D U P I L - PSHS-SMC Updates - Philippine Science High School
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Film has been an influential form of entertainment<br />
since the 1900s. It lifts us up, it brings<br />
us down, and it takes us in a journey we always<br />
wish we could have, from the center of the<br />
earth to the outer reaches of the universe. It<br />
gives us joy, brings us to tears, and even provokes<br />
us. Nonetheless, films have been there<br />
to affect our senses and sensibilities.<br />
Below is a list of ten films I believe should be<br />
in everyone’s movie library. It covers many<br />
genres and comes from different decades.<br />
These movies have given me joy and I wish<br />
that they would do the same for you.<br />
1. Star Wars (1977) –<br />
This George Lucas<br />
classic should never<br />
be missed. It is a sci-fi<br />
film starring Harrison<br />
Ford, Mark Hamill, and<br />
Carrie Fisher that<br />
takes place in a galaxy<br />
far, far away. Luke<br />
Skywalker is guided by<br />
an old Jedi knight, Obi-<br />
Wan Kenobi, and two<br />
creaky robots, ferried<br />
by a cocky pilot named Han Solo with his furry<br />
sidekick, Chewbacca to rescue Princess Leia<br />
and fight the robe-wearing evil guy with big<br />
shiny helmet, Darth Vader. One might say the<br />
plot is just good versus evil, but Star Wars<br />
succeeded in making more than just a movie;<br />
it depicted a new world enjoyed not only by the<br />
young but also the old. Also, there’s news that<br />
all 6 Star Wars films will be converted to 3D<br />
soon!<br />
2. The Godfather (1972) – The youngest<br />
son, Michael Corleone (Al<br />
Pacino), returns from World<br />
War II uninvolved with the<br />
family business--organized<br />
crime. When his father, Don<br />
Corleone (Marlon Barndo) was<br />
gunned down, however, Michael<br />
is driven to commit a<br />
revenge murder, bound by<br />
blood and “honor” to a violent course of underworld<br />
power and survival. Eventually, Michael<br />
inherits the role as family head, closing the<br />
door on his uncomprehending wife (Diane<br />
Keaton) as he receives homage as the new<br />
“Godfather”.<br />
The dialogue and characters from this movie<br />
favourite have forever entered the collective<br />
consciousness of filmgoers all around the<br />
world.<br />
3. Casa Blanca (1942) this most beloved<br />
romantic film of all time is almost always in the<br />
list of film critics. This movie tells the story of<br />
By Jose Mari E. Ortega<br />
Rick and Ilsa who lost love and found it all over<br />
again in North Africa. This black and white film has<br />
memorable lines and has been copied but never<br />
bettered.<br />
4. Citizen Kane (1941) details the story of the life<br />
and legacy of Charles Foster Kane (Welles), a<br />
character based in part upon the American newspaper<br />
magnate William Randolph Hearst, Samuel<br />
Insull and Harold McCormick, and aspects of<br />
Welles's own life. Topping most of “Best Movies”<br />
list, the film was released on Blu-ray disc September<br />
13, 2011, for a special 70th anniversary<br />
edition.<br />
5. The Dark Knight (2008) is the second film<br />
in the Batman trilogy by Christopher Nolan starring<br />
Christian Bale as Bruce, Michael Caine as<br />
Alfred, and Heath Ledger as “The Joker” where<br />
he received an Oscar posthumously. With the<br />
help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District<br />
Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle<br />
the remaining criminal organizations that<br />
plague the city streets. The partnership proves<br />
to be effective, but they find themselves prey to a<br />
reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind<br />
known to thecitizens of Gotham as The<br />
Joker.<br />
6. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) is a<br />
1979 British comedy film written, directed and<br />
largely performed by the Monty Python comedy<br />
team. It tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by<br />
Graham Chapman), a young Jewish man who is<br />
born on the same day as, and next door to, Jesus<br />
Christ, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.<br />
The film contains themes of religious satire<br />
that were controversial at the time of its release,<br />
drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests<br />
from some religious groups. The movie nearly<br />
failed to get made, only going into production<br />
with money from ex-Beatle<br />
George Harrison’s production company,<br />
Handmade Films.<br />
7. Jaws (1975) is an American thriller<br />
film directed by Steven Spielberg and<br />
based on Peter Benchley's novel of the<br />
same name. Its release is regarded as<br />
a turning-point moment in motion picture<br />
history. In the story, a giant man-eating great<br />
white shark attacks beachgoers on Amity Island, a<br />
fictional summer resort town, prompting the local<br />
police chief to hunt it with the help of a marine<br />
biologist and a professional shark hunter. Playing<br />
on our fear of the unknown, the movie builds up the<br />
tension by slowly revealing the shark to the strains<br />
of John Williams’ unforgettable score, partly to keep<br />
us on the edge of our seats and partly because the<br />
rubber shark used in the film looked more like the<br />
real thing the less we saw it.<br />
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<br />
(2004) is an American romantic science fiction film<br />
Dupil 12<br />
about an estranged couple who have each other<br />
erased from their memories. The film uses elements<br />
of science fiction, psychological thriller, and<br />
nonlinear narration to explore the nature of memory<br />
and romantic love.<br />
The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Jim<br />
Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo,<br />
Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Jane Adams, and<br />
David Cross.<br />
9. Shawshank Redemption (1994). In 1946, a<br />
quiet young banker Andy<br />
Dufresne (Robbins) is sent to<br />
Shawshank Prison for the<br />
murder of his wife and her<br />
lover. While there, he slowly<br />
builds a friendship with another<br />
long-term prisoner, Red<br />
(Freeman). Over a period of<br />
20 years, Andy gradually<br />
learns the prison system and<br />
wins the respect of the governor<br />
and guards by using his<br />
banking skills to do their tax returns and business<br />
dealings for them. However, he never stopped wishing<br />
for his freedom. Although not a box-office success<br />
on its initial release, it has deservedly become<br />
a must-see movie thanks to word of mouth in the<br />
years since.<br />
10. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)<br />
consists of three epic fantasy adventure films<br />
directed by Peter Jackson and based on the threevolume<br />
book of the same name by English author J.<br />
R. R. Tolkien. The films are, by subtitle, The Fellowship<br />
of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and<br />
The Return of the King (2003).<br />
Considered to be one of the biggest and most<br />
ambitious movie projects ever undertaken, with an<br />
overall budget of $285 million, the entire project took<br />
eight years, with the filming for all three films done<br />
simultaneously and entirely in Jackson's native<br />
country, New Zealand.<br />
Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the three<br />
films follow the hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood)<br />
as he and a Fellowship embark on a quest to<br />
destroy the One Ring, and thus ensure the<br />
destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord, Sauron. The<br />
Fellowship becomes divided and Frodo continues<br />
the quest together with his loyal companion, Sam<br />
(Sean Astin) and the treacherous Gollum (Andy<br />
Serkis). Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), heir<br />
in exile to the throne of<br />
Gondor, and the wizard<br />
Gandalf (Ian McKellen)<br />
unite and rally the Free<br />
Peoples of Middleearth,<br />
who are ultimately<br />
victorious in the<br />
War of the Ring.