I watched Saving Private Ryan in a movie theater in Naples, Florida. Naples has the highest concentration of retirees in the U.S., second-highest in the world. The theater was filled with veterans, over a dozen of whom were in WWII. A handful of them were IN THAT BATTLE. During the scene, I heard men gasping and weeping. Before the opening battle scene had ended, the lights came on because two of the vets had to be escorted from the theater. They were hyperventilating. I spoke to one of the men after the movie -- a fellow who wept by the name of Clifford -- and he told me it was the most realistic depiction of combat he had ever seen and it scared the hell out of him. To say that Saving Private Ryan was able to capture the reality of war is an understatement.
It was low odds to survive that battle honestly...the movie really does that part justice. Sometimes 1 or 2 people in every one of those boats were all that made it. They used to hold reunions every 5 years in France (not sure if they do still as it was 76 years ago.
I remember when this came out and recalled hearing this story. So I had to go back and look for the news article. I found it on the IMBD trivia section. The guys name was Stephen Ambrose and he is a war historian that was asked by Spielberg to watch a screening of the film. The screening was in New Orleans and it wasn't open to the public. I will share the link at the bottom. I know it's an old comment but I like your effort in trying to take a story that many of us remember and making it your own but it's not. Granted there are several articles out of South Florida where psychiatrists said there was reports of Vets getting PTSD from the film. One psychiatrist passed out pamphlets to theaters to inform Vets where to get help if they had an adverse reaction to the film. Back to the movie that was stopped after 20 minutes, here's a quote from the article. "Although Mr. Ambrose would not actually speak to Mr. Spielberg until weeks later (he has yet to meet him), he said the director wanted him to fly to Los Angeles to see his latest film, a World War II drama called Saving Private Ryan that opens on July 24. Mr. Ambrose said that he refused to go to Los Angeles. He said he told Mr. Spielberg’s assistant to send him a videocassette of the film. “Well, they had a heart attack on that comment,” he said. Instead, a screening was arranged in New Orleans, where Mr. Ambrose was willing to go." At one point during the screening, the historian asked the projectionist to stop the film. The battlefield scenes were so realistic, he said, “I was crawling under my seat. I was shaking. I was emotionally wrecked.” Here's the link to that article. www.google.com/amp/s/observer.com/1998/07/stephen-ambrose-saves-spielbergs-butt/amp/ Here's a link to the article about South Florida and the Vets that got PTSD. www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-08-10-9808090153-story.html
I don't always agree with CineFix's picks, but I appreciate how they always provide excellent reasoning behind their choices. One of the only movie list channels that takes time and pride when crafting their work. *cough* cough* looking at you Watch Mojo
Yes IAW you. Often I can think of other choices, but it doesn't matter. The points are well laid out, and reasoned. The only drawback I find at times is the lingo. Why bother saying lines 'That's right motherfuckers". It sounds stilted. You can almost feel the commentator wincing at how foreign the words feel to him.
yup! so far they are about the only on line movie nuts who post videos i can actually watch and this text of the fbook post i made sharing this video echoes the sentiments "i was gonna comment why come the people who tend to post reviews and analysis and even funny rips of movies are so often whiny annoying and abrasive...such that i cant pay attention... i got not time nor interest for hyper critical critics who are so enthralled with their own brilliance and knowledge they cant enjoy a movie anymore and instead bitch and kvetch to the point that you dont enjoy nuffin neither... but instead of that gripe, i share this as a positive example of someone who analyzes movies, it seems, in a constructive way with an even headed enjoyable tone overall mostly just sayin...""
#10 That footage from Omaha Beach is from later waves after many of the embankments had been taken. No footage of the initial waves exist because it was lost overboard during transportation back to the U.K. So the very few snippets that exist are much less intense than the actual events of the early landings.
To put it simply, the footage that survived are from wave 5 of the landing, while SPR's landing was depicting wave 1. Of course, the later waves would look boring in comparison.
Dale I'm glad I'm not the only one who realized that. We'll never know what the Omaha beach, or any Normandy landing actually looked like, but it's safe to assume that SPR got it as close as possible. There's a pic from the Omaha landing of an American soldier in the water. The focus is on him and whatever's surrounding him is blurry and looks chaotic. The look on his face tells you all you need to know about that day.
I read it Stephen Ambrose's book on D-day that we lost a huge number of the pictures of the first landing because a darkroom assistant was rushing to make them, and ruined it. Pretty sad we have so few images or videos of that moment
Caesura Yes, it is thought that Robert Capa exposed about 106 frames of the D-Day crossing and landing at Omaha. All but 11 were destroyed by rushed drying after being processed in London.
I love Cinefix's lists because instead of just throwing up shit I'll know and be like 'oh I like that movie' or 'I know that movie, they throw in movies that they actually think are great and introduce me to great movies that I never knew about
And Cinefix doesn't suffer from recency. They take all movies from every decade into account. Most "top 10s" don't even go back 10 years in film/TV history.
while i agree about the most top 10's thing, ive been feeling like Cine fix has the opposite of a recency bias. They are SO obsessed with very old black and white films that nobody's ever heard of that it makes you feel like they shut down great movies that were made within the last 10 years. (and yes, there have certainly been a few). I would definitely prefer a span across all decades as opposed to preferring one and throwing in a couple from the other like they do often. This is just my opinion btw, feel free to disagree
Nick R I do see your point, and I do agree that they definitely do put a lot of black and white movies and barely any movies from the last ten years, but I do kind of like that they do that because i learn about movies I probably would never have watched unless I heard about it here, while I would probably pick up a movie that had come out in the past ten years
Thanks to them my list of movies I need to watch has tripled, I'm going to skip the foreign ones though, and only watch the ones in English I can't watch movies with subtitles, believe me I've tried can't do it.
Abdo Esper the critics weren't kind to Big Fish but I thought the film was stunning. Well acted and it touched a cord with me. What more can you ask for?
The footage of the Normandy beachheads were taken after the actual landings took place, what you're seeing is not the first wave of troops, but the reinforcements after the beaches had been secured. That, or the footage wasn't even of Omaha in the first place.
Or, the footage may have been from other beaches where German resistance was minimal...either way, yeah, to say that SPR isn't what the Normandy invasion "looked like" is ridiculous.
Yep. No way higher ups would've sent combat camera out with the first wave, footage of men getting slaughtered by the dozen wouldn't have helped morale, if the comcam guy even made it back with the tapes.
