Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Seven Minute Blog: Movies that make me emotional

I have seven minutes to write a blog, and what you're going to get is a list of movies that make me emotional. It's not a top five or top ten, because I don't have the kind of time I'd need to prioritize. So here are the ones that occur to me right now:

  • Once
    This movie is stark, raving humanity. Two people broken down by life happening to them, struggling to find a way in general life. There's romantic tension between the two leads, who don't even have names in the film, but as the tension between the two of them builds to a head, you discover that the tension is actually not between the two of them, but between them and their lost loves in the past. Also, it's a non-conventional musical, and the music is outstanding.

  • The Graduate
    I just really identified with Ben Braddock when I was in my early twenties. And Anne Bancroft planted the seed of America's current cougar obsession.

  • My Neighbor Totoro
    Miyazaki has this ability to synthesize complex social commentary and existentialist angst
    into stunning fanatasies that mesmerize.
All right, my time is up. I've actually written for ten minutes instead of seven, so I broke my own rule.