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beatroot:
Hello everyone!

For the past few weeks, I've been thinking about my tertiary studies and I've been a film student for almost a year now yet my film knowledge is so poor. Why? Because I can't stand watching films and can't sit through them- especially if they go over one hour (which is basically every film out there). My brain can't handle so much information being said in under three hours. This is why I prefer TV- since the storylines are stretched out and it's easy to settle down. I find this so ironic as I am a film student and to say that I don't watch films is an embarrassment and goes against everything I study. People scoff at me at film school when I say I haven't even watched Star Wars or Citizen Kane.

Watching lots of films can help with my film history, identifying different directors and referencing styles when I make more films in the future. It's about time for me to stop binge watching the same shows over and over again (I'm looking at you Brooklyn Nine Nine and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and it's time for me to expose myself to as many new films as much as possible to help develop my knowledge and artistry.

In the spoiler below is a list I have watched so far this year. If the film is bolded, it means I had to watch it during lecture and therefore does not count.
27 films!* The Truman Show
* Casablanca
* The Room
* Newsfront
* Samson & Delilah
* Grave of the Fireflies
* Chungking Express
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
* In the Mood for Love
* The Kissing Booth
* Set It Up
* Muriel's Wedding
* Manchester by the Sea
* Submarine
* Midnight in Paris
* Wild Child
* The Man with the Movie Camera
* Loving Vincent
* Cleo from 5 to 7
* To All the Boys I've Loved Before
* Crazy Rich Asians
* Cargo
* Heathers
* Sierra Burgess is a Loser
* Italian for Beginners
* Mean Girls
* Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

In this thread, I aim to watch at least one film per week to begin with. I will write down my thoughts about the film. I will also try to aim to visit the cinema at least once a month. I live very close to one so hopefully this can encourage me to watch films on the big screen.

The latest film I've watched was 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' which is a British coming of age film. The last time I went to the cinema was on November 17 where I watched 'Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindewald' and I dislike it very much.

I'm gonna try to watch 'Die Hard' sometime soon so I can finally understand its references in Brooklyn Nine Nine.

Also please feel free to suggest in this thread any films that you think are worth a watch. It doesn't matter if its a silent film or if it's absolute trash or a cult film- as I said, I am trying to expand my film knowledge and history so any film would be awesome! Thanks everyone!

angewina_naguen:
May be weird to recommend my related text for Ext 1 but it’s a gorgeous film with awesome cinematography  ;D Masahiro Shinoda’s Pale Flower. There are subbed versions which you can find online. Can’t think of any others off the top of my head so I’ll throw some recommendations your way when I can think of any  8)

Calebark:
I'd recommend a German war film called Das Boot, which is about a Nazi submarine. I'm not normally into war films but recommend this one -- as long as you're not claustrophobic, as the film does a great job of addressesing that

Edit: if you like that one ^ then would also recommend Come and See

My favourite movie is The Man From U.N.C.L.E. It's by no means high-brow. You just need to embrace the cheese that embodies the film. It's a fun flick. It's a cheesy Cold War spy movie (note: talking about the movie, not the original TV series)

Anything with Viggo Mortensen in it

Opengangs:
Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin is one that I definitely recommend. I love the comedy (as with any Chaplin films ;)) which comments on the difficulty of employment due to modern industrialisation.

I haven't watched it in so long but I also recommend The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari by Weine. It follows a crazed hypnotist who uses sleep and unconsciousness to murder people. It was the inspiration to films like Nosferatu and Metropolis.

If you want more modern films, I recommend Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom and Richard Linklater's Boyhood which are both coming of age films.

owidjaja:
The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro is one I enjoyed. The cinematography was really nice (the filters they used made it seem like you're looking through a fish tank) and I love the homages to old films :)

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