I was unable to obtain a screener for any of the wide or limited releases this Thanksgiving weekend, so I took a different approach to Halfstack’s movie coverage this week. While scrolling through Twitter waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to cook yesterday, I saw something fun from film site Bright Wall/Dark Room. Their account asked followers to reply to the post, “What is one movie you're thankful for? Not your favorite necessarily, but one that makes you happier just because it exists…”
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So I’d like to take a page out of their book this holiday weekend. For Thanksgiving 2017, here are 17 movies I’m thankful for existing, along with one reason why I’m grateful for each.
Almost Famous because it made me want to write when I was 16 years old.
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| Photo credit: Almost Famous/IMDb |
Wings of Desire because it gave me my go-to answer to the question, “If you could have any superpower, what would it be?” I’d love to spend a day in the angels’ shoes, hearing the thoughts of everyone so I can get away from my own brain.
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| Photo credit: Wings of Desire/IMDb |
Get Out because it’s important to remember that behind every horrific belief and action is a hilariously absurd misperception.
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| Photo credit: Get Out/IMDb |
Mad Max: Fury Road because it made the omnipresent orange-and-teal color scheme new and vibrant after a decade of overuse in other big-budget blockbusters.
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| Photo credit: Mad Max: Fury Road/IMDb |
Y Tu Mamá También because of one dance scene’s perfect depiction of unrequited (maybe even unrealized) love.
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| Photo credit: Y Tu Mamá También/IMDb |
Prevenge because of the “baby’s” adorable and unsettling voiceover.
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| Photo credit: Prevenge/IMDb |
Paddington because of the scene where Paddington accidentally sits on a piece of cake—and eats it off his butt fur anyway.
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| Photo credit: Paddington/IMDb |
Snowpiercer because every train car is a perfect satirical representation of different parts of society. The school car, in particular, never fails to make me chuckle.
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| Photo credit: Snowpiercer/IMDb |
Zero Dark Thirty because it proved to me that procedural, investigative stories can be every bit as lyrical as any European art film.
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| Photo credit: Zero Dark Thirty/IMDb |
The Fountain because it gave me hope that we will one day travel through space in glowing golden orbs rather than hunks of metal.
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| Photo credit: The Fountain/IMDb |
Punch-Drunk Love because it made me think I, too, could find a loophole in a supermarket giveaway contest. I’m still waiting to get my frequent flyer miles.
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| Photo credit: Punch-Drunk Love/IMDb |
Kedi because it made me wish I lived in a place where there were beloved kitties on every corner.
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| Photo credit: Kedi/IMDb |
Dark City because of, “Sleeeeeeep, now.”
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| Photo credit: Dark City/IMDb |
The Peacemaker because it was the first R-rated movie I saw in a theater and my mom was totally cool with 8-year-old me seeing a couple of elderly farmers incinerated by an atomic bomb’s detonation in the opening minutes.
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| Photo credit: The Peacemaker/IMDb |
Speed because it gave me hope that I would one day get to know the regulars on my daily bus ride. I’m still working up the courage to speak to the bearded guy I see every day wearing a top hat with a skull and crossbones logo emblazoned on it.
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| Photo credit: Speed/IMDb |
Old Joy because it taught me how hard it is to maintain friendships with people even long after you become very different people, but how it’s still the right thing to do.
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| Photo credit: Old Joy/IMDb |
Little Women (1994) because of the way Winona Ryder reads the line, “Are you shocked?”
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| Photo credit: Little Women/IMDb |
Have a great holiday weekend, everyone.
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