My Top 5 Movies (in no particular order)

I actually really wanted to do this blog but I simply forgot about it. So I'll do it now for the kicks.

1. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

In my opinion, this movie is the perfect description of our generation: one part hipster, one part nerd, all parts awesome. I enjoyed the quick sarcastic banter and the interesting fight scenes. I could say the words to it if I were watching it. Scott Pilgrim has, in a way, become a lifestyle choice for me and my friends back in Virginia. Like we gave each other characters from the movie that we are most like (I'm Kim Pine, the sarcastic dead-pan drummer of Sex bob-omb) So this movie has emotional ties to me that keep me with my friends, and I guess that's why I like it so much.

      2. A Single Man

This movie is Tom Ford's first jump into film and it is beautifully done. I enjoy this movie because, in my opinion, it is a visual masterpiece. Especially knowing the book and seeing it come to movie form (the book is literally the inner machinations of the main character George; his thoughts, feeling, rants, etc.) makes me think that the fashion designer has something in the film industry.

       3. The Women

This is the movie I don't really like to admit to liking, but I somehow end up watching every time it comes on HBO, and I mean every time. Even when I had just finished it, I change to another channel and it's in the middle. I will watch it religiously. It's just this light funny comedy that always has me in stitches when I see it. It made me want to see the play by comparison.

      4. Spirited Away

I couldn't have left this blog post without having something connecting me to my old Otaku (meaning a fan of the anime) ways. Spirited Away is a moving piece of art with several Geo-political and moral messages that everyone should know. If you haven't seen a Miyazaki movie yet you need to, and I do recommend this one (or Kiki's Delivery Service) as a jump into that world.   

      5.  Okay so I don't necessarily have a number 5. The fact is that I have so many movies that are in this spot that I don't want to choose just one.  However a few on the list are:

• The Faculty
• LOTR
• Daybreakers
• 30 Days of Night
• Mulan
• Charlie Bartlett

And so many others. But in any case those are my tops. Will they be there in later years? A few of them I doubt (The Women, I'm ashamed to admit that one already) but I feel that I'll at least look fondly on Scott Pilgrim and Still love a single man when I'm 30 or so.