In Spain alone, 2015 feature films were produced in 255. The average number of tapes that Hollywood machinery releases every year is around 800. Not to mention Bollywood.
It is humanly impossible for a single person, no matter how cinephile she is, visualize everything. And you can see even 10% of the films that have been produced throughout history. For this reason, you must prioritize and put together a list of movies that you have to see before you die.
The battleship Potemkinby Sergei Eisentein (1925)
Every self-respecting movie buff should have a must-see-before-death movie off their list this masterpiece of Soviet cinema.
Cinematographic montage as a discursive method and creator of signifiers, exemplified in a clear and basic way. Directors as varied as Woody Allen or Brian De Palma have included references and tributes to this film in their filmographies.
gone With the Wind, by Víctor Fleming (1939)
Frequently It is cited as one of the Best Movies in history, although not everyone has seen it.
An epic drama, several twisted romances and a lot of tragedy. All within the framework of the American Civil War.
It has not been without some controversy, since civil rights groups have accused her of "glorifying slavery."
The Exorcist, by William Friedkin (1973)
Even those people who don't like horror movies should make an exception. AND put this William Friedkin classic on your must-see-before-you-die list.
Released in 1973, causing enormous controversy and with its own legend of mystery and death surrounding its filming.. More than 40 years later, his influence on the films of the genre remains intact.
Sharkby Steven Spielberg (1975)
Shark is within psychological horror and monster movies, the equivalent of what it represents The Exorcist for diabolical or satanic horror movies. It is likewise, another film of imperishable validity.
King Kongby Martin C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack (1933)
When it comes to monsters on the big screen, the "king" is undoubtedly King Kong. It was quite a daring to film at the dawn of cinema this film of very large proportions.
King Kong also has the honor of being one of the few universally known characters who was born from cinema and not from literature or oral traditions.
Ben Hurby Williem Wyler (1959)
Another "monstrous" production due to its proportions and shot in a time when special effects were pretty rudimentary. It had the highest budget for the time: $ 15 million.
It is, next to Titanic by James Cameron (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: the return of the King, by Peter Jackson (2003), the most winning film at the Oscars. (11 statuettes in total, out of 12 nominations).
Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg (1993)
Steven Spielberg's films may question their marked melodramatic character. Also certain accommodative political positions. But no one can deny their visual contributions to the field of cinematographic direction.
Those were times when visual effects succumbed to the Japanese Godzilla paradigm, reinforced by the monsters of the Power Rangers. "Real" dinosaurs came to life thanks to Jurassic Park .
Solaris, by Andréi Tarkovski (1972)
Cinema has allowed man to explore without limits, the confines of the universe. One of the most celebrated trips outside the earth's atmosphere is the one led by the Russian Andrei Tarkovski: Solaris.
Few films have managed to provide the space with such depth of field. Perhaps the only point of comparison is in Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón (2013).
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hopeby George Lucas (1977)
But when it comes to space travel, the most famous of all is the one started by George Lucas in 1977 and the inexhaustible universe of Star Wars.
In addition to breaking audience records, the film boosted -among other things- the use of sound and montage in the construction of visual effects.
Alien: the eighth passengerby Ridley Scott (1979)
From Star Wars, the space became fashionable. Although with this Ridley Scott film the epic battles gave way to the most visceral terror.
Despite its box office success, critics of its time found it dull and uncreative. Over time, the film has been vindicated and today it is a cult work. Lovers of space and science fiction should put it on their list of movies to watch before they die.
2001: a space odysseyby Stanley Kubrick (1968)
Before Lucas, Scott and Tarkonski crossed the stratosphere, Stanley Kubrick had already started his own space expedition.
It is, in equal parts, a film as iconic as it is misunderstood. Not only in his time, but also today.
Christopher Nolan wove his own tribute -And at the same time his own theory regarding the relativity of the universe- in the also indecipherable for many Interstellar (2014)
A Clockwork Orangeby Stanley Kubrick (1971)
If there is an essential director in the history of cinema, it is Stanley Kubrick. Practically all his filmography forms by itself, forms a list of movies to see before dying.
A Clockwork Orange is perhaps his most commented work. Drama, science fiction, black humor. All in a single film and with the rigor of the New York filmmaker.
El bueno, el feo y el malo, by Sergio Leone (1966)
Just as there is comedy, science fiction, horror or drama, the western is a genre that should not be neglected.
Iconic Spaghetti Western film, (films set in the "old American West"), starring American stars and produced in Italy.
Wild tales, by Damián Szifren (2014)
Argentine flag film, with Pedro Almodóvar among its producers. Six unrelated stories but with a common theme: violence and contained anger within a society in which everything on the surface is perfectly fine.
Other Movies You Must See Before You Die
- Lolitaby Stanley Kubrick (1962).
- Pretty Womanby Gary Marshall (1990).
- Psychosisby Alfred Hitchcock (1960).
- Scarfaceby Brian De Palma (1982).
- Matrixby the Washowski Sisters (1999).
- The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather II (1974) by Francis Ford Coppola.
- The 7 samuraiby Akira Kurosawa (1954).
- Blade Runnerby Ridley Scott (1982).
- Open your eyes, by Alejandro Amenábar (1997).
- Last Tango In Paris, by Bernardo Bertolucci (1972).
- Cinema Paradisoby Guiseppe Tornatore (1988).
- Tby Peter Weir (1988).
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