Movies are stories, too, and for the most part are damn good ones. They are just an external story, a visual one--in contrast to the novel, which is internal, mental. Both "show" the viewer, the reader, what it's all about.
I have watched a shell-shocking 4 never-before-seen films in the past 24 hours:
1) Boyz in the Hood
2) The Shining
3) Bonnie and Clyde (jeez, Warren Beatty, you looked GOOD)
4) The Poisedon Adventure (1972 version)
I'm a little movie'd out, but I'm still probably going to watch Rudy later tonight.
As I write my screenplay for my screenwriting class, and occasionally daydream about a lucrative screenwriting career as well, I think back to all these movies I've now seen and think about what makes them work, or not work, or what is super effective, etc. It's pretty great research--I mean, watching movies? Sign me up.
Here are what I can think of as being my favorite movies, top 10:
10. Mean Girls
9. The Godfather
8. All About Eve
7. La Vita E Bella (Life is Beautiful)
6. Titanic
5. Jaws
4. The Lion King
3. The Dark Knight
2. How to Train Your Dragon
1. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
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