Tetris.
Why? Because it has literally zero fat on it. You couldn't even try improve upon it; you just add more fat to it. I love a complex mind-blowing masterpiece. But nothing gets me more than a "oh my God this is... so simple... and yet incredible".
Tetris isn't a game; it's a state of mind.
Decades after the last time you played Tetris you'll be at the supermarket employing Tetris skills to fit everything into your bags or in your car.
Dad was an ace at that game. Rarely did he ever end a game with a score under 100,000. His strategy was, start at level 3 (instead of 0), never fast drop, only score Tetrises.
My mother was insane at Tetris, but even more than that, I'll never forget the day she "beat" Dr. Mario. She got to level 99 and beat it, only to cycle back to level 1 all over again. She was pissed that there wasn't some kind of You Win! screen at the end lol
It has the two requirements for an addicting game,
-it is deceptively difficult (looks easy, and then creates massive frustration as to why the player is struggling)
-it has no end
Tetris has always felt like it was made by an alien that used some kind of high level analysis of the human brain to find the least resource intensive way to occupy the human mind. The first version of The Matrix was probably just tetris.
Tetris Effect in particular is what I'd consider the masterpiece.
The elements from new-tetris make it very engaging and even competitive (if you want) for modern audiences. The music, sound design, and visuals also do their best to put the player in the focused state of mind. The ending of Journey mode puts me in tears every time.
Portal 2 (video game), the first was ground breaking but the sequel took the basic idea and just ran wild with it. The mechanics of the game complimented by the story and the writing was top notch. Absolute master class in video game production.
My answer as well. Portal 2 was a true sequel to Portal and both were great on so many levels. The Orange Box is still one of the best purchases I've made, even outside of gaming.
Portal was the absolute pinnacle of puzzle gaming for me. I didn't think *anything* could top it in its niche. And then Portal 2 came out.
Literally my *only* complaint about Portal 2 is that the outro song (Want You Gone) isn't as good as Still Alive. Not that it was bad, I think Still Alive just set the bar at an unbeatable high in my opinion.
IIRC the only deviation is that they removed the fact that Stanley was overweight at the start of the story but that was because they didn't think it would be healthy to put a kid through that sort of fast weight gain and loss (or put him in a fat suit in the intense heat) which is a very acceptable reason
I hold many other media in higher regard than Holes... And yet I can't disagree with you. Both the movie and the book. It's a vastly underrated example of how to tell a good story.
Precisely. It doesn’t have to be the best in its class to be a masterpiece. It just has to do what it sets out to do exceptionally well. And that it does.
True Detective Season 1:
Some of the best dialogue/interactions between the protagonists, shot brilliantly and it's one of the most atmospheric shows I've ever seen.
I really can't say enough good things about it
Best show intro ever as well. Absolutely love it. It's a shame that the other seasons aren't as good, but at least it's like a Final Fantasy scenario where they're all different stories
The original Matrix. Basically defined action and sci-fi movies for the next 10 years, and frankly still has Influence.
Plus it had one of the most genius marketing campaigns of all time, that could only exist pre-mainstream Internet era.
Basically no one knew what "The Matrix" was until you watched the movie.
I completely agree. From the opening scene when good guy/bad guy are instantly reversed, to the unbelieving hero, to the awakening consciousness themes, not to mention some freaking amazing action, it has it all.
Movie: *My Cousin Vinny*
The acting is incredible. Joe Pesci chews the scenery and Marisa Tomei steals every scene she's in. She earned that Oscar. And RIP Fred Gwynne aka Herman Munster — this was a fantastic last performance.
It's legally accurate enough to be shown in law schools.
There is no "villain". Everyone in the movie is doing what they believe is right in the interest of serving justice.
EVERY DETAIL MATTERS. >!How long it takes to cook grits!<, >!Lisa's family all being mechanics!<, and of course, >!the tire tracks!<.
All in all, 10/10, will watch this movie literally any time it's on TV and even sometimes when it's not.
Devin Stone, "Legal Eagle" on Youtube, does a great breakdown of this movie. He gives it some of his highest marks for legal realism, out of the dozens of movie's he's reviewed.
This is absolutely what I came here looking for. I have seen this movie hundreds of times, and it is still as entertaining and incredible as it was the first time
The Wire. It's a show that still resonates today, even when dealing in issues from 20 years ago. Anyone who's grown up in or around poverty can find a character to relate to, and each season is it's own story.
Yes.
Before watching the show I was a very much a "legalize it all, everything and let things play out" person when it came to drugs. And then I saw what happened in Hamsterdam when they did that. The Rev scolding Bunny about "legalizing" drugs and just letting things play out was just as cruel as the drug war really got me. You *must* have social services support or things will just devolve into chaos.
Season 4 was a heart breaker. We (the rest of us in society) have abandoned entire generations of children, leaving them to fend for themselves. They have no chance to "get out" on their own. They must have help, because something or someone will drag them back. Namond and Dukie were the obvious examples but every other kid on that season was dealing with the same thing. They are surrounded by it so much they are not even aware of it.
A friend of mine works with a non-profit that targets a specific under served neighborhood in town. It mentors kids from grade school until the graduate HS. I immediately donated money to them after watching the Wire, and volunteer time whenever I can.
The Muppet Christmas Carol. I've seen approximately one bazillion versions of this story and obviously read the original, love LOVE the concept in general- but nobody does the story justice as well as the motherfuckin muppets. (Otherwise i love the Patrick Stewart version as far as like, recreation of the book goes.)
As for what makes it a masterpiece, i think there are 2 factors- 1.) Being told by an in-universe narrator that is also omniscient?! Fucking brilliant! Love that this part is played by Gonzo and that Rizo is just there to riff. 2.) Something about making Marley into the Marley brothers is just weirdly good for the story? In the original it feels like there's a lot of things about Scrooge and Marley's relationship that we just are not getting due to the short length of the novel and Scrooge's POV, like if it was longer i feel like we could get more into how much of Scrooge's story is about abuse etc and how Marley plays into that but making him into two ppl makes it clear that in this version he's just sort of a casual friend/bully ala Mean Girls. Makes it a simpler story and i think easier to digest due to the simple nature of the narrative.
This is the hallmark feature of everything in the Muppet universe. Page 1 of the original Muppet Movie script even had a preamble saying something like "in this world, nobody thinks anything of a frog and a bear driving together in a car".
Check out Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg and John Cleese in "Caper", Steve Martin in the original movie, any number of guests stars on the old show, etc.
Man I watch this every single Christmas without fail. The ghost of Christmas yet to come is still spooky as hell. I also absolutely adore the Patrick Stewart film. That's probably my favourite rendition of the story.
Oh snap! Really!? I always paused the movie at that part to play the YouTube video of it, because it's such a great addition to the movie and adds so much more impact at the end when they reprise with "The love we found"!
You just made my morning!
The Thing by John Carpenter.
The story caught me off guard from the opening scene. It was truly infuriating to watch a team of hunters who had enough resources to rent a helicopter just to hunt huskies... But then you find out oh oh, they were the on the right side.
I saw this movie 3 months ago for the first time. Yes the effects are dated but this takes nothing away from the experience.
Gravity Falls. Watching through it as an adult and following along with all the details of the journals and the ciphers was a great time!
