Showing posts with label Quentin Tarantino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quentin Tarantino. Show all posts

12 January 2012

Favourite Films

If I'm ever asked what my favourite film is, I struggle to decide between 4. To me these 4 films are the best I've seen. These films are Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Lost in Translation and Goodfellas. Each is very different but yet I think they are outstanding.
          Shawshank Redemption is told very well and was one of the first films ever to make me go wow. The acting is superb while during the 2 hours, you feel every emotion you can at a film. One scene stands out in particular but mention it would spoil the film for whoever is to read this. Like I read somewhere “It is the film that spawned a thousand Morgan Freeman voiceovers
Pulp fiction was the first ever film I had seen of Quentin Tarantino. So many things stand out about this film. The non-linear time frame, the acting, the quotes, how well the script is written and of course the pop culture references littered throughout. I was amazed how it could turn from being really funny to suddenly really dramatic.
Martin Scorsese is the greatest director in my opinion. He knows how to tell a story. Goodfellas chronicles Henry Hill’s life as a gangster. I love how the Henry Hill character does a voiceover with the opening line having me hooked from the word go. I find it good how Scorsese makes the film seem so stylish and actually makes being a gangster seem fun.
          If someone pushed and pushed me to find out my favourite film then Lost in Translation would come out. Just. There is so much I like about it. It is set in Tokyo, a city I want to visit and shows the joy of such a place. I can relate to the characters and urge them to get together as they are lost in a strange country. This film has made me a huge fan of Bill Murray who is outstanding