There is so many to chose from, but if i had to widdle it down to a few then ‘2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY’ has a masterful ending, with an enchanting musical score and its powerful imagery of the iconic star child floating in space, i would say it is one of the best film endings. Another one of my favorite endings is ‘THE PUBLIC ENEMY’ (1931), after a dramatic shoot out which we never actually see (but we hear it), Cagney comes stumbling out into the wet and rainy street, he falls to his knee’s, and then says the most famous line of the film…….. “i aint so tough”, then he drops dead. its an ending you got to see (its on youtube). Then there are the ones that everybody has seen like FIGHT CLUB, BASIC, THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968) , WITHNAIL & I (withnails speech in the rain), GLADIATOR.
Oh!, and another really good ending is from ‘FALLEN’ (1998), but i dont want to spoil it for anyone who aint seen it yet. but its good.
‘Un chien andalou’ (1929), ‘The Garden’ (1990), ‘Meshes of the afternoon’ (1943) and ‘Fireworks’ (1947).
all brilliant…. all avant gaurd….. all fuck with my mind.
I watched ‘U-571’ (2000) (which is terrible may i add) which depicted American rather than British naval officers capturing the first Enigma machine. I feel cheated, im English and take great pride of the achivements we achived in the war, but this is just bad. I know most American war movies alter history, and soon they will claim that they won the war by themselves. But i also noticed that alot of films do this, ‘The Great Escape’ (1963) is the same, there went no Americans in that camp only after the escape were Americans put in there. ‘Braveheart’ (1995) is another historically in-correct film, for example; Wallace was not the poor villager the film depicts, but a landowner and minor knight. The litany of fibs extends from Wallace’s love interest (Queen Isabella would have been about two-years-old at the time) to his kilt – a garment not developed for another three centuries.
So my question is this: is there any films which are historically correct?
p.s: sorry to any Americans who feel offended. im just trying to make a point. about historically incorrect films, and your country is worst for making those types of film, sorry once again.
What is your favorite ending? over 2 years ago
There is so many to chose from, but if i had to widdle it down to a few then ‘2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY’ has a masterful ending, with an enchanting musical score and its powerful imagery of the iconic star child floating in space, i would say it is one of the best film endings. Another one of my favorite endings is ‘THE PUBLIC ENEMY’ (1931), after a dramatic shoot out which we never actually see (but we hear it), Cagney comes stumbling out into the wet and rainy street, he falls to his knee’s, and then says the most famous line of the film…….. “i aint so tough”, then he drops dead. its an ending you got to see (its on youtube). Then there are the ones that everybody has seen like FIGHT CLUB, BASIC, THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968) , WITHNAIL & I (withnails speech in the rain), GLADIATOR.
Oh!, and another really good ending is from ‘FALLEN’ (1998), but i dont want to spoil it for anyone who aint seen it yet. but its good.
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Mindfuck Films over 2 years ago
‘Un chien andalou’ (1929), ‘The Garden’ (1990), ‘Meshes of the afternoon’ (1943) and ‘Fireworks’ (1947).
all brilliant…. all avant gaurd….. all fuck with my mind.
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Where are you from? over 2 years ago
London, UK.
and, yes all we do in England is drink tea and moan about how it constantly rains.
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? over 2 years ago
Waterloo (1970)
War & Peace (1967) aka: Voyna i mir
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Papillon (1973)
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What is the greatest film title ever? over 2 years ago
‘There will be blood’ ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ ‘Lord of the flies’ ‘Dog day afternoon’ ‘Drag me to hell’Go to Comment
IS THERE SUCH THING AS A HISTORICALLY CORRECT FILM over 2 years ago
I watched ‘U-571’ (2000) (which is terrible may i add) which depicted American rather than British naval officers capturing the first Enigma machine. I feel cheated, im English and take great pride of the achivements we achived in the war, but this is just bad. I know most American war movies alter history, and soon they will claim that they won the war by themselves. But i also noticed that alot of films do this, ‘The Great Escape’ (1963) is the same, there went no Americans in that camp only after the escape were Americans put in there. ‘Braveheart’ (1995) is another historically in-correct film, for example; Wallace was not the poor villager the film depicts, but a landowner and minor knight. The litany of fibs extends from Wallace’s love interest (Queen Isabella would have been about two-years-old at the time) to his kilt – a garment not developed for another three centuries.
So my question is this: is there any films which are historically correct?
p.s: sorry to any Americans who feel offended. im just trying to make a point. about historically incorrect films, and your country is worst for making those types of film, sorry once again.
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