You're exactly right. Here are accepted accounts of the initial landing slaughter from the Center of Military History, and I think they're much worse than what SPR showed: www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Omaha.html
Totally agree. Showing that footage as representative was very misleading about history. I know they were trying to speak to the concept that the essence of memory can be a mash-up of emotions and not entirely factual but this was a poor example, almost irresponsible.
I was raging at Trainspotting not being mentioned in the druggy section but then it got mentioned in the nightmare category so I'll forgive more The Mirror talk
I think that "shock" scene from Saving Private Ryan is pretty darn realistic. Once upon a time, back in the aughties, I was in the Marines. After returning from Iraq, my company was doing some training, and one of my Staff NCOs accidentally set off an artillery simulator (giant firecracker) when I was way, way too close to it. (He was supposed to set it off when my patrol had passed it, and entered the kill box proper, but he jumped the gun a little.) When I remember the event, all I can remember is I could see the pressure wave, propagate through the tall grass in a kind of slow motion, I'm sure I didn't experience it like that, but that is how I remember experiencing it. An artillery simulator has a loud-as-hell whistle that builds up to the big boom, so my adrenaline shot up when the whistle started. I don't remember much else, except for that I forgot how to think. Like my inner monologue went absolutely silent for a few moments. It was insane. There was no ringing in my ears, no pain anywhere. I was still upright, I just couldn't make any sense out of reality It was a very, very strange experience, like any visual or audible input has no meaning at all. I don't know if I couldn't move, or if I just forgot how to, but I never moved. The thought of moving never crossed my mind. No thoughts at all crossed my mind. I imagine getting slugged in the jaw by a professional boxer or being in a high speed auto-wreck would be a more injurious method of achieving the same mental state. It was just very, very strange. Years after this event, I was re-watching Saving Private Ryan for the first time since my original viewing in the 90's and I caught this scene. A light bulb went off. I knew exactly what kind of effect the director was trying to portray, and I think he and Tom Hanks nailed it. I could really believe that at that moment, Tom Hanks had his bell rung, and he was having problems digesting reality.
nope, not if you're a wannabe filmmaker, these videos can give you valuable knowledge and insights to what makes a great film. Anyway, why are you chatting shit about this when your channel is 'cinematic top 10'
Zteven SHU nice suggestion but these lists are based more on the devices and elements directors use to enhance the experience, those suggestions are just basic WatchMojo-esque suggestions
Perhaps something on playing with meta-knowledge? Incidents where the filmmakers deliberately mess with well-known genre tropes to keep us off balance, etc.
Sorry to intervene Nick P, but I believe that among those 3, one is very noteworthy: top 10 book adaptations. Adapting a book is an art in on itself, not a "device". Do you stay true to material like 1984? Do you change major plot elements like Golden Compass (I know, "ew", but it was what came to mind)? Do you keep the same plot and story but completely change the focus, like The Shinning? Do you expand the book to include the author's later ideas, like The Hobbit (*again*, "ew", I know, I'm bad with examples =/)? Sounds like it'd be a really interesting list, if they focus it on the different facets of to-movie-adaptations and try to choose which screenwriters and directors did the best job on each possible take on the matter.
Just A Dude, not exactly what you asked for but they have a Top 10 movie law breakers (or smth along those lines) which you might want to check, sounds close to what you wanted ^^
Don Hertzfeldt's "It's Such a Beautiful Day" has got to be one of the most underrated films of all time, and I'm real disappointed that Cinefix never included it in a list. Even for an animated film, it could go for many of these slots, especially #8 during Bill's breakdown
Rashomon is a study on, and the gold standard of cinema's subjectivity. Kurosawa said that the point of the movie was to explore different realities rather than the exposition of a single truth. Not only did the plot revolve exactly around subjectivity, but the filming style varied intentionally between the four accounts of the crime to visually convey the differences between the character's experiences along with their particular emotions, and there are scenes in the movie that act as a direct metaphor of the difficulty to grasp the whole truth. The movie even coined the academic term "Rashomon effect", that happens when a single event is given different, often contradictory interpretations by the persons involved. On top of that, its commercial and critical success led to the opening of Western film markets to Japanese movies, making Rashomon an indispensable trailblazer for other Japanese directors that followed. It has also entered lists of the best movies of all times, and it is considered one of the masterpieces of Akira Kurosawa, which, you know, happens to be one of the most important and influential directors in the history of cinema. And for all of that, do you think that simply saying "and, oh God, Rashomon", is going to cut it? Don't get me wrong, you guys are awesome... but oh boy isn't this a dreadful blunder!
Have to give you guys serious props. You put more more work and reasoning into your lists than any other channel I have ever seen. I don't always agree with your choices, but I always respect them, and I always learn something new. Bravo!
I was so happy to see Hiroshima Mon Amour on this list. I was blown away when I first saw it and it remains my favorite movie to this day. After I fist saw it I had trouble finding the recognition that this film deserves (it's not on Sight and Sound). Anyone who is interested in filmmaking or loves great cinema should see this movie (especially if you're a fan of the French new wave).
I am a current film student and I just want to say that I learn so much from these. Every single movie list. As I'm studying, and making, and growing as a filmmaker I'm using these videos as forms of study, information, and research material. It's BRILLIANT. Thank You guys for that, seriously.
Erick Khaile Zent I thought about that, but nah, let them choose what they like the most, why give South and North America only one when everyone else has two? Plus, in this context, North America will only be Mexico and half of canada
I loved the fact that you didn't just give us a list of your best picks but you mentioned other films that make a remarkable work as well. Excellent video!
Snow Falling On Cedars had some pretty interesting moments that show you what something feels like. Reading a letter, and having the important lines of that letter repeat themselves over and over.
I love CineFix's countdowns also because it's almost like taking a film class. The people who create these countdowns add so many intricate details yet they make so easy to understand it feels like I'm taught in school. Not to say they are amazingly fun and interesting. I highly recommend it to film buffs and film students or-like me-wanna-be students.
I agree with you. Back in film school, watching movies everyday is norm and it's part of the course. I remembered watching Eternal Sunshine For The Spotless Mind and later doing a film critique about it as my final module assignment. Till today, I still love art films. Used to be able to get art films sold for cheaper price here in Singapore. But now, I need to purchase online as most video stores don't stock it up here unless it's a "mainstream" titles.
Mulholland Drive is like a modern day version of The Mirror, obviously influenced in some way by Tarkovsky. Eraserhead is one long nightmare, in a metaphorical sense. All fantastic films, arguably in different ways.