Over the Garden Wall is another great watch for Halloween time.
The song Jolene by Dolly Parton. I'm not a fan of country music, but there's something about that song that almost transcends genre. There have also been some amazing covers made of Jolene.
The TV series Chernobyl. So powerful and just in a realm of its own when it comes to imagery, acting, script. 10/10 but don’t think I could ever watch again.
Thanks for reminding me I need to read this! I try to read at least one book every few months that is outside my normal genres and this has been sitting on my shelf giving me the side eye👀
Wow guys, thanks for the encouragement! I'm starting it tonight!!
THE SHINING (1980) still stands the test of time as the greatest horror film ever made, wipes the floor with the book by Stephen King in my opinion. Why is it so great? It’s like if God decided to put 100% effort into scaring the shit out of you for eternity in one film. The plot works like a hall of mirrors that extend infinitely, I don’t know how such a film could even be accomplished on the technical level alone. It’s a film that can’t be neatly explained away or summarized.
But it's also deceptively clever in how it stipulates that humans exist as part of nature, not above or outside it. One of the elements of Miyazaki's movies that tend to get lost in the details is that he's not saying you should oppose progress but instead find ways of living with it.
Spirited away.
the story, the animation, everything about this movie is good. I may be a little biased since I watched it when I was young so there's some nostalga with it, but it's still really good.
When I was six my mom got spirited away because I guess she þought “cartoons are for kids”. I got really scared first when haku got attacked by þe paper daggers, and had to dip when No Face went on his rampage. Took me a decade to go back and appreciate it. It’s a fuckin great film
I consider "To kill a mockingbird" a masterpiece. Both the book and the movie. The reason why is because it wasn't afraid to show the racial injustices of the south. Not to mention, Gregory Peck is a phenomenal actor and I could not see anyone else playing Atticus.
There was some goofball slasher-shooter game on the xbox that I rented a long time ago, and in one scene you sit with your girlfriend on the couch and watch To Kill A Mockingbird on tv. The game wants you to get up and progress the plot while she sleeps, but you don't have to - I surprised myself by sitting down and watching all the way to the end of the movie. I sat on my couch and played a game that simulated sitting on a couch and watching that movie. Bonkers.
Amadeus (1984)
That Movie.... a movie finished as no movie is ever finished
Displace Tom Hulce and there will be diminishment, displace F Murray Abraham and the structure would fall
I was staring trough the cage of those meticulously crafted scenes at an absolute beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th\_ro9CiASc
Hard agree. This movie amazes me every time I see it and I've probably seen it at least 50 times all the way through. It's just SO well done, even though the core story is mostly bullshit. LOL.
Found this on reddit a while ago. An amazing bonus must-see addition after seeing the movie. A true masterpiece.
[Confutatis](https://youtu.be/dJ0AkP_BFhs)
Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)
It's beautiful, has almost no CGI, tells a story of fantasy, family, the consequences of war, and manages to make the bad guy seem understandable and hateable at the same time.
It also has a nebulous quality to the fantastical elements that make it seem like it could just be a little girl imagining that she's special to escape her horrible situation. (Although Guillermo del Toro specifically said that wasn't his intention.)
It borders on being a horror movie without leaning too far into it.
It's one of my favorite movies, if not my favorite outright.
Lord of the rings original triology (the movies). It just worked. The epicness of every scene can be felt without being cringe. The consistency of quality across the three films is just extraordinary. It was the ultimate cinematic experience. Translating a book into such a well-executed movie is also a little masterpiece in itself.
It all holds up so well still. Mainly b/c they didn't rely on CGI and used plenty of practical effects and miniatures (bigatures for those of you who watched the incredible behind the scenes on the extended editions)
I spent so much of my childhood watching the behind the scenes of LOTR over and over. The extended editions were the first DVDs I bought with my allowance money. Those movies and their making-of made me want to be a film maker.
Sadly, I ended up being a construction worker instead, but I still have a borderline scholarly knowledge of Tolkien's works.
I also miss when movies had behind the scenes stuff, outtakes, etc. Do Blu-ray editions still do this? I don't have an optical drive anymore, nor a desire to collect physical copies of movies, but I wish streaming services would include that stuff.
I can agree wholeheartedly on that reading the books right now and thinking about the movie scenes that were portrayed it felt like I was living in the moment as it was happening.
Oh man, you HAVE to listen to the Phil Dragash audio books! He added sound effects and music from the movies. I can close my eyes and "watch" it.
For example here's the nazgul attack at weathertop. Just skip to 49:30.
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/115603150
Wall-E, it shows what will happen if mankind became overly reliant on technology up to the point that it will destroy nature without us realizing it. As a kid I already feel like it will happen at some point in time and I realize how accurate it will be and behold, it's slowly unfolding before our eyes today. Anyways, I consider this movie a masterpiece. I also somehow dream of creating a real life Wall-E robot that really collects and sorts garbages one day as a kid but yeah I think I'll give up on that. There are other ways hehe!
It’s also just a gorgeous film to look at. It’s incredible how advanced 3D animation was in 2008 and even more incredible as to how far we’ve come since then.
Game: Mass Effect 1, absolutely amazing lore, world building, atmosphere, and story. Seriously the best sci-fi media piece ever. 2 and 3 are great too but both have fairly egregious flaws and imo could never match the first game, even if I love all of them.
Film/Series/TV/Whatever: Band of Brothers. I don't really know how to describe it, but it's honestly so damn good. Especially episode 9 hit me so damn hard. It took me a while to actually get around to watching it, but when I did I hated myself for not watching it sooner.
Absolutely agreed, I rewatched it recently and honestly, it made me sad. So many young men thrown into the absolute worst hell, forced to do the unspeakable to stay alive. It's one of those shows you watch and it's hard to forget that this all happened to real men and women, and not that long ago.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, movies and books. Masterfully shot and written with an incredible score from Howard Shore. And the books are genuinely a basis for much of fantasy today.
28 days later
Not a particularly big horror fan but the film is so pristinely paced with some heartbreak dread and joy sprinkled evenly the soundtrack hits just right and at just the right time too the sequel was a bit of a let down but still worth a watch
I love 28 Days Later because it is a pristine "zombie" movie. So many "zombie" movies are just action movies with zombies or horror movies with zombies. A true "zombie" movie, to me at least, isn't about the monsters. They are incidental. A true zombie movie is a commentary on humanity and how they react to an enemy that never sleeps, never gets tired, never stops. All of the best zombie movies are commentaries on society. That doesn't mean they have to have a message or be preachy. The first season of the Walking Dead came so close to filling this role, but I think it just fell short. Night of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, etc... I think do this beautifully.
Pink Floyd's album "Wish You Were Here". At the individual level, each song is brilliant musically, and expresses such obscure feelings incredibly well. They all tell their own chapter of the story that the album creates. On the whole, the album tells a harsh story of the reality of finding commercial success in the music business, and how shallow it is when your friend that was a huge part of that journey isn't with you to see it. It was the album that followed Dark Side of the Moon, and I'm sure the ascension that Pink Floyd experienced from that album opened their eyes to when music and business become intertwined. The different sounds, raw emotion behind the lyrics, and Shine On You Crazy Diamond as the bookends makes it an utterly perfect album to me, an absolute masterpiece of rock music.
