I don’t know what « woke « means, but regardless, Gladiator is overrated IMO. Crowe was good, the battle of Carthage was fun to watch, but the plot was ludicrous.
The New York Times 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
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Is is safe to say it was leap years ahead of ParasiteI love "Mulholland Drive"
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I think there was some Christopher Nolan fatigue. I would have had several of his films more highly rated.
Departed #31? It is an inferior remake of the original Infernal Affairs which should be in the list.
It says films of the 21st century, so everything after 2000, otherwise there would be completely different films in the list
Another reminder of why I stopped reading The NY Times years ago.
If Schindler's List is on the 1993 list and "The Shawshank Redemption" 1994 is also on it, then for me it is one of the best films ever.
Oh, that Chinese film, I'd completely forgotten about it. What's similar is "The Raid I+II" which probably has the best fight scenes ever.
Departed is a nice entertainer but far from a best film. That said there is such a dearth of even watchable films in the last few years with everything moving to TV shows, I would struggle to come up with a list of Top 30 far less 100.
The Netflix movie Irishman was great.
Matt Damon had given a good explanation how, after the demise of DVDs, it is no more economical to risk a movie that does not have a standard script…hence so many marvel type movies. Previously the movies made money because after leaving the theatres they would continue to bring in revenue, now that is not possible and all economics are based on those initial few weeks in the theatres.
The Netflix movie Irishman was great.
Matt Damon had given a good explanation how, after the demise of DVDs, it is no more economical to risk a movie that does not have a standard script…hence so many marvel type movies. Previously the movies made money because after leaving the theatres they would continue to bring in revenue, now that is not possible and all economics are based on those initial few weeks in the theatres.
if you have lost the child in the guy, life is very bleak
Tastes develop. Ability to discern quality develops
Not really. It may be true for some people, but it usually doesn't get better with age. It starts with accepting other people's opinions.you build your own little world.
Another explanation is the general “dumbing down” of people who no longer read or go out, but spend their time on their phones flipping through “snippets”, and no longer have the required attention span to watch a full length movie.
Another factor specific to the US, and which is blatantly obvious when reading this thread, is how political polarization has also dumbed things down. Many people simply don’t have the intellectual curiosity to explore things that fall outside of a pre-defined cultural framework telling them what is “acceptable” (and not “cancelled”). Sad times…
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Very well said. A small example: In my childhood, the ultimate punishment was if you were grounded for being silly again and had to watch other children playing outside. Today, that's no longer a punishment;the punishment today is if you block the Wi-Fi.
I generally ignore lists like this as they are designed to piss folks off and spur engagement and clicks.
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