Thank you for Clean, Shaven shout-out. I wrote an article for Unreality about that film and used upside down text and broken characters and such to make it more relatable to those of us who have NO idea. That film's sound design was divine in how wholly unsettling it was and how much it put us in the shoes of the film's lead. Another great list.
i just want you guys to know that this channel's content means so much to me, it really fuels my passion for the film industry and i always learn or realize something new. thank you so much and please continue to make these amazing videos
So glad you guys included Take Shelter. Such an incredible and underrated film with subjectivity that I kept waiting to see which category you guys put it in.
There really should be Top 10 Film Scores. I can't seem to find one on this channel. Which is a shame, since there's so many things to be explored in music by Cinefix. The categories can be based on areas such as Beauty, Iconicness, Use of leitmotifs, Soundtracks with lots of instruments, or Soundtracks with only one instrument. The list goes on!
Man I have to say, you guys are by far THE most professional analysers of film. Every video is an informing blast to watch. Thank you! Much love from Hungary.
Phon he is one of the best actors out there. I first became aware of him in Redemption Road where he preceded to blow Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet out of the water (not easily done folks)
God this channel's the real deal, other film analysis channels only mention the basics and obvious but CineFix goes all out. Easily the smartest RUclips channel
I feel Agnes Varda's "Cleo from 5 to 7" deserves a mention. The entire film plays with the subjectivity of the protagonist, and makes us wonder if every Parisian onlooker is actually looking at our protagonist or if it is just part of her narcissism; and how this changes over the course of the film with the protagonists state of mind is wonderful. It manages to focus on the subjective in the most subtle of ways, never relying on special effects or a flashy and clear switch between real and fake.
Those filmed versions of the Normandy landings were from the 2nd and 3rd waves after the defenders had been removed by the men who, like SPR, literally ran towards MG42s.
I feel like any of the subconscious scenes from eternal sunshine of the spotless mind deserved a spot on this list. The feeling of his memories fading and evaporating as he's reliving them gave such a strong emotional bond as you could feel the panic and urgency
It might be slightly close with this one, but I would love to see a list of the best films depicting mental illnesses. It's a personal subject for me, and I feel like it would make for one hell of a video.
these guys really know what they're talking about. love this channel, love movies, just found this channel, and have watched at least 1 list a day since (about 1 month)
The best is the most subtle. It involves no insanity, dreams, nightmares, drugs or memories. It is a matter of the state of mind of a man and how it affects the inflection of how he hears a single word In "The Conversation" Gene Hackman's character (Harry) is hired by a wealthy man to eavesdrop on his pretty young wife. He manages to get a garbled bit of conversation between the woman and her probable lover. He enhances it to extract: "He'd kill us if he got the chance." In an earlier job, the information he delivered to a client resulted in a murder. He tried to convince himself he was just doing a job, but evidently, he failed to convince himself. Fearing for the young wife's safety, he withholds the information from his client. It violates all his personal ethics, but he thinks its the right thing to do. Then his client is murdered. The young lovers had him killed. He goes back and further enhances the recording which now shifts the emphasis to "US". "He'd kill US if he got the chance" They were plotting the husband's murder, and were justifying it by saying that he'd kill them if he got the chance. But Harry's guilt altered his perceptions about the emphasis on a single word. This caused him to betray his client's interest and get him killed.
Although you didn't "choose" Synecdoche, New York, I did want to speak to your nod: The movie is about a lot of things and is understandably divisive (from what I've seen and read). I have health-related anxiety issues, though, and this it is like a horror film for me. It is a visualization of my greatest fear: That I will get sick and die without living, that I will be uncomfortable and scared, and that I have startlingly little control over many aspects of my life and health, despite wanting it badly. I don't watch Synecdoche often, but it is one of my favorite films and I think about it regularly. It's a wonderful representation of a person wanting control and wanting not to decay, but who is unable to achieve these wishes.
Ive been a huge fan for awhile, so when I walked into my video editing class at school and heard the narrators voice, I was like "That's CineFix!" My teacher was surprised that anyone else watched them because usually he doesn't get many students who do. So we talked about the channel for most of class. Keep up the great work guys!
I've been watching your "Top" videos for a while now and just realized I've never left a comment. I enjoy these videos so much! The time taken to research and create these videos is fantastic! And the narrator speaks clearly and I feel like I learn something new about movie making every time. Thank you so much for sharing these!
Apocalypse Now is a masterpiece of psychoanalysis and subjective personality. The opening scene is absolutely amazing, and the rest of the movie never lets it down either. So glad you entered it on this list.
Colin Mays yes but only if they can the definition of the word irony. I mean Alanis M. did a whole song about irony and none of the examples of irony she mentioned were not ironic
they dont tend to refer to animation from what i have seen, since they tend to keep to the technical aspect of it as well as the conceptual of it. I would love to see them do a top ten animated subjectivity, though Satoshi Kon may take all ten spots xD
Paprika would be a better example of Subjetivity of Film... but even when animatios like the ones of Satoshi Kon or Mokoto Shinkai are well placed as Films... i believe this list is pretty great on all its mentions.
Okay, there is record (in about all their lists) Cinefix prefers to separate cinema from animation (including to some degree, full feature length)... They also give some tribute and study to animations. I think we could generally agree, however, that giving similar lists to the animation (and anime) category of films out there would be a good idea. I suspect Cinefix has already discussed the possibility, and there's a LOT of animation out there to consider, so it might just be a level of "project overload"... It could also be that since animation (by it's nature) allows the director and team to control every aspect of a movie's reality completely, that there's some higher degree of expectation (or possibly a higher degree of difficulty) for making a top 10 list... (whether it's about creating the list at all, or a movie reaching a spot in one)... It's worth pointing out though (since there's always a need for stuff to do to keep up a channel)...