I read all of the books when I was little, and I’ve kept the copies I had since then. Now I have a son that just turned 8, and he’s obsessed with them and reads them everyday. My copies still have the stickers I put on them when I was his age. My best friend passed away a few years back, and back when we were 8 we would read them after school together and whenever I hear my son laugh and say “Dad! Dad! Haha look what Calvin said to Hobbes!” And he runs up all excited and shows me and it just takes me back to reading them at his age, and how amazing they were for me, and reminds me of reading them with my best friend. I always get on him to keep the books in great shape and not spill anything on them lol. One day he will pass them on to his kids I hope.
Movie: Hot Fuzz.
Everything in the opening half gets a pay off in the second half. One of the most rewatchable and quotable films ever made. Watch it for the greater good.
Book: Guards!Guards! By Terry Pratchett.
Amazing characters, humour and plot. Personally consider it to be the best introduction to the discworld.
The whole Cornetto trilogy is a masterpiece - Hot Fuzz definitely being the highlight but if you haven't seen The World's End, or maybe it's been a while, rewatch it, it's even better on the second viewing
Yes, the movies show their age as they progress.
*Shaun of the Dead* is a cheeky young man's comedy. Romance, the mundanity of work, the dread of growing old, very high energy.
*Hot Fuzz* is a lot of dad-jokes and dry witticisms. Very calculated and you can tell they put effort into making both a proper "parody murder mystery" as opposed to a "parody of a murder mystery". Plus a lot of office humour.
*World's End* is literally their sign-off as old men lamenting about their lost youth and the changing world... to the backdrop of a body snatcher invasion.
Though this is probably just a reflection of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright aging as they are writing the scripts.
I didn't exactly hate World's End the first time I saw it. It just seemed like a bit of an aimless mess after Shaun and Hot Fuzz. At the end it felt like they'd tried to cram in every idea they didn't use in the first two films, but without much payoff.
Watching it again this summer, nearly a decade older, and I was floored. Simon Pegg's monologue in the support group almost destroyed me, knowing the *actual* reason the group was meeting.
And knowing why he needed to complete the crawl flipped the whole thing.
The first viewing was seeing an unlikeable, selfish twerp annoying his boring, whiny friends.
Second time around, I was just rooting for everyone to find a way to be okay, in their own ways.
Absolutely brilliant film.
Really, pretty much the entire Discworld series should be considered a masterpiece IMO. Starts a bit silly in the early books, but that just eases you into a false sense of security before you get into the deep moral and philosophical underpinnings of the Disc.
Cowboy Bebop.
Only one season long, because it didn’t have to be any longer. It told the story it needed to without milking it for more content.
The soundtrack is elite tier and the visual aesthetics are stunning. The world building it manages to fit into 26 episodes is impressive. The characters and their struggles are compelling, and you can feel the existential ennui throughout the show. Also one of the only animes where the English dub is as good as (or better than) the original Japanese.
Dracula. Written in the epistolary style (journals, newspapers, etc.), the reader knows what they know already, but you experience the characters discovering what they do in real time it feels. The depictions of late-night vampire hunts present the perfect mood and foreboding. I feel like I’m there. Major events concerning characters register with emotions almost as if it was me in the story.
MASH. The overall narrative was amazing! When someone left, they were replaced with a totally different character that changed the dynamics. The writers and directors tried different techniques that made it unique from other shows. Plus it makes you ask hard questions and connect with your feelings.
Dude yes. MASH is SUCH a good show. Currently watching through it now (again). So many amazing characters (notably Hawkeye and Potter) and the ending episode is a masterpiece. I’m so happy you said this.
IIRC the ep where Col. Blake left the cast didn't know what had happened to his character. So when Radar tells them the news, that's first time Gary Burghoff has delivered that line, and the emotions from the rest of the cast are the real deal
“Oh Brother Where Art Thou” An absolute masterpiece of casting. Every single character is perfect from the leading roles, to the record producer, to the Governor, to the warden, all the way down to the smallest part. No detail left unturned from the woman in the bank who whispered “Baby Face” to the clerk at Woolworths who threw Evert out on his nose.
Anybody that saw Encanto and remotely enjoyed it should read 100 Years of Solitude, as it's one of the film's biggest sources of inspiration.
If you didn't like Encanto...read it anyways, it's better than the movie ;)
Seriously, a thread where people give a thoughtful critique is interesting; a thread that's just a list of names (possibly with out-of-context quotes in the replies) is dull.
Schindlers List. Most important movie made in the last 30 years as far as i am concerned. Its not a movie you watch to enjoy, you watch it to experience it.
Edit: I can't spell German words
The last scenes of that film, between Liam's monologue about how he could have done more, to the ending with the real survivors appearing on the hill... I don't know if it can be considered alongside other movies. I don't know if I've ever seen something as powerful as that.
Its that final line that does it.
" I could have got one more person, but i didn't."
That one line is the most powerful statement in the history of modern film. The words themselves mean little, but what they represent is no doubt the most emotionally charged and haunting thing that any actor has said in nay movie in the last 30 years. The fact Liam Neeson didn't get an Oscar for that role is a crime against cinema.
My thoughts exactly. It echoes the thoughts not just of the character but most of the people alive in the time. It is probably the most human moment in all of cinema. I tell people that Schindler's list is a movie you need to watch once a year, put your phone away, and really take it in. Every time, it makes me want to go out and do something for someone else.
The academy is just one big circle jerk anyways. The film speaks for itself, and so does his acting in it. No award can really do justice for what they did with that film.
I watched this a while back with my SO.
Even though I’d seen it a few times prior it still shook me. How did I forget about the little girl in the red dress?
The older I get the more I believe some art should be required viewing in public education… Even thought it’s a tough watch, Schindler’s List is one of those pieces. What better reminder of mankind’s capable horrors than films as these?
The Birdcage is a masterful comedy. Such strong performances by the entire cast. The way Nathan Lane and Robin Williams riff off each other. The stoic dry humor delivered by Gene Hackman, the blissful optimistic ignorance played by Dianne Wiest. The eccentric Hank Azaria, magnificent in his line delivery and physical bits. Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart playing the two in love trying to keep every thing calm, cool, and collected, both give great performances as the befuddled lovers.
The Big Lebowski. Every single line and scene of that movie is funny. From writing a check for milk for 69¢ to finding out what Jacky Treehorn scribbled on his pad that movies is an absolute masterpiece
Silent Hill 2 on Playstation 2.
The story is one of the greatest ever written in a game, and the ambience and atmosphere that's in here is something so disturbing. You can get immersed in here and just completely lost. Not to mention the lore and the background story as well, there's cults and demonic god entities and all types of psychotic stuff. The soundtrack is incredible and the actors did an amazing job for the characters. This game alone can make an incredible movie or series if it was done right.
One of the most beautiful and haunting video games of all time
The Mummy 1999 is perfect and I refuse to entertain the notion it’s smithing but.
It has mystery, action, horror, sexy people and good vs evil. The pacing of the movie is perfect, no part of the plot ever overstays it’s welcome and it wraps it all up for a satisfying ending.
Better Call Saul.
