2011 Year in Review
By thisguyoverhere | January 20, 2012
It’s common knowledge by now that lists of top films are always rather arbitrary. That being given, they are still obsessive fun.
This year, as I was mentally compiling my list, I came to the conclusion that many of the films I would place highly in my list weren’t exactly technically proficient, nor did they push the bounds of storytelling, genre, or acting very far. After deliberating on this for a good long week, the list fractured and split into two.
“Of course,” I thought, “there are films that are the best, and there are films that are my favorite.” The distinction became clear, and while there is some very important overlaps between the two lists (Rango would easily rank high on both lists), I’ve decided to present a list of what I find to be the best films – as chosen by their contribution and influence to and on cinema – and my favorite movies – as chosen by the number of times I shall revisit them, and/or how closely I shall keep them near my heart.
Let it be known that there are still a few films I have yet to see: Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Skin I Live In, The Future, Piña, and Coriolanus, to name a few. (Understand now why these lists are capricious?) But of the near 100 films that I did see this year, here are my lists:
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Best Films of 201101. The Tree of Life |
Favorite Films of 201101. The Muppets |
3 Comments
Claire on February 15, 2012 at 1:42 pm.
You raise a very good point. One of my surprise films of 2011 was Real Steel. While it wasn’t the best film, I enjoyed it so much. I’ll definitely watch it again in the future.
Will Scarlet on March 3, 2012 at 2:55 am.
Very nice post. As you put your favorite movie The Muppets on top. This is also my favorite movie. The original Muppet Movie will always be a timeless classic, and it’s charm and legacy will likely never be topped by another Muppet movie. However, The Muppets is the closest it has ever come, and, due to the timeliness and poignancy of the story, I would argue that right at this moment it is more relevant and moving than even the 1979 classic. I was unable to stop smiling during the entire running time of the movie, even while tears were coming to my eyes.
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