Polar opposites.
On one end of the
movie category spectrum, I'm recommending Theo Angelopoulos's 1998, very
cookie cutter foreign art film, "Eternity and a Day." It's about a poet
who finds out he is terminally ill, and tries to reconnect with
others around him, both strange and close. One beautiful scene is when
the poet and a boy he meets come upon a refugee camp where the
detainees, clinging to the fence, seem suspended in mist. Long tracking
shots are the rule, but the pacing is perfect given how much there is to
see. It's a very subtle film, and art house lovers won't want to miss
it. It's streaming on Netflix.
On the complete other end of the
movie category spectrum is the late Tony Scott's 1986, "Top Gun." I was
going to write a big long nostalgic review of this movie, but instead I
think I'll link to this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzY9a-WmE6o)
and advice that, if you watch it, you drink alcohol and get in the
mind-set of really believing that Tarantino's interpretation is correct.
It's a pretty fun way to watch this classic popcorn flick. Top Gun is
streaming on Netflix!
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