9 Reasons

I am a film director. I name the movie, you follow my direction and watch it. I haved included reasons why you should watch the films, *of course!* but mostly, so you have a excuse to feel intelligent about it. My reasons are subjective and are a product of my belief/delusion that I KNOW films well. You may choose to doubt my reasons, but I am a film director. I name it, you watch it. The best cinematic experience is to go watch a film you are not familiar with, enjoy the throbbing sensation of not knowing what you are going to get. Trust me.....

DISCLAIMER! Some of the pictures are not snapshots of the movies listed here. They are good looking nevertheless.


1. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le: If there is a modern fairy-tale you should indulge in, reward yourself to this romantic masterpiece. You'll love the actress, her story and all the colours that comes with it. [See Picture, Left] if you find at least one metaphor of yourself in any of Amelie's encounters, *congratulations!* you are human after all!


2. Persona: As complex as Ulysses is to Literature in the genre of film, you will appreciate a 'normal' film better OR grow to become picky about 'normal' film thereafter... ...if not, at least you know the inspiration behind ABBA's music video!

3. Silence of the Lambs: Bloodthirsty suspense. If you want to know how to edit a film to outwit your audience, analyze this one. *You may want to use this film to prepare the faint-hearted for surgical elements*

4. Grave of the Fireflies: If you want to know how children cope in the climate of war....Or simply cast a change from Uncle Sam-manufactured animations....Please watch!

5. Gosford Park: Watch this closely and you realise that there isn't any scene where the characters are alone. As long as you are willing to watch it beyond the murder mystery, you will witness a finely-tuned commentary on how people are constantly monitored by their social status in spite of who they really are.

6. Teaguki: Won Bin. The beautiful actor who is the first to make it socially acceptable for a man to cry, to display tears as affection, in Korea. And for the rest of the world, it is OK if you have a big brother to protect and pamper you, especially in the context of war. How romantic!


7. La Chambre de Officiers: In the event that a war makes a man disfigured, what becomes of him? We have films that honours heroes who died in the line of duty, and some, thankfully, become classics we remember about. What about those that appreciate those who are in physical or emotional truama because of war. Few become classics memories in this theme. I hope this one is!


8. Se7en: If you want to stir up interest about the importance of the deadly sins, why don't you mention Brad Pitt is inside this one. And the masterful pace of the storytelling will do the rest. And remember to watch it twice to catch how many times the villian was right there at the crime scene but went unnoticed!


9. Brazil: This film is bizzare. Go watch and persuade me otherwise.