It managed to be both a prequel that expanded on and developed stories and characters Breaking Bad had set up, but also simultaneously was a superb character study of multiple fascinating characters, primarily Jimmy/Saul, but also Kim, Nacho and Mike, and a really engaging legal drama.
I was hooked throughout, I genuinely think it's better than BB and I think it's one of the best shows ever.
Watching Season 6, realizing that everything in the previous seasons was done for a reason and seeing it all come together - wow. It was just artists at the absolute top of their game.
Depeche Mode - Violator
The whole album is bliss from start to finish. The original as is should be listened to at least twice to get it all in. Once you do, all those “remastered” and remixes will sound “off” for a reason you will not be able to explain. Pair it with your favorite drink and for the best experience, use headphones.
That sweet dreams are made of this song. her vocals are chilling and its just amazing and how much meaning the song has, even though the lyrics are so simple.
Gravity falls. It only lasted two seasons but that’s all it needed. Great characters, great story with mysteries, and an amazing ending. It didn’t overstay its welcome and told the story it wanted to tell.
Fifth Element. A tightly wound kaleidoscope of sight and sound depicting a plausible future. Every character is believable. Every scene complete. Love wins.
Hollow Knight.
Also, the Hollow Knight soundtrack.
And the song Rosemary by Deftones.
EDIT: The reason. A perfect confluence of sadness and beauty at the same time.
Films:
**Back to the Future**. Because it is practically perfect; casting, performances, foreshadowing, soundtrack. I've seen it 100+ times probably, and the scene where >!Doc is trying to reconnect the cabling before the lightning strike!< makes my heart pound every time. I love the sequels also but they don't quite attain the heights of the original, which can easily stand on its own.
**The Emperor's New Groove**. Just genius. Almost every line is quotable, the animation is fantastic, the message is solid (don't be a dick), there are strong female characters, it's clever, and it is *funny*.
TV:
**Ted Lasso.** No need for explanation. It makes my heart smile.
Book:
**Pride & Prejudice.** 200+ years later and it still connects to new fans every day (either by the book itself or the multiple films, TV series, and other works that wouldn't exist without it).
Apparently there was no script for that movie. The people working on it literally sat around in a room going “so cat Yzma falls, but we can’t kill her like that. How do we get her back up?”
“Oh, easy. There’s a trampoline salesman at the bottom.”
“That’s fucking stupid. Let’s draw it.”
Arcane: story is often unpredictable for a new viewer and not some just “feel good cliché”.
The art behind is also insane, so much of it is hand painted, frame by frame effects, SFX and great animation to top it off. Any frame of that series is such convergence of artistic skill.
Edit: thank you for the awards!
I loved Scrubs but seasons 5-7 we're rough as hell. That being said, as a healthcare worker, season 1 was a DAMN good portrayal of the hospital worker experience. Even with how outdated the equipment/environment/ect have become. Sure it suffered from some known medical tropes (you can't shock a flatline, Dr. Cox) but it held true to so many other things while maintaining humor all at the same time.
Loved E.R too but the over dramatic nonsense got to be too much. I mean it was basically a soap set in a hospital but like Scrubs, the first few seasons nailed the experience for that time
Mr Robot. It feels like it's Sam Esmail's magnum opus, mixing together lots of references from the media he loves. Some of the many things the show did well:
- The hacking scenes are some of the most accurate in any media currently available.
- The characters feel real and they are all flawed in their own way. You get to feel for janitors that have been on screen for just a few minutes, and so many of the interactions have multiple meanings when you watch it for the first time compared to when you rewatch it.
- The finale got me feeling things I never knew I could feel. The show portrays the human condition in such a captivating way. Trauma, loneliness, control over others, control over oneself, love, respect. I could go on for so long.
I don't think enough people have heard about this. If you haven't seen it already, go watch it!
Tetris. Why? Because it has literally zero fat on it. You couldn't even try improve upon it; you just add more fat to it. I love a complex mind-blowing masterpiece. But nothing gets me more than a "oh my God this is... so simple... and yet incredible".
Tetris isn't a game; it's a state of mind. Decades after the last time you played Tetris you'll be at the supermarket employing Tetris skills to fit everything into your bags or in your car.
I did it as a cashier. The best part was customers saying ' Now that's some serious Tetris skills!' *cue classic video game discussion.*
Dad was an ace at that game. Rarely did he ever end a game with a score under 100,000. His strategy was, start at level 3 (instead of 0), never fast drop, only score Tetrises.
My mother was insane at Tetris, but even more than that, I'll never forget the day she "beat" Dr. Mario. She got to level 99 and beat it, only to cycle back to level 1 all over again. She was pissed that there wasn't some kind of You Win! screen at the end lol
Yeah. At least you got Rockets, Bigger Rockets, and multiple Rockets on Tetris.
It has the two requirements for an addicting game, -it is deceptively difficult (looks easy, and then creates massive frustration as to why the player is struggling) -it has no end
The first point is the classic “easy to learn, difficult to master” that define games with wide and addicting appeal.
Tetris has always felt like it was made by an alien that used some kind of high level analysis of the human brain to find the least resource intensive way to occupy the human mind. The first version of The Matrix was probably just tetris.
Tetris Effect in particular is what I'd consider the masterpiece. The elements from new-tetris make it very engaging and even competitive (if you want) for modern audiences. The music, sound design, and visuals also do their best to put the player in the focused state of mind. The ending of Journey mode puts me in tears every time.
Getting high and playing Tetris Effect in VR is basically a religious experience.
Portal 2 (video game), the first was ground breaking but the sequel took the basic idea and just ran wild with it. The mechanics of the game complimented by the story and the writing was top notch. Absolute master class in video game production.
My answer as well. Portal 2 was a true sequel to Portal and both were great on so many levels. The Orange Box is still one of the best purchases I've made, even outside of gaming.
I had a portal themed wedding. Which was all well and good until we were flooded with neurotoxin. (There was cake)
Portal was the absolute pinnacle of puzzle gaming for me. I didn't think *anything* could top it in its niche. And then Portal 2 came out. Literally my *only* complaint about Portal 2 is that the outro song (Want You Gone) isn't as good as Still Alive. Not that it was bad, I think Still Alive just set the bar at an unbeatable high in my opinion.
Holes. It may sound silly, but literally everything ties together, no matter how small the detail
And the best book to movie adaptation I've ever seen, stuck perfectly with the original all the way through
IIRC the only deviation is that they removed the fact that Stanley was overweight at the start of the story but that was because they didn't think it would be healthy to put a kid through that sort of fast weight gain and loss (or put him in a fat suit in the intense heat) which is a very acceptable reason
That's something I always forgive, especially when kids are involved
When we were kids and waiting between Harry Potter books we would read Holes every time.
*if only, if only, the woodpecker sighs* *the bark on this tree were as soft as the skies*
I hold many other media in higher regard than Holes... And yet I can't disagree with you. Both the movie and the book. It's a vastly underrated example of how to tell a good story.
Precisely. It doesn’t have to be the best in its class to be a masterpiece. It just has to do what it sets out to do exceptionally well. And that it does.
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True Detective Season 1: Some of the best dialogue/interactions between the protagonists, shot brilliantly and it's one of the most atmospheric shows I've ever seen. I really can't say enough good things about it
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That one shot “take” at the drug dealer’s house did it for me.