After just tonight, discovering this channel, binge watching about ten straight videos, and trying to figure out why I like it so much, I am lead to some key realizations: Art is more about the experience conveyed by the artist than anything else. Experiencing art is as much a creative process as producing it. So poiesis is truly something that is a collaboration between artist and audience. I do not agree with many of the conclusions made in these videos. But it is really very easy to let go of the idea of conclusions and just embrace the experience of enjoying these videos. That experience(in a strangely recursive way) is one through which cinefix brings forth in us some actual aptitude in the film watching experience its self. You are showing (not telling haha) us an optimum way to experience film. Well done! How to best enjoy cinefix. Get a tablet and a pen. Press play and just let it happen, pausing momentarily to jot down the various film titles and directors names that you will most definitely want to look up and experience. Every video has at least three films and directors that I know I am going to want to check out. I am by no means any kind of art film guy, but I still consider myself a fairly well rounded consumer of all forms of culture. I am shocked at how much great film there is that I have never even heard of. I mean things that will be indeed extremely memorable in the least. The movie "The Mirror" is an example. How did I not ever hear about this movie? I can say well maybe because it seems like the kind of thing that art film snobs would like and so maybe I would not like. But seriously, any film you can that you can thoroughly enjoy while immaculately stoned is not just "art house snobbery". Which brings me back to separating the experience from anything else about a film. This is an age of spoilers. Fans of franchises often already know exactly how a plot is going to turn out yet they still watch these films in droves. Which means there is a separation of experience from anything else about the film. So enjoying film anymore is becoming more and more about simply letting the experience happen. It is about riding an enjoyable exposition in its execution of the spoiled plot. As information technology evolves, film makers are forced to making higher quality films, delivering a more enjoyable experience overall. Thanks for the ride!
How about the best moments in cinema when the score just fits perfectly and gives the chills, like in Return of the King, at the time when Theoden is ending his speech, the camera rises to show all the riders roaring and the music plays triumphant. OH GOD YEEESSSS!
guys i love your movie lists, i have for a little while. the subject, the text, the movie selection, the voice, the editing, everything is on point and extremely wide (countries, years, genres...). when i dont which movie to watch, i pick a random list and find myself a good movie to watch ! keep it up! merci
I love your channel! I wait every week for each video posted from each series! Your critical insight has helped me understand how to better critically analysis films and appreciate older films for their brilliance! I have taken two film classes and in my last semester at school and you guys have made me that much better in each class. I really just want you guys to know how fun it is to watch your videos and how impactful you guys have been on my life. I just want to say thank you! :)
I'm really surprised you guys didn't include any scenes from Requim for a Dream. One of the best emotional and subjective movies I've ever seen. half of the movie takes place during the characters highs and visions while on various drugs. All executed beautifully too in one of the best movies I've ever seen. Still love the list, but I wish that one was on it.
Every time I watch a Cinefix countdown I feel a new found love for a certain element of cinema I've never felt before.
I watched Saving Private Ryan in a movie theater in Naples, Florida. Naples has the highest concentration of retirees in the U.S., second-highest in the world. The theater was filled with veterans, over a dozen of whom were in WWII. A handful of them were IN THAT BATTLE. During the scene, I heard men gasping and weeping. Before the opening battle scene had ended, the lights came on because two of the vets had to be escorted from the theater. They were hyperventilating. I spoke to one of the men after the movie -- a fellow who wept by the name of Clifford -- and he told me it was the most realistic depiction of combat he had ever seen and it scared the hell out of him. To say that Saving Private Ryan was able to capture the reality of war is an understatement.
Robert Bloom well said sir
That made me cry just to hear about that :'( soldiers gave so much and they deserve to have their peace from what happened to them.
It was low odds to survive that battle honestly...the movie really does that part justice. Sometimes 1 or 2 people in every one of those boats were all that made it. They used to hold reunions every 5 years in France (not sure if they do still as it was 76 years ago.
I remember when this came out and recalled hearing this story. So I had to go back and look for the news article.
I found it on the IMBD trivia section.
The guys name was Stephen Ambrose and he is a war historian that was asked by Spielberg to watch a screening of the film. The screening was in New Orleans and it wasn't open to the public.
I will share the link at the bottom.
I know it's an old comment but I like your effort in trying to take a story that many of us remember and making it your own but it's not. Granted there are several articles out of South Florida where psychiatrists said there was reports of Vets getting PTSD from the film. One psychiatrist passed out pamphlets to theaters to inform Vets where to get help if they had an adverse reaction to the film.
Back to the movie that was stopped after 20 minutes, here's a quote from the article.
"Although Mr. Ambrose would not actually speak to Mr. Spielberg until weeks later (he has yet to meet him), he said the director wanted him to fly to Los Angeles to see his latest film, a World War II drama called Saving Private Ryan that opens on July 24. Mr. Ambrose said that he refused to go to Los Angeles. He said he told Mr. Spielberg’s assistant to send him a videocassette of the film. “Well, they had a heart attack on that comment,” he said. Instead, a screening was arranged in New Orleans, where Mr. Ambrose was willing to go."
At one point during the screening, the historian asked the projectionist to stop the film. The battlefield scenes were so realistic, he said, “I was crawling under my seat. I was shaking. I was emotionally wrecked.”
Here's the link to that article.
www.google.com/amp/s/observer.com/1998/07/stephen-ambrose-saves-spielbergs-butt/amp/
Here's a link to the article about South Florida and the Vets that got PTSD.
www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-08-10-9808090153-story.html
I don't always agree with CineFix's picks, but I appreciate how they always provide excellent reasoning behind their choices. One of the only movie list channels that takes time and pride when crafting their work. *cough* cough* looking at you Watch Mojo
Not The Expert This is the single strangest RUclipsr to find in these comments. Love your content Drew
Pandas forever! Hale yeah!
Or Looper - no research like Watch Mojo.
@Alexander Supertramp got a link to an example?
Yes IAW you. Often I can think of other choices, but it doesn't matter. The points are well laid out, and reasoned. The only drawback I find at times is the lingo. Why bother saying lines 'That's right motherfuckers". It sounds stilted. You can almost feel the commentator wincing at how foreign the words feel to him.
Cinefix= 5 star luxury resort, Watchmojo= camping in your mum's basement
Don't forget ScreenRant: lying bare naked on a bed of rusty nails in pile of mud and poop.
Guessing you've done the 2nd way too many times....
i'm gonna use this analogy for EVERYTHING
yup! so far they are about the only on line movie nuts who post videos i can actually watch and this text of the fbook post i made sharing this video echoes the sentiments "i was gonna comment why come the people who tend to post reviews and analysis and even funny rips of movies are so often whiny annoying and abrasive...such that i cant pay attention...
i got not time nor interest for hyper critical critics who are so enthralled with their own brilliance and knowledge they cant enjoy a movie anymore and instead bitch and kvetch to the point that you dont enjoy nuffin neither...
but instead of that gripe, i share this as a positive example of someone who analyzes movies, it seems, in a constructive way with an even headed enjoyable tone overall mostly
just sayin...""
