) Animal House- there's really no deep meaning here, and that's what I love about it. Sometimes its refreshing to watch a movie that just "is".

So, there you go.

Much Love,

Nate