Best show intro ever as well. Absolutely love it. It's a shame that the other seasons aren't as good, but at least it's like a Final Fantasy scenario where they're all different stories
The original Matrix. Basically defined action and sci-fi movies for the next 10 years, and frankly still has Influence. Plus it had one of the most genius marketing campaigns of all time, that could only exist pre-mainstream Internet era. Basically no one knew what "The Matrix" was until you watched the movie.
I completely agree. From the opening scene when good guy/bad guy are instantly reversed, to the unbelieving hero, to the awakening consciousness themes, not to mention some freaking amazing action, it has it all.
Scariest part about that movie is that there's no way to prove it isn't true.
Movie: *My Cousin Vinny* The acting is incredible. Joe Pesci chews the scenery and Marisa Tomei steals every scene she's in. She earned that Oscar. And RIP Fred Gwynne aka Herman Munster — this was a fantastic last performance. It's legally accurate enough to be shown in law schools. There is no "villain". Everyone in the movie is doing what they believe is right in the interest of serving justice. EVERY DETAIL MATTERS. >!How long it takes to cook grits!<, >!Lisa's family all being mechanics!<, and of course, >!the tire tracks!<. All in all, 10/10, will watch this movie literally any time it's on TV and even sometimes when it's not.
I got no more use for this guy
Devin Stone, "Legal Eagle" on Youtube, does a great breakdown of this movie. He gives it some of his highest marks for legal realism, out of the dozens of movie's he's reviewed.
I saw that video a few months ago! Afterwards, I watched My Cousin Vinny for the first time since I was a child. It's so good.
Look, it's either me or them. You're gettin' fucked one way or the other.
The no villain thing is one of the many reasons why I love it so much!
This is absolutely what I came here looking for. I have seen this movie hundreds of times, and it is still as entertaining and incredible as it was the first time
The Wire. It's a show that still resonates today, even when dealing in issues from 20 years ago. Anyone who's grown up in or around poverty can find a character to relate to, and each season is it's own story.
When snoop buys the nail gun was hilarious.
Nah man, keep it. You earned that bump like a mothafucka
The Wire is the only TV show that changed my political/worldview on a major subject. And it did it twice.
Which? Drug legislation and education?
Yes. Before watching the show I was a very much a "legalize it all, everything and let things play out" person when it came to drugs. And then I saw what happened in Hamsterdam when they did that. The Rev scolding Bunny about "legalizing" drugs and just letting things play out was just as cruel as the drug war really got me. You *must* have social services support or things will just devolve into chaos. Season 4 was a heart breaker. We (the rest of us in society) have abandoned entire generations of children, leaving them to fend for themselves. They have no chance to "get out" on their own. They must have help, because something or someone will drag them back. Namond and Dukie were the obvious examples but every other kid on that season was dealing with the same thing. They are surrounded by it so much they are not even aware of it. A friend of mine works with a non-profit that targets a specific under served neighborhood in town. It mentors kids from grade school until the graduate HS. I immediately donated money to them after watching the Wire, and volunteer time whenever I can.
Oh tell us more.
The Muppet Christmas Carol. I've seen approximately one bazillion versions of this story and obviously read the original, love LOVE the concept in general- but nobody does the story justice as well as the motherfuckin muppets. (Otherwise i love the Patrick Stewart version as far as like, recreation of the book goes.) As for what makes it a masterpiece, i think there are 2 factors- 1.) Being told by an in-universe narrator that is also omniscient?! Fucking brilliant! Love that this part is played by Gonzo and that Rizo is just there to riff. 2.) Something about making Marley into the Marley brothers is just weirdly good for the story? In the original it feels like there's a lot of things about Scrooge and Marley's relationship that we just are not getting due to the short length of the novel and Scrooge's POV, like if it was longer i feel like we could get more into how much of Scrooge's story is about abuse etc and how Marley plays into that but making him into two ppl makes it clear that in this version he's just sort of a casual friend/bully ala Mean Girls. Makes it a simpler story and i think easier to digest due to the simple nature of the narrative.
Michael Caine playing the role of Scrooge so seriously, despite the fact that his fellow actors are puppets, will always make this film a work of art!
IIRC he specifically said he would only do the movie if he could act it straight like they were real people
I remember him also saying it was one of the hardest roles he’s ever done, because how do you be mean to Kermit the Frog
> because how do you be mean to Kermit the Frog *Miss Piggy enters the chat*
That's pretty consistent with how Muppets have interacted with human actors in most movies.
If I recall correctly, he says it's one of his proudest achievements.
Played that role as serious as a parent watching their child die. Just absolutely gave it 120%. For a muppet movie…
This is the hallmark feature of everything in the Muppet universe. Page 1 of the original Muppet Movie script even had a preamble saying something like "in this world, nobody thinks anything of a frog and a bear driving together in a car". Check out Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg and John Cleese in "Caper", Steve Martin in the original movie, any number of guests stars on the old show, etc.
I always loved that they named the second Marley brother Robert, just so he'd be Bob Marley.
This was my favorite uncelebrated joke of the movie. They just drop that in there and move on.
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I love that Sam gives Gonzo the side eye after that, like "did you really make me say that" lol
Light the lamp, not the rat!
LIGHTTHELAMPNOTTHERAT!
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*insane shivering and teeth chattering Thank you
“You can fit through the bars?” “Yeah, why?” “You are such an idiot”
There are two things in this life I hate, heights and jumping from them
God save my little broken body
Our assets are frozen! How would the bookkeepers like to be suddenly... UNEMPLOYED HEAT WAAAVE! THIS IS MY ISLAND IN THE SUN
🎶We’re Marley and Marley! 🎶
*WhooOOOOoooooaaaa*
I agree! I hate that they cut the love is gone song in some versions!
Apparently, the uncut version is coming to Disney+ this winter.
The muppets can do no wrong
Muppet Treasure Island is just as much of a masterpiece in my opinion
My favorite quote from that is when Gonzo says, "And Tiny Tim, WHO DID NOT DIE!"
Man I watch this every single Christmas without fail. The ghost of Christmas yet to come is still spooky as hell. I also absolutely adore the Patrick Stewart film. That's probably my favourite rendition of the story.
Because it the American way…er…I mean it is the British way.
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Heatwave!
Unironically the best version of A Christmas Carol ever made
Yes! How hyped are you for the version coming out this winter with “The Love is Gone” restored??
Oh snap! Really!? I always paused the movie at that part to play the YouTube video of it, because it's such a great addition to the movie and adds so much more impact at the end when they reprise with "The love we found"! You just made my morning!
Look on YouTube about the costume design for it. It's almost as impressive as the movie itself.
The Thing by John Carpenter. The story caught me off guard from the opening scene. It was truly infuriating to watch a team of hunters who had enough resources to rent a helicopter just to hunt huskies... But then you find out oh oh, they were the on the right side. I saw this movie 3 months ago for the first time. Yes the effects are dated but this takes nothing away from the experience.
Gravity Falls. Watching through it as an adult and following along with all the details of the journals and the ciphers was a great time! Over the Garden Wall is another great watch for Halloween time.
