For me, personally, It would be Snatch. It’s such a great movie that I could watch again and again. So many interesting characters and a unique style that sets it apart from so many other movies. There’s just that extra something in that movie
What about you, fellow Lemmites? What is your favourite movie?
A toss up between Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Spirited away is a fantastic movie.
And so is Eternal Sunshine, but in a totally different way.
Oh man. Eternal Sunshine is so good but so exhausting. I love it but sometimes i just don’t have the energy to watch it.
That’s why it can’t be my only favorite, it’s definitely not a “throw this on whenever and enjoy” it’s a very particular mood, but it’s executed extremely well
Spirited away is so good <3
My wife and I have been working our way through Studio Ghibli movies for the first time. So far we have seen Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Kiki’s Delivery service. Thoroughly enjoyed them all, but i’d say Spirited Away was me least favorite so far.
Not sure exactly why, but I feel like all 3 of them could have benefitted from some extra runtime. Parts just feel rushed to me. Or maybe I just don’t want them to end. Lol
Hot take: I don’t “get” Spirited Away. Like I appreciate the art and animation, but the story and characters are a confusing mess to me. I’ve heard the explanation of “it’s a critique of Japanese society”, and looking back on it I can see the symbolism, but if you need additional context for the story to make sense, then I don’t think it’s a very good movie, at least I don’t think it deserves universal acclaim if it only makes sense to one specific culture.
I found it relatively easy to understand the basic motivations of the characters without getting into metaphor, what about the characters confuses you specifically?