Read More: Biggest Movie Plot Holes of All Time 18. ‘The Perks of Being Wallflower’ is one of them. The biggest achievement of the film is how beautifully it captures the rich tapestry of growing up experiences soaked in lessons learnt for lifetime. There are very few films made nowadays that have the power to take you back through time and leave you with nothing but pleasant, feel-good memories, and may be a drop or two of tears in your eyes. And let’s not forget Cate Blanchett’s performance, which in my opinion, is the best by any actor this decade so far.ġ9. Every once in a while he will surprise you with such an effortlessly amusing and supremely clever work. It also proves that why you shouldn’t write-off Woody Allen yet. It’s a showcase of Woody Allen’s glibly amusing writing. Sly and darkly funny, ‘Blue Jasmine’ works both as a satirical commentary and a character study. Read More: Best Divorce Movies of All Time 20. And that’s why I have no hesitation in proclaiming it the best film of the year. In a year that can easily be termed as “the year of strong women”, ‘Lady Bird’ stands out as the film that represents 2017 the best. A partly autographical story about a girl trying to break away from her family and find her own feet is told in a fashion that is instantly charming and cathartic. With ‘Lady Bird’, she proves herself as a great director as well. Greta Gerwig has already proved herself to be a great actress. What’s also beautiful about ‘Arrival’ is that at its heart, it is a story of mother and the difficult choices she has to make. At least not before they try to communicate with us first. If ever Aliens arrive to earth, chances of them engaging in a Spielbergian warfare are less. A concept that surprisingly no writer/filmmaker ever thought of. Violent, unrestrained, and funny, it is arguably his best film since ‘Pulp Fiction’. The concept of ‘Inglorious Bastards’ is outrageous, and yet, Tarantino pulls it off with chutzpah. There is no one better than Tarantino to turn a very serious subject matter into something gloriously entertaining. A brilliant, daring film that is easily among year’s best and an Oscar contender in many categories. He gently guides the actors, encouraging them always to greater heights, keeps the sex scenes toned down, and allows the intense heat it sun dappled Italy to be a second character. Talk about breaking new grounds!ĭirector Luca Guadagnino directs the film with a confidence that is exciting to see in an emerging filmmaker. Typically such an approach is reserved for science fiction movies or thrillers, but Nolan busts that notion too and effectively uses it for telling a war story. So, while you are gripped with all that’s happening on screen, you also have to be attentive so as to follow the three simultaneously occurring stories.
Apart from sweeping, extraordinary camera work and heart-pounding background score what also makes ‘Dunkirk’ so immersive is the way Nolan chooses to tell the story - that is in non-chronoligical fashion.
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