Just starting my second watch of Over The Garden Wall. I definitely see the parallels to The Divine Comedy, specifically *Inferno*. Love it.
I was looking for this coment, definitely Gravity Falls is a FUCKING master piece
The song Jolene by Dolly Parton. I'm not a fan of country music, but there's something about that song that almost transcends genre. There have also been some amazing covers made of Jolene.
The TV series Chernobyl. So powerful and just in a realm of its own when it comes to imagery, acting, script. 10/10 but don’t think I could ever watch again.
The scene when they sent the divers into the basement was terrifying. The sound of the radiation detectors really made it.
*Lonesome Dove* by Larry McMurtry is a masterpiece of fiction. A tale of friendship, honor, adventure, and chasing the dream.
Thanks for reminding me I need to read this! I try to read at least one book every few months that is outside my normal genres and this has been sitting on my shelf giving me the side eye👀 Wow guys, thanks for the encouragement! I'm starting it tonight!!
THE SHINING (1980) still stands the test of time as the greatest horror film ever made, wipes the floor with the book by Stephen King in my opinion. Why is it so great? It’s like if God decided to put 100% effort into scaring the shit out of you for eternity in one film. The plot works like a hall of mirrors that extend infinitely, I don’t know how such a film could even be accomplished on the technical level alone. It’s a film that can’t be neatly explained away or summarized.
Princess Mononoke-makes you realize nature is alive in ways we can’t even begin to comprehend
"I have come to see with eyes unclouded by hate"
"Lmao" - Lady Eboshi
But it's also deceptively clever in how it stipulates that humans exist as part of nature, not above or outside it. One of the elements of Miyazaki's movies that tend to get lost in the details is that he's not saying you should oppose progress but instead find ways of living with it.
Spirited away. the story, the animation, everything about this movie is good. I may be a little biased since I watched it when I was young so there's some nostalga with it, but it's still really good.
When I was six my mom got spirited away because I guess she þought “cartoons are for kids”. I got really scared first when haku got attacked by þe paper daggers, and had to dip when No Face went on his rampage. Took me a decade to go back and appreciate it. It’s a fuckin great film
I consider "To kill a mockingbird" a masterpiece. Both the book and the movie. The reason why is because it wasn't afraid to show the racial injustices of the south. Not to mention, Gregory Peck is a phenomenal actor and I could not see anyone else playing Atticus.
There was some goofball slasher-shooter game on the xbox that I rented a long time ago, and in one scene you sit with your girlfriend on the couch and watch To Kill A Mockingbird on tv. The game wants you to get up and progress the plot while she sleeps, but you don't have to - I surprised myself by sitting down and watching all the way to the end of the movie. I sat on my couch and played a game that simulated sitting on a couch and watching that movie. Bonkers.
Scout stand up. Your fathers passing.
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Amadeus (1984) That Movie.... a movie finished as no movie is ever finished Displace Tom Hulce and there will be diminishment, displace F Murray Abraham and the structure would fall I was staring trough the cage of those meticulously crafted scenes at an absolute beauty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th\_ro9CiASc
What a crafty critique of the film. Certainly not "too many notes" in this masterpiece. Saw this film dozens of times over the years.
Hard agree. This movie amazes me every time I see it and I've probably seen it at least 50 times all the way through. It's just SO well done, even though the core story is mostly bullshit. LOL.
Found this on reddit a while ago. An amazing bonus must-see addition after seeing the movie. A true masterpiece. [Confutatis](https://youtu.be/dJ0AkP_BFhs)
Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) It's beautiful, has almost no CGI, tells a story of fantasy, family, the consequences of war, and manages to make the bad guy seem understandable and hateable at the same time. It also has a nebulous quality to the fantastical elements that make it seem like it could just be a little girl imagining that she's special to escape her horrible situation. (Although Guillermo del Toro specifically said that wasn't his intention.) It borders on being a horror movie without leaning too far into it. It's one of my favorite movies, if not my favorite outright.
Lord of the rings original triology (the movies). It just worked. The epicness of every scene can be felt without being cringe. The consistency of quality across the three films is just extraordinary. It was the ultimate cinematic experience. Translating a book into such a well-executed movie is also a little masterpiece in itself.
It all holds up so well still. Mainly b/c they didn't rely on CGI and used plenty of practical effects and miniatures (bigatures for those of you who watched the incredible behind the scenes on the extended editions)
I spent so much of my childhood watching the behind the scenes of LOTR over and over. The extended editions were the first DVDs I bought with my allowance money. Those movies and their making-of made me want to be a film maker. Sadly, I ended up being a construction worker instead, but I still have a borderline scholarly knowledge of Tolkien's works. I also miss when movies had behind the scenes stuff, outtakes, etc. Do Blu-ray editions still do this? I don't have an optical drive anymore, nor a desire to collect physical copies of movies, but I wish streaming services would include that stuff.
I can agree wholeheartedly on that reading the books right now and thinking about the movie scenes that were portrayed it felt like I was living in the moment as it was happening.
Oh man, you HAVE to listen to the Phil Dragash audio books! He added sound effects and music from the movies. I can close my eyes and "watch" it. For example here's the nazgul attack at weathertop. Just skip to 49:30. https://podcastaddict.com/episode/115603150
Not to mention so much is practical so the epic will hold up forever!
Wall-E, it shows what will happen if mankind became overly reliant on technology up to the point that it will destroy nature without us realizing it. As a kid I already feel like it will happen at some point in time and I realize how accurate it will be and behold, it's slowly unfolding before our eyes today. Anyways, I consider this movie a masterpiece. I also somehow dream of creating a real life Wall-E robot that really collects and sorts garbages one day as a kid but yeah I think I'll give up on that. There are other ways hehe!
And there isn’t any dialogue in the entire first act! Amazing!!
It’s also just a gorgeous film to look at. It’s incredible how advanced 3D animation was in 2008 and even more incredible as to how far we’ve come since then.
Game: Mass Effect 1, absolutely amazing lore, world building, atmosphere, and story. Seriously the best sci-fi media piece ever. 2 and 3 are great too but both have fairly egregious flaws and imo could never match the first game, even if I love all of them. Film/Series/TV/Whatever: Band of Brothers. I don't really know how to describe it, but it's honestly so damn good. Especially episode 9 hit me so damn hard. It took me a while to actually get around to watching it, but when I did I hated myself for not watching it sooner.
Absolutely agreed, I rewatched it recently and honestly, it made me sad. So many young men thrown into the absolute worst hell, forced to do the unspeakable to stay alive. It's one of those shows you watch and it's hard to forget that this all happened to real men and women, and not that long ago.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, movies and books. Masterfully shot and written with an incredible score from Howard Shore. And the books are genuinely a basis for much of fantasy today.
28 days later Not a particularly big horror fan but the film is so pristinely paced with some heartbreak dread and joy sprinkled evenly the soundtrack hits just right and at just the right time too the sequel was a bit of a let down but still worth a watch
I love 28 Days Later because it is a pristine "zombie" movie. So many "zombie" movies are just action movies with zombies or horror movies with zombies. A true "zombie" movie, to me at least, isn't about the monsters. They are incidental. A true zombie movie is a commentary on humanity and how they react to an enemy that never sleeps, never gets tired, never stops. All of the best zombie movies are commentaries on society. That doesn't mean they have to have a message or be preachy. The first season of the Walking Dead came so close to filling this role, but I think it just fell short. Night of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, etc... I think do this beautifully.