KissMyAsthma I'd like your comment but I don't want to give you 667 likes, 666 is better haha.... but your right
I'm sure you've done "Best Use of Sound" and/or "Best Use of Music" but what about "Best Use of Silence?"
thepopeofatheism I like it
thepopeofatheism do it
The entirety of Scorsese's Silence
Lots of No Country for Old Men
The phone scene from the Departed
I am always so excited to see a new CineFix video, especially top 10s. They truly make my days.
Americat Lopez same here!
even the top 1 videos
Agreed
#10 That footage from Omaha Beach is from later waves after many of the embankments had been taken. No footage of the initial waves exist because it was lost overboard during transportation back to the U.K. So the very few snippets that exist are much less intense than the actual events of the early landings.
Dale Also, most of the cameramen died
To put it simply, the footage that survived are from wave 5 of the landing, while SPR's landing was depicting wave 1. Of course, the later waves would look boring in comparison.
Dale I'm glad I'm not the only one who realized that. We'll never know what the Omaha beach, or any Normandy landing actually looked like, but it's safe to assume that SPR got it as close as possible. There's a pic from the Omaha landing of an American soldier in the water. The focus is on him and whatever's surrounding him is blurry and looks chaotic. The look on his face tells you all you need to know about that day.
I read it Stephen Ambrose's book on D-day that we lost a huge number of the pictures of the first landing because a darkroom assistant was rushing to make them, and ruined it. Pretty sad we have so few images or videos of that moment
Caesura
Yes, it is thought that Robert Capa exposed about 106 frames of the D-Day crossing and landing at Omaha. All but 11 were destroyed by rushed drying after being processed in London.
I love Cinefix's lists because instead of just throwing up shit I'll know and be like 'oh I like that movie' or 'I know that movie, they throw in movies that they actually think are great and introduce me to great movies that I never knew about
And Cinefix doesn't suffer from recency. They take all movies from every decade into account. Most "top 10s" don't even go back 10 years in film/TV history.
while i agree about the most top 10's thing, ive been feeling like Cine fix has the opposite of a recency bias. They are SO obsessed with very old black and white films that nobody's ever heard of that it makes you feel like they shut down great movies that were made within the last 10 years. (and yes, there have certainly been a few). I would definitely prefer a span across all decades as opposed to preferring one and throwing in a couple from the other like they do often. This is just my opinion btw, feel free to disagree
Nick R I do see your point, and I do agree that they definitely do put a lot of black and white movies and barely any movies from the last ten years, but I do kind of like that they do that because i learn about movies I probably would never have watched unless I heard about it here, while I would probably pick up a movie that had come out in the past ten years
Thanks to them my list of movies I need to watch has tripled, I'm going to skip the foreign ones though, and only watch the ones in English I can't watch movies with subtitles, believe me I've tried can't do it.
Unlike WatchMojo...
wow, I had forgotten about big fish, definitely one of the most underrated movies around, beautiful film.
Abdo Esper the critics weren't kind to Big Fish but I thought the film was stunning. Well acted and it touched a cord with me. What more can you ask for?
As soon as I heard "Dream Sequence" I thought "oh great here comes the fucking mirror" lol
It deserves to be in this list..
Never said it didn't
Christian Arntsen
what daniel said..
Christian Arntsen The Mirror pretty much earned it
I never said he never said I didn't
The footage of the Normandy beachheads were taken after the actual landings took place, what you're seeing is not the first wave of troops, but the reinforcements after the beaches had been secured. That, or the footage wasn't even of Omaha in the first place.
Or, the footage may have been from other beaches where German resistance was minimal...either way, yeah, to say that SPR isn't what the Normandy invasion "looked like" is ridiculous.
Yep. No way higher ups would've sent combat camera out with the first wave, footage of men getting slaughtered by the dozen wouldn't have helped morale, if the comcam guy even made it back with the tapes.
You're exactly right. Here are accepted accounts of the initial landing slaughter from the Center of Military History, and I think they're much worse than what SPR showed: www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Omaha.html
Totally agree. Showing that footage as representative was very misleading about history. I know they were trying to speak to the concept that the essence of memory can be a mash-up of emotions and not entirely factual but this was a poor example, almost irresponsible.
I was raging at Trainspotting not being mentioned in the druggy section but then it got mentioned in the nightmare category so I'll forgive more The Mirror talk
Should've done an entry on the toilet scene. That would be cool to analyse.
Top 10 diving headfirst into toilet scenes. Get on it Cinefix.
Same with Requiem for a Dream
I think that "shock" scene from Saving Private Ryan is pretty darn realistic. Once upon a time, back in the aughties, I was in the Marines. After returning from Iraq, my company was doing some training, and one of my Staff NCOs accidentally set off an artillery simulator (giant firecracker) when I was way, way too close to it. (He was supposed to set it off when my patrol had passed it, and entered the kill box proper, but he jumped the gun a little.)
When I remember the event, all I can remember is I could see the pressure wave, propagate through the tall grass in a kind of slow motion, I'm sure I didn't experience it like that, but that is how I remember experiencing it. An artillery simulator has a loud-as-hell whistle that builds up to the big boom, so my adrenaline shot up when the whistle started. I don't remember much else, except for that I forgot how to think. Like my inner monologue went absolutely silent for a few moments. It was insane. There was no ringing in my ears, no pain anywhere. I was still upright, I just couldn't make any sense out of reality It was a very, very strange experience, like any visual or audible input has no meaning at all. I don't know if I couldn't move, or if I just forgot how to, but I never moved. The thought of moving never crossed my mind. No thoughts at all crossed my mind. I imagine getting slugged in the jaw by a professional boxer or being in a high speed auto-wreck would be a more injurious method of achieving the same mental state. It was just very, very strange.
Years after this event, I was re-watching Saving Private Ryan for the first time since my original viewing in the 90's and I caught this scene. A light bulb went off. I knew exactly what kind of effect the director was trying to portray, and I think he and Tom Hanks nailed it. I could really believe that at that moment, Tom Hanks had his bell rung, and he was having problems digesting reality.
These videos are so well written and spoken. The explanations are just as captivating as selections
when is "top 10 usages of the mirror and citizen kane in cinemafixs top 10 lists" coming out?
orfeas you forgot another one of their fixations The Third Man. At least when you ridicule them, list all the films that is mother's milk to them. lol
i swear if mirror is put on one more list i will be forced to watch it
Don't dare me because I swear I'll do it!
Everyone in the world should watch the mirror
One should watch all of Tarkovsky's films not only Mirror..
