My movie top 3 (and what I like and dislike about them)

 Hey everyone! This is the first post I write on my blog so I figured that it should be something pretty generic therefore I chose to present to y'all my top 3 favorite movies (at this moment). For each one, I'll write what I like and dislike about them and maybe some interesting facts. Also, it's important to understand that these are in no particular order, I pretty much like them all the same amount, therefore it is irrelevant to look at who is number one or number three on this list. That being said, enjoy my personal opinions that I'm sure everyone cares about! ALSO, SPOILERS ARE AHEAD!

     1. Fight Club (1999)

    I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna break the first rule of Fight Club... Speaking about it! However, this movie is too good not to talk about in my defense. It is a thriller with the themes of consumerism, masculinity in modern society, the subconscious mind, sacrifice, violence, and rebellion. It revolves around two main characters, the narrator (Edward Norton), who remains nameless most of the film, and Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), his acquaintance. They are very contrasting figures as Tyler seems to have everything that the narrator is missing. He is a confident, good-looking playboy who is not afraid to make seemingly irrational decisions to satisfy his personal needs. Tyler is the one who starts the fight club, at first just a club where men could fight to free their minds of all their burdens for just a little bit. Fight club later evolves into a revolutionary domestic terrorist organization, as they plan to bomb building in the city to combat consumerism. Tyler starts leaving for periods during this time, leaving the narrator confused and his mental state worsening.

 

It is at this point in the film that the audience and the narrator start to realize that Tyler is not just his quirky friend, he's a delusional part of the narrator's mind as he is Tyler Durden. My absolute favorite thing about the movie is how we can interpret it in many different ways. The true meaning could be anything, the real ending could be everything. It is also aesthetically pleasing to watch with interesting hues, costumes, and sets. The only thing I am slightly annoyed with is the film's awkward pacing at times, however, that is an intentional move to make the audience feel the chaos that is going on therefore I do not hold it against the movie. 

  

                                                        2. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)     

 This was the first film directed by Wes Anderson I watched and everything about it made me absolutely fall in love. TGBH is a story inside a story inside a book inside a story. Really. The main story is set in the 1930s in Europe in a fictional country called Zubrowka which is heavily inspired by post-Austro-Hungary countries, mainly Austria. In one of Zubrowka's finest hotels, the Grand Budapest Hotel, a young boy called Zero (Tony Revolony) is searching for a job. He is taken under the wing of the hotel's concierge, Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). After M. Gustave is falsely accused of murder, the pair embarks on an adventurous journey. Not only is this movie dynamic with an extremely fun plot, but it is also so gorgeous. Almost every shot is symmetrical and wonderfully colorful.

Watching this movie makes me feel like Anderson places every prop, even the smallest details there on purpose. There is no other way a person could achieve such cinematographic perfection. Every actor is also perfectly chosen for their role, as if it weren't even a role but just them, being themselves. Lastly, Austria-Hungary and its aesthetics is my personal favorite historical era therefore this made me love the film even more.

    

                                  3. Inglorious Basterds (2009)

     The wait is over, yes, there's a Tarantino film on this list. But not an ordinary Tarantino film, a film where Nazis get shot in their faces while Brad Pitt fakes a heavy southern accent. Being set in World War II, the plot mainly revolves around two anti-nazi parties. A group of Jewish-American soldiers titled the Basterds, whose duty is hunting nazis, and Shoshana (Mélanie Laurent) a young Jewish woman who escaped a close encounter with death however her family was sadly not so lucky. Hiding in Paris, she plots the downfall of the people who slaughtered her loved ones. Combining emotional, hard-hitting scenes, comedic characters, a fantastic plot, and some good old scenes of murdering nazis, this movie is absolutely phenomenal.

Another character that also deserves a mention is Hans Landa (Christof Waltz). Landa, aka the "Jew-hunter", is an SS officer who was sent to France to seek out any "enemies of the state" who were still present. An SS officer being the antagonist of a movie is not a really surprising concept, but the character of Landa is absolutely terrifying. Waltz portrays this character as a chilling, all-knowing presence, who learns all of your secrets before you even open your mouth. I would compare him to a cat, who is playing with a petrified, terrified mouse, not even trying to kill it as he is just enjoying the feeling that he has the power to do absolutely anything to that little rodent. Landa has been called one of the best villains cinema has seen and I must agree. My only partial critique would be that if you're not a fan of reading subtitles, this movie may not be for you because a large portion of the dialogue is spoken in French and German. Even though I find this historically-accurate idea very impressive, I was slightly annoyed by having to look up at the action and down at the subtitles.

Okay, I hope you enjoyed my short, little reviews! Remember, these were my opinions and if you don't agree then that's totally fine!