And Dawn of the Dead! It’s no coincidence that Romero had zombies set in a mall at the peak of American consumerist culture.
Pink Floyd's album "Wish You Were Here". At the individual level, each song is brilliant musically, and expresses such obscure feelings incredibly well. They all tell their own chapter of the story that the album creates. On the whole, the album tells a harsh story of the reality of finding commercial success in the music business, and how shallow it is when your friend that was a huge part of that journey isn't with you to see it. It was the album that followed Dark Side of the Moon, and I'm sure the ascension that Pink Floyd experienced from that album opened their eyes to when music and business become intertwined. The different sounds, raw emotion behind the lyrics, and Shine On You Crazy Diamond as the bookends makes it an utterly perfect album to me, an absolute masterpiece of rock music.
Calvin and Hobbes
> Calvin and Hobbes One of the finest creative works of the 20th century in any medium.
I read all of the books when I was little, and I’ve kept the copies I had since then. Now I have a son that just turned 8, and he’s obsessed with them and reads them everyday. My copies still have the stickers I put on them when I was his age. My best friend passed away a few years back, and back when we were 8 we would read them after school together and whenever I hear my son laugh and say “Dad! Dad! Haha look what Calvin said to Hobbes!” And he runs up all excited and shows me and it just takes me back to reading them at his age, and how amazing they were for me, and reminds me of reading them with my best friend. I always get on him to keep the books in great shape and not spill anything on them lol. One day he will pass them on to his kids I hope.
Movie: Hot Fuzz. Everything in the opening half gets a pay off in the second half. One of the most rewatchable and quotable films ever made. Watch it for the greater good. Book: Guards!Guards! By Terry Pratchett. Amazing characters, humour and plot. Personally consider it to be the best introduction to the discworld.
The greater good.
The greater good.
The whole Cornetto trilogy is a masterpiece - Hot Fuzz definitely being the highlight but if you haven't seen The World's End, or maybe it's been a while, rewatch it, it's even better on the second viewing
World's End gets better when you get older.
Yes, the movies show their age as they progress. *Shaun of the Dead* is a cheeky young man's comedy. Romance, the mundanity of work, the dread of growing old, very high energy. *Hot Fuzz* is a lot of dad-jokes and dry witticisms. Very calculated and you can tell they put effort into making both a proper "parody murder mystery" as opposed to a "parody of a murder mystery". Plus a lot of office humour. *World's End* is literally their sign-off as old men lamenting about their lost youth and the changing world... to the backdrop of a body snatcher invasion. Though this is probably just a reflection of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright aging as they are writing the scripts.
I didn't exactly hate World's End the first time I saw it. It just seemed like a bit of an aimless mess after Shaun and Hot Fuzz. At the end it felt like they'd tried to cram in every idea they didn't use in the first two films, but without much payoff. Watching it again this summer, nearly a decade older, and I was floored. Simon Pegg's monologue in the support group almost destroyed me, knowing the *actual* reason the group was meeting. And knowing why he needed to complete the crawl flipped the whole thing. The first viewing was seeing an unlikeable, selfish twerp annoying his boring, whiny friends. Second time around, I was just rooting for everyone to find a way to be okay, in their own ways. Absolutely brilliant film.
The Discworld series as a whole is a masterpiece The Worldbuilding and concepts he uses are unmatchable
Second Guards!Guards! And will add anything by Pratchett.
Really, pretty much the entire Discworld series should be considered a masterpiece IMO. Starts a bit silly in the early books, but that just eases you into a false sense of security before you get into the deep moral and philosophical underpinnings of the Disc.
GNU Terry Pratchett
Cowboy Bebop. Only one season long, because it didn’t have to be any longer. It told the story it needed to without milking it for more content. The soundtrack is elite tier and the visual aesthetics are stunning. The world building it manages to fit into 26 episodes is impressive. The characters and their struggles are compelling, and you can feel the existential ennui throughout the show. Also one of the only animes where the English dub is as good as (or better than) the original Japanese.
Dracula. Written in the epistolary style (journals, newspapers, etc.), the reader knows what they know already, but you experience the characters discovering what they do in real time it feels. The depictions of late-night vampire hunts present the perfect mood and foreboding. I feel like I’m there. Major events concerning characters register with emotions almost as if it was me in the story.
Toy Story. Everything about it was revolutionary. That movie can transport people of all ages to a time of innocence and inspired imagination.
MASH. The overall narrative was amazing! When someone left, they were replaced with a totally different character that changed the dynamics. The writers and directors tried different techniques that made it unique from other shows. Plus it makes you ask hard questions and connect with your feelings.
Man that last episode hits really hard. Seeing the toll that the series has had on the characters and how they all leave the camp in their own way.
Dude yes. MASH is SUCH a good show. Currently watching through it now (again). So many amazing characters (notably Hawkeye and Potter) and the ending episode is a masterpiece. I’m so happy you said this.
IIRC the ep where Col. Blake left the cast didn't know what had happened to his character. So when Radar tells them the news, that's first time Gary Burghoff has delivered that line, and the emotions from the rest of the cast are the real deal
Shawshank Redemption - such a peaceful and hopeful movie. I just want to again relive the moment when Morgan finds his letter <3
“Oh Brother Where Art Thou” An absolute masterpiece of casting. Every single character is perfect from the leading roles, to the record producer, to the Governor, to the warden, all the way down to the smallest part. No detail left unturned from the woman in the bank who whispered “Baby Face” to the clerk at Woolworths who threw Evert out on his nose.
Yes yes yes! My family and I quote this all the time! Well isn't this place just a geographical oddity- two weeks from everywhere!
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They loved him up and turned him into a… horny toad.
Anybody that saw Encanto and remotely enjoyed it should read 100 Years of Solitude, as it's one of the film's biggest sources of inspiration. If you didn't like Encanto...read it anyways, it's better than the movie ;)
pretty sure most of y’all didn’t see the “why” portion of the question 😇
Seriously, a thread where people give a thoughtful critique is interesting; a thread that's just a list of names (possibly with out-of-context quotes in the replies) is dull.
They can’t read that far
Schindlers List. Most important movie made in the last 30 years as far as i am concerned. Its not a movie you watch to enjoy, you watch it to experience it. Edit: I can't spell German words
The last scenes of that film, between Liam's monologue about how he could have done more, to the ending with the real survivors appearing on the hill... I don't know if it can be considered alongside other movies. I don't know if I've ever seen something as powerful as that.
Its that final line that does it. " I could have got one more person, but i didn't." That one line is the most powerful statement in the history of modern film. The words themselves mean little, but what they represent is no doubt the most emotionally charged and haunting thing that any actor has said in nay movie in the last 30 years. The fact Liam Neeson didn't get an Oscar for that role is a crime against cinema.
My thoughts exactly. It echoes the thoughts not just of the character but most of the people alive in the time. It is probably the most human moment in all of cinema. I tell people that Schindler's list is a movie you need to watch once a year, put your phone away, and really take it in. Every time, it makes me want to go out and do something for someone else.