That's why they do it. They won't stop until we've all watched "The Mirror"
wwaxwork clever bastards
I think I'm going to watch the mirror
watching this rather than doing homework
This is far more important.
nope, not if you're a wannabe filmmaker, these videos can give you valuable knowledge and insights to what makes a great film. Anyway, why are you chatting shit about this when your channel is 'cinematic top 10'
***** Depends on the homework, depends on the video. And I find it hilarious that you didn't get my blatantly obvious sarcasm.
Cinematic Top 10
Not when your homework is completely insignificant to your career path
People are actually taking my comment serious
Top 10 unique characters/character progressions?
Top 10 books addapted to the big screen?
Top 10 scenes that explain/change the entire movie?
Zteven SHU nice suggestion but these lists are based more on the devices and elements directors use to enhance the experience, those suggestions are just basic WatchMojo-esque suggestions
Nick P give me some of your none watchmojo-esque lists then, id love to see them all tbh
Perhaps something on playing with meta-knowledge? Incidents where the filmmakers deliberately mess with well-known genre tropes to keep us off balance, etc.
Sorry to intervene Nick P, but I believe that among those 3, one is very noteworthy: top 10 book adaptations.
Adapting a book is an art in on itself, not a "device". Do you stay true to material like 1984? Do you change major plot elements like Golden Compass (I know, "ew", but it was what came to mind)? Do you keep the same plot and story but completely change the focus, like The Shinning? Do you expand the book to include the author's later ideas, like The Hobbit (*again*, "ew", I know, I'm bad with examples =/)?
Sounds like it'd be a really interesting list, if they focus it on the different facets of to-movie-adaptations and try to choose which screenwriters and directors did the best job on each possible take on the matter.
Just A Dude, not exactly what you asked for but they have a Top 10 movie law breakers (or smth along those lines) which you might want to check, sounds close to what you wanted ^^
Don Hertzfeldt's "It's Such a Beautiful Day" has got to be one of the most underrated films of all time, and I'm real disappointed that Cinefix never included it in a list. Even for an animated film, it could go for many of these slots, especially #8 during Bill's breakdown
Totally agree. No one talks about it but it is a genuinely, incredibly beautiful and moving movie.
Ah, it's one of my favorites.
Charlie Brownlee YES YES YES
Rashomon is a study on, and the gold standard of cinema's subjectivity.
Kurosawa said that the point of the movie was to explore different realities rather than the exposition of a single truth.
Not only did the plot revolve exactly around subjectivity, but the filming style varied intentionally between the four accounts of the crime to visually convey the differences between the character's experiences along with their particular emotions, and there are scenes in the movie that act as a direct metaphor of the difficulty to grasp the whole truth.
The movie even coined the academic term "Rashomon effect", that happens when a single event is given different, often contradictory interpretations by the persons involved.
On top of that, its commercial and critical success led to the opening of Western film markets to Japanese movies, making Rashomon an indispensable trailblazer for other Japanese directors that followed.
It has also entered lists of the best movies of all times, and it is considered one of the masterpieces of Akira Kurosawa, which, you know, happens to be one of the most important and influential directors in the history of cinema.
And for all of that, do you think that simply saying "and, oh God, Rashomon", is going to cut it?
Don't get me wrong, you guys are awesome... but oh boy isn't this a dreadful blunder!
That clip of "Clean Shaven" had my heart racing, it was so good.
Have to give you guys serious props. You put more more work and reasoning into your lists than any other channel I have ever seen. I don't always agree with your choices, but I always respect them, and I always learn something new. Bravo!
What are the official rules in the "The-Mirror-on-Cinefix"-drinking game "?
Call the ambulance before you start and mention The Mirror they know the rest.
zodiacking5 ha ha
I was so happy to see Hiroshima Mon Amour on this list. I was blown away when I first saw it and it remains my favorite movie to this day. After I fist saw it I had trouble finding the recognition that this film deserves (it's not on Sight and Sound). Anyone who is interested in filmmaking or loves great cinema should see this movie (especially if you're a fan of the French new wave).
It's very high on the TSPDT list though. Both that and Last Year At Marienbad are on my top 10 of all-time
I haven't seen Last Year at Marienbad yet, but it is very high on my watchlist
YESSSSSS another top ten list 🙏🏾!!! This is my favorite thing you guys do.
I am a current film student and I just want to say that I learn so much from these. Every single movie list. As I'm studying, and making, and growing as a filmmaker I'm using these videos as forms of study, information, and research material. It's BRILLIANT. Thank You guys for that, seriously.
Thank you for including Big Fish
Not sure if this falls on this list, but Stranger Than Fiction deserves recognition in a list like this.
How you know drug use depiction is suspiciously accurate CineFix? ;)
Leonardo Ochoa Ruiz wish they mentioned Taking Woodstock's LSD sequence.
Because, I advise them.
That sequence in Taking Woodstock is the most accurate screen representation I've seen of that specific type of experience
Good to see that Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind was at least mentioned
You should do a top 10 foreign language movies,and divide it by using 2 from each continent (Africa, Asia, America, Oceania and Europe)
Camilo Ramos Paiva That would be awesome
Angélica Rof thanks!
Erick Khaile Zent I thought about that, but nah, let them choose what they like the most, why give South and North America only one when everyone else has two? Plus, in this context, North America will only be Mexico and half of canada
what about north korea
Brilliant idea! That would allow them to put Mirror there twice; once for Asia, once for Europe.
I loved the fact that you didn't just give us a list of your best picks but you mentioned other films that make a remarkable work as well. Excellent video!
Snow Falling On Cedars had some pretty interesting moments that show you what something feels like. Reading a letter, and having the important lines of that letter repeat themselves over and over.
Lists like these are why CineFix is my favorite channel on RUclips.
I love CineFix's countdowns also because it's almost like taking a film class. The people who create these countdowns add so many intricate details yet they make so easy to understand it feels like I'm taught in school. Not to say they are amazingly fun and interesting. I highly recommend it to film buffs and film students or-like me-wanna-be students.
I agree with you. Back in film school, watching movies everyday is norm and it's part of the course. I remembered watching Eternal Sunshine For The Spotless Mind and later doing a film critique about it as my final module assignment. Till today, I still love art films. Used to be able to get art films sold for cheaper price here in Singapore. But now, I need to purchase online as most video stores don't stock it up here unless it's a "mainstream" titles.
I absolutely love all of these countdown videos on this channel. Fantastic work, guys.
Nice list, but Mulholland Drive or Eraserhead would top many of those. Lynch is the master of subjectivity.
