It takes a man to admit when something as trivial as a film as got to him emotionally and it takes a fantastic filmmaker to be able to make that happen and here are the 8 films I remember affecting me emotionally sometimes a full on sob other times just moist eyes but these are films I consider resonating emotional masterpieces.
1The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter is the only war film that encapsulates post, pre, and during the vietnam war and how it changes people, it's known for being long and slow but that aspect just helps you to know, and truly know the family and friends of the people affected by the war as you would your own in the exact situation...the feeling of 'coming home' after the war has never been so earth shatteringly emotional than in any other film. The less said about "The Deer Hunter" the better, I did a review of this film in an earlier blog when I bought the blu-ray...if you haven't seen the movie, or haven't seen it recently, get yourself a nice meal take a few hours and let the brilliant performances, slow pacing, and masterful cinematography wash over you completely. This film is an epic. This film is an emotional feast if you let it take you right.
The Deer Hunter is the only war film that encapsulates post, pre, and during the vietnam war and how it changes people, it's known for being long and slow but that aspect just helps you to know, and truly know the family and friends of the people affected by the war as you would your own in the exact situation...the feeling of 'coming home' after the war has never been so earth shatteringly emotional than in any other film. The less said about "The Deer Hunter" the better, I did a review of this film in an earlier blog when I bought the blu-ray...if you haven't seen the movie, or haven't seen it recently, get yourself a nice meal take a few hours and let the brilliant performances, slow pacing, and masterful cinematography wash over you completely. This film is an epic. This film is an emotional feast if you let it take you right.
2 The Grave of the Fireflies - Roger here spells this film out much better than I could.
3 Shindler's List - nuff said.
4 The Wrestler
This film on a personal level reminds me of someone very specific in my life. (Though much different than this character.) So I'm not going to elaborate more on this.
5 All that Jazz (Maybe spoilers)
If you know me you already know this is one of my all time favorite films. And if you haven't seen it you can't judge it. This film is about a man facing his own death and dealing with it in a dreamlike hallucinogenic dream state. It's about a man reflecting on the mistakes he's made and laughing about them and dancing with them. I think this film is a masterpiece.
If you know me you already know this is one of my all time favorite films. And if you haven't seen it you can't judge it. This film is about a man facing his own death and dealing with it in a dreamlike hallucinogenic dream state. It's about a man reflecting on the mistakes he's made and laughing about them and dancing with them. I think this film is a masterpiece.
6 The Men Behind the Sun (*Warning clip contains scary things*)
This is not the best made film on the list by far, it may in fact be the crudest. But it's brutal and about something real that happened in Japan during WWII at a place called 731 (look it up if you want to) A lab where Chinese and Russians were used as human guinea pigs to test various diseases and even performed vivisections (that's a dissection while a person is still alive) in order to study these diseases affects on a living human body. The subject matter brings me to tears that humans can be so dehumanized.
7 The Dead Poets Society
The ending of this movie is so real, human, poetic, and palpable to me. Robin plays this so human like a truly vibrant and loving teacher. I love poetry and art, that's why I work in the entertainment business, and this film encapsulates that youthful spirit I had toward it in high school. 'How do you make the girls swoon?' With poetry.
This is simply put one of the best coming of age films ever made.
The ending of this movie is so real, human, poetic, and palpable to me. Robin plays this so human like a truly vibrant and loving teacher. I love poetry and art, that's why I work in the entertainment business, and this film encapsulates that youthful spirit I had toward it in high school. 'How do you make the girls swoon?' With poetry.
This is simply put one of the best coming of age films ever made.
8 Midnight Cowboy
If this film doesn't get to you on some emotional level...you may not have emotions. Midnight Cowboy is the only X or Unrated as such film to win Best Picture and it is a cinema classic and for my money a masterpiece. It's about a young man who comes to New York City to become a male prostitute (Voight) and he befriends a lowlife named Rizzo (Hoffman) who acts like his pimp, though mostly they just chat about life, sneak into parties, live a little, love a little, and learn to grow up. In the beginning they have their fights, their troubles, and then become great films. This is a must see for every cinefile.
If this film doesn't get to you on some emotional level...you may not have emotions. Midnight Cowboy is the only X or Unrated as such film to win Best Picture and it is a cinema classic and for my money a masterpiece. It's about a young man who comes to New York City to become a male prostitute (Voight) and he befriends a lowlife named Rizzo (Hoffman) who acts like his pimp, though mostly they just chat about life, sneak into parties, live a little, love a little, and learn to grow up. In the beginning they have their fights, their troubles, and then become great films. This is a must see for every cinefile.
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