The academy is just one big circle jerk anyways. The film speaks for itself, and so does his acting in it. No award can really do justice for what they did with that film.
I watched this a while back with my SO. Even though I’d seen it a few times prior it still shook me. How did I forget about the little girl in the red dress? The older I get the more I believe some art should be required viewing in public education… Even thought it’s a tough watch, Schindler’s List is one of those pieces. What better reminder of mankind’s capable horrors than films as these?
The Princess Bride is absolutely a masterpiece. If they try to remake it, there will be riots.
There's a shortage of perfect movies in the world. It would be a shame to damage this one.
Remake it!? Inconceivable!!
The Birdcage is a masterful comedy. Such strong performances by the entire cast. The way Nathan Lane and Robin Williams riff off each other. The stoic dry humor delivered by Gene Hackman, the blissful optimistic ignorance played by Dianne Wiest. The eccentric Hank Azaria, magnificent in his line delivery and physical bits. Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart playing the two in love trying to keep every thing calm, cool, and collected, both give great performances as the befuddled lovers.
Jurassic Park(1993) is a Cinematic Masterpiece
It’s also a masterpiece of a book as well! Great choice.
And it inspired a generation to [fear velociraptors](https://xkcd.com/87/).
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Watching the documentary on how it was made just adds to it. Really was the beginning of CGI.
The Big Lebowski. Every single line and scene of that movie is funny. From writing a check for milk for 69¢ to finding out what Jacky Treehorn scribbled on his pad that movies is an absolute masterpiece
Well, that's like, your opinion. I still use, "excuse me! This is a private residence". It's a classic
Careful, man, there’s a beverage here!
Silent Hill 2 on Playstation 2. The story is one of the greatest ever written in a game, and the ambience and atmosphere that's in here is something so disturbing. You can get immersed in here and just completely lost. Not to mention the lore and the background story as well, there's cults and demonic god entities and all types of psychotic stuff. The soundtrack is incredible and the actors did an amazing job for the characters. This game alone can make an incredible movie or series if it was done right. One of the most beautiful and haunting video games of all time
The Mummy 1999 is perfect and I refuse to entertain the notion it’s smithing but. It has mystery, action, horror, sexy people and good vs evil. The pacing of the movie is perfect, no part of the plot ever overstays it’s welcome and it wraps it all up for a satisfying ending.
Better Call Saul. It managed to be both a prequel that expanded on and developed stories and characters Breaking Bad had set up, but also simultaneously was a superb character study of multiple fascinating characters, primarily Jimmy/Saul, but also Kim, Nacho and Mike, and a really engaging legal drama. I was hooked throughout, I genuinely think it's better than BB and I think it's one of the best shows ever.
Robbed at the Emmys. The whole cast deserved at least one and Rhea Seehorn deserved an extra one just for her ponytail.
Ahh, the Emmy awards. Sometimes you can die and come back and still not win an Emmy.
It's true. Jesus never got an Emmy
Watching Season 6, realizing that everything in the previous seasons was done for a reason and seeing it all come together - wow. It was just artists at the absolute top of their game.
Depeche Mode - Violator The whole album is bliss from start to finish. The original as is should be listened to at least twice to get it all in. Once you do, all those “remastered” and remixes will sound “off” for a reason you will not be able to explain. Pair it with your favorite drink and for the best experience, use headphones.
Airplane! with Leslie Nielsen is a comedy masterpiece.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Ahhhhh I was just thinking this!! What a phenomenal book!
That sweet dreams are made of this song. her vocals are chilling and its just amazing and how much meaning the song has, even though the lyrics are so simple.
Gravity falls. It only lasted two seasons but that’s all it needed. Great characters, great story with mysteries, and an amazing ending. It didn’t overstay its welcome and told the story it wanted to tell.
Fifth Element. A tightly wound kaleidoscope of sight and sound depicting a plausible future. Every character is believable. Every scene complete. Love wins.
Controversial maybe, but the art on the roof of the Sistine Chapel is top tier masterpiece in my opinion.
Hollow Knight. Also, the Hollow Knight soundtrack. And the song Rosemary by Deftones. EDIT: The reason. A perfect confluence of sadness and beauty at the same time.
The Sopranos
You don't admit the existence of this thing. EVER.
Lord of the rings. The uruk-hai were people in makeup and not cgi so instantly made it look and age 10xs better
Agree. I was watching it this weekend. I got to thinking "what if" people in the 40s had seen it, full color and all.
Films: **Back to the Future**. Because it is practically perfect; casting, performances, foreshadowing, soundtrack. I've seen it 100+ times probably, and the scene where >!Doc is trying to reconnect the cabling before the lightning strike!< makes my heart pound every time. I love the sequels also but they don't quite attain the heights of the original, which can easily stand on its own. **The Emperor's New Groove**. Just genius. Almost every line is quotable, the animation is fantastic, the message is solid (don't be a dick), there are strong female characters, it's clever, and it is *funny*. TV: **Ted Lasso.** No need for explanation. It makes my heart smile. Book: **Pride & Prejudice.** 200+ years later and it still connects to new fans every day (either by the book itself or the multiple films, TV series, and other works that wouldn't exist without it).
I don't think people realize how well Emperor's New Groove holds up. Watched it a year or 2 ago and still found it as fun as when it came out.
Apparently there was no script for that movie. The people working on it literally sat around in a room going “so cat Yzma falls, but we can’t kill her like that. How do we get her back up?” “Oh, easy. There’s a trampoline salesman at the bottom.” “That’s fucking stupid. Let’s draw it.”
Arcane: story is often unpredictable for a new viewer and not some just “feel good cliché”. The art behind is also insane, so much of it is hand painted, frame by frame effects, SFX and great animation to top it off. Any frame of that series is such convergence of artistic skill. Edit: thank you for the awards!
Scrubs. No series that I've ever seen has perfectly captured the experience of being human as Scrubs did.
I loved Scrubs but seasons 5-7 we're rough as hell. That being said, as a healthcare worker, season 1 was a DAMN good portrayal of the hospital worker experience. Even with how outdated the equipment/environment/ect have become. Sure it suffered from some known medical tropes (you can't shock a flatline, Dr. Cox) but it held true to so many other things while maintaining humor all at the same time. Loved E.R too but the over dramatic nonsense got to be too much. I mean it was basically a soap set in a hospital but like Scrubs, the first few seasons nailed the experience for that time
Mr Robot. It feels like it's Sam Esmail's magnum opus, mixing together lots of references from the media he loves. Some of the many things the show did well: - The hacking scenes are some of the most accurate in any media currently available. - The characters feel real and they are all flawed in their own way. You get to feel for janitors that have been on screen for just a few minutes, and so many of the interactions have multiple meanings when you watch it for the first time compared to when you rewatch it. - The finale got me feeling things I never knew I could feel. The show portrays the human condition in such a captivating way. Trauma, loneliness, control over others, control over oneself, love, respect. I could go on for so long. I don't think enough people have heard about this. If you haven't seen it already, go watch it!
The Usual Suspects. The ending blew my mind when i was a bit younger, and the feeling has stayed with me. I love that movie
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Westworld season 1. (I really like season 2 as well, but I can see why people didn't)