Right?! Mulholland Drive is literally about subjectivity.
Mulholland Drive is like a modern day version of The Mirror, obviously influenced in some way by Tarkovsky. Eraserhead is one long nightmare, in a metaphorical sense. All fantastic films, arguably in different ways.
LOST HIGHWAY!
Thank you for Clean, Shaven shout-out. I wrote an article for Unreality about that film and used upside down text and broken characters and such to make it more relatable to those of us who have NO idea. That film's sound design was divine in how wholly unsettling it was and how much it put us in the shoes of the film's lead. Another great list.
Yay :D Big Fish!! Thank you so much +CineFix! That made me so happy :)
i just want you guys to know that this channel's content means so much to me, it really fuels my passion for the film industry and i always learn or realize something new. thank you so much and please continue to make these amazing videos
"Drive" hasn't gotten any love on any of your lists ! Give that masterpiece of a movie SOME LOVE !
With ryan dongsling?
So glad you guys included Take Shelter. Such an incredible and underrated film with subjectivity that I kept waiting to see which category you guys put it in.
There really should be Top 10 Film Scores. I can't seem to find one on this channel. Which is a shame, since there's so many things to be explored in music by Cinefix. The categories can be based on areas such as Beauty, Iconicness, Use of leitmotifs, Soundtracks with lots of instruments, or Soundtracks with only one instrument. The list goes on!
Man I have to say, you guys are by far THE most professional analysers of film. Every video is an informing blast to watch. Thank you! Much love from Hungary.
I'm tempted to watch that "Clean, Shaven" movie.
Great video as usual!
This is one of the best film-related series on RUclips.
Big Lebowski had a nice dream sequence
Can't believe it wasn't even a mention :(
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I love how versatile all these lists are. And I love that you included Hiroshima mon amour, it's one of my favorite films
Take Shelter is a godly underexposed modern film.
Shannon killed it
im sure gonna watch it tonight. i`ve never heard of Take Shelter before but it sounded pretty great and... Michael Shannon is on it so hellyeah im in.
Phon he is one of the best actors out there. I first became aware of him in Redemption Road where he preceded to blow Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet out of the water (not easily done folks)
I've been trying to find it on dvd or blu ray
You won my loyalty by including Big Fish on this list. It's one of my favorite films and a very much underrated and under appreciated one at that.
Shutter Island doesn't get enough love from Cinefix
God this channel's the real deal, other film analysis channels only mention the basics and obvious but CineFix goes all out. Easily the smartest RUclips channel
That shell-shock bit in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN is clearly borrowed from Klimov's COME AND SEE made in 1985.
I made a similar comment...rather surprised that "Come and See" did make the list.
I absolutely LOVE these series. Thank you.
I live for these lists
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Saving Private Ryan is truly an experience. The first time I saw it I started shaking because it felt so real
I feel Agnes Varda's "Cleo from 5 to 7" deserves a mention. The entire film plays with the subjectivity of the protagonist, and makes us wonder if every Parisian onlooker is actually looking at our protagonist or if it is just part of her narcissism; and how this changes over the course of the film with the protagonists state of mind is wonderful. It manages to focus on the subjective in the most subtle of ways, never relying on special effects or a flashy and clear switch between real and fake.
Cleo from 5 to 7 couldn't be praised enough, and it's a shame it wasn't even nominated.
I agree completely, I only saw the film for the first time about a month ago but it immediately became one of my absolute favorite films.
Funny, I first watched it a week ago, and now it's one of my favorites.
These videos are so refreshing and original. Thanks cinefix!
Those filmed versions of the Normandy landings were from the 2nd and 3rd waves after the defenders had been removed by the men who, like SPR, literally ran towards MG42s.
I feel like any of the subconscious scenes from eternal sunshine of the spotless mind deserved a spot on this list. The feeling of his memories fading and evaporating as he's reliving them gave such a strong emotional bond as you could feel the panic and urgency
It might be slightly close with this one, but I would love to see a list of the best films depicting mental illnesses. It's a personal subject for me, and I feel like it would make for one hell of a video.
these guys really know what they're talking about. love this channel, love movies, just found this channel, and have watched at least 1 list a day since (about 1 month)
The TV Show Legion is doing a pretty good job of subjectivity.
The best is the most subtle. It involves no insanity, dreams, nightmares, drugs or memories. It is a matter of the state of mind of a man and how it affects the inflection of how he hears a single word
In "The Conversation" Gene Hackman's character (Harry) is hired by a wealthy man to eavesdrop on his pretty young wife. He manages to get a garbled bit of conversation between the woman and her probable lover. He enhances it to extract:
"He'd kill us if he got the chance."
In an earlier job, the information he delivered to a client resulted in a murder. He tried to convince himself he was just doing a job, but evidently, he failed to convince himself. Fearing for the young wife's safety, he withholds the information from his client. It violates all his personal ethics, but he thinks its the right thing to do.
Then his client is murdered. The young lovers had him killed. He goes back and further enhances the recording which now shifts the emphasis to "US".
"He'd kill US if he got the chance"
They were plotting the husband's murder, and were justifying it by saying that he'd kill them if he got the chance. But Harry's guilt altered his perceptions about the emphasis on a single word. This caused him to betray his client's interest and get him killed.
The flash-forward nightmare from the beginning of Watership Down set the tone for the rest of the movie. Sad it didn't get a mention.
Although you didn't "choose" Synecdoche, New York, I did want to speak to your nod:
The movie is about a lot of things and is understandably divisive (from what I've seen and read). I have health-related anxiety issues, though, and this it is like a horror film for me. It is a visualization of my greatest fear: That I will get sick and die without living, that I will be uncomfortable and scared, and that I have startlingly little control over many aspects of my life and health, despite wanting it badly.
I don't watch Synecdoche often, but it is one of my favorite films and I think about it regularly. It's a wonderful representation of a person wanting control and wanting not to decay, but who is unable to achieve these wishes.
CineFix just mentioned Swiss Army Man!!! My life has meaning!!!!!!!!!
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This is one of the best videos of all time, seriously.
HOW DID MEMENTO NOT EARN A SPOT ON THIS LIST?
I'm happy to see Take Shelter garner some love. Definitely one of the best movies of the decade.
How can you do a top 10 video on subjectivity?
Subjectively
+redbulljones Is there any top 10 video on RUclips that is not subjective?
carefully
Ive been a huge fan for awhile, so when I walked into my video editing class at school and heard the narrators voice, I was like "That's CineFix!" My teacher was surprised that anyone else watched them because usually he doesn't get many students who do. So we talked about the channel for most of class. Keep up the great work guys!
