Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has been said countless times before. Not every movie is a masterpiece, but every film has touched me in one way or another. Every other week, we will look at a handful of reasons why movies are so damn great..
I love movies…because CLOUD ATLAS even exists
Because of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright giving us three slices of fried gold
Because of Will Ferrell’s mustache in ANCHORMAN
Because of the mirror scene in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI
Because of Morgan Freeman’s final parole hearing in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Because of the first thirty minutes of UP
Because of Indiana Jones surviving on the outside of a submarine in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Because of the bridge scene in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Because of the origin of love in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Because of Hulk saying “Puny god” in THE AVENGERS
Because of E.T. telling Elliot he will be right here
Because of Christopher Walken’s watch speech in PULP FICTION
Because of the final scene in Hitchcock’s NOTORIOUS
Because of the barrel chase in THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Because of Gipsy Danger using a ship as a baseball bat in PACIFIC RIM
Because Bill Pullman nails this scene in INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Because of the reveal of Mr. Glass at the end of UNBREAKABLE
Because of Gene Hackman in THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
Because of Gene Hackman in SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE
Because of Gene Hackman in THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Stay tuned every other week for more reasons Why I Love Movies! In the meantime, we WANT TO HEAR YOUR OWN REASONS below!!