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For me, personally, It would be Snatch. It's such a great movie that I could watch again and again. So many interesting characters and a unique style that sets it apart from so many other movies. There's just that extra something in that movie

What about you, fellow Lemmites? What is your favourite movie?

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[–] all-knight-party@kbin.cafe 35 points 1 year ago (5 children)

A toss up between Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spirited away is a fantastic movie.

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And so is Eternal Sunshine, but in a totally different way.

[–] Today@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh man. Eternal Sunshine is so good but so exhausting. I love it but sometimes i just don't have the energy to watch it.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.cafe 4 points 1 year ago

That's why it can't be my only favorite, it's definitely not a "throw this on whenever and enjoy" it's a very particular mood, but it's executed extremely well

My wife and I have been working our way through Studio Ghibli movies for the first time. So far we have seen Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery service. Thoroughly enjoyed them all, but i'd say Spirited Away was me least favorite so far.

Not sure exactly why, but I feel like all 3 of them could have benefitted from some extra runtime. Parts just feel rushed to me. Or maybe I just don't want them to end. Lol

[–] egeres@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Spirited away is so good <3

[–] AverageCakeSlice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hot take: I don’t “get” Spirited Away. Like I appreciate the art and animation, but the story and characters are a confusing mess to me. I’ve heard the explanation of “it’s a critique of Japanese society”, and looking back on it I can see the symbolism, but if you need additional context for the story to make sense, then I don’t think it’s a very good movie, at least I don’t think it deserves universal acclaim if it only makes sense to one specific culture.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

I found it relatively easy to understand the basic motivations of the characters without getting into metaphor, what about the characters confuses you specifically?