I find your lack of Satoshi Kon disturbing
That’s animated, Satoshi Kon can do whatever he wants.
I've been watching your "Top" videos for a while now and just realized I've never left a comment. I enjoy these videos so much! The time taken to research and create these videos is fantastic! And the narrator speaks clearly and I feel like I learn something new about movie making every time. Thank you so much for sharing these!
In the drug category, I would've thought that 'Requiem for a Dream' at least deserves a mention...
Objectively the best movie channel on RUclips
Shame trainspotting wasn't mentioned for drugs
Well at least it was mentioned for nightmare :)
Was thinking this exact thing
So many, many new discoveries for me to watch. Thank you Cinefix.
Donnie Darko deserves a mention ;)
Apocalypse Now is a masterpiece of psychoanalysis and subjective personality. The opening scene is absolutely amazing, and the rest of the movie never lets it down either. So glad you entered it on this list.
I want to see a top ten moments of irony in cinema
Colin Mays yeasss
Definitely. That being said, Irony is talked about in English lessons more times than I would like. A Clockwork Orange comes to mind.
Colin Mays yes but only if they can the definition of the word irony. I mean Alanis M. did a whole song about irony and none of the examples of irony she mentioned were not ironic
I’m so grateful you referenced A Monster Calls. That movie needs more attention.
>Not even a single mention of Perfect Blue
I thought you guys were good.
they dont tend to refer to animation from what i have seen, since they tend to keep to the technical aspect of it as well as the conceptual of it. I would love to see them do a top ten animated subjectivity, though Satoshi Kon may take all ten spots xD
You haven't figured out by now that these guys firmly believe that Hollywood nonsense that animated films don't count as "real" films?
That's not true. In their top ten list of the most beautiful films of all time an anime made the number one spot.
Paprika would be a better example of Subjetivity of Film... but even when animatios like the ones of Satoshi Kon or Mokoto Shinkai are well placed as Films... i believe this list is pretty great on all its mentions.
Okay, there is record (in about all their lists) Cinefix prefers to separate cinema from animation (including to some degree, full feature length)... They also give some tribute and study to animations.
I think we could generally agree, however, that giving similar lists to the animation (and anime) category of films out there would be a good idea. I suspect Cinefix has already discussed the possibility, and there's a LOT of animation out there to consider, so it might just be a level of "project overload"... It could also be that since animation (by it's nature) allows the director and team to control every aspect of a movie's reality completely, that there's some higher degree of expectation (or possibly a higher degree of difficulty) for making a top 10 list... (whether it's about creating the list at all, or a movie reaching a spot in one)...
It's worth pointing out though (since there's always a need for stuff to do to keep up a channel)...
After just tonight, discovering this channel, binge watching about ten straight videos, and trying to figure out why I like it so much, I am lead to some key realizations: Art is more about the experience conveyed by the artist than anything else. Experiencing art is as much a creative process as producing it. So poiesis is truly something that is a collaboration between artist and audience. I do not agree with many of the conclusions made in these videos. But it is really very easy to let go of the idea of conclusions and just embrace the experience of enjoying these videos. That experience(in a strangely recursive way) is one through which cinefix brings forth in us some actual aptitude in the film watching experience its self. You are showing (not telling haha) us an optimum way to experience film. Well done!
How to best enjoy cinefix. Get a tablet and a pen. Press play and just let it happen, pausing momentarily to jot down the various film titles and directors names that you will most definitely want to look up and experience. Every video has at least three films and directors that I know I am going to want to check out. I am by no means any kind of art film guy, but I still consider myself a fairly well rounded consumer of all forms of culture. I am shocked at how much great film there is that I have never even heard of. I mean things that will be indeed extremely memorable in the least. The movie "The Mirror" is an example. How did I not ever hear about this movie? I can say well maybe because it seems like the kind of thing that art film snobs would like and so maybe I would not like. But seriously, any film you can that you can thoroughly enjoy while immaculately stoned is not just "art house snobbery".
Which brings me back to separating the experience from anything else about a film. This is an age of spoilers. Fans of franchises often already know exactly how a plot is going to turn out yet they still watch these films in droves. Which means there is a separation of experience from anything else about the film. So enjoying film anymore is becoming more and more about simply letting the experience happen. It is about riding an enjoyable exposition in its execution of the spoiled plot. As information technology evolves, film makers are forced to making higher quality films, delivering a more enjoyable experience overall. Thanks for the ride!
Guys all go watch mr nobody
Peyton Thanks for the recommendation
Yesss, it is sooo good
CineFix does it again. These lists are so consistently great
no aronofsky? criminal.
The list mentioned Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream, but not Pi? The movie was loaded with hallucinations (that were also premonitions).
Finally someone giving some love to Big Fish! So underrated.
Albert Finney at his finest next to "The Dresser"
Even though its unpopular I feel like Sucker Punch should've got a mention.
Oh my god. Thank you for putting the titles of the movies as they are shown. You save me so much time.
How about the best moments in cinema when the score just fits perfectly and gives the chills, like in Return of the King, at the time when Theoden is ending his speech, the camera rises to show all the riders roaring and the music plays triumphant. OH GOD YEEESSSS!
Still the best thing on the Channel. Don't ever stop.
guys i love your movie lists, i have for a little while.
the subject, the text, the movie selection, the voice, the editing, everything is on point and extremely wide (countries, years, genres...).
when i dont which movie to watch, i pick a random list and find myself a good movie to watch !
keep it up! merci
I will never get enough of these videos
I love your channel! I wait every week for each video posted from each series! Your critical insight has helped me understand how to better critically analysis films and appreciate older films for their brilliance! I have taken two film classes and in my last semester at school and you guys have made me that much better in each class. I really just want you guys to know how fun it is to watch your videos and how impactful you guys have been on my life. I just want to say thank you! :)
I'm very glad you included Take Shelter. it's such an excellent underrated film, definitely one of my favourites!
Your take on Saving private Ryan was pure genius.
No channel's videos are are as consistently like-worthy as Cinefix's. Thank you for existing
So many wonderful amazing movies to watch now :D Thank you CineFix, this list is super!
I'm really surprised you guys didn't include any scenes from Requim for a Dream. One of the best emotional and subjective movies I've ever seen. half of the movie takes place during the characters highs and visions while on various drugs. All executed beautifully too in one of the best movies I've ever seen. Still love the list, but I wish that one was on it.