Friends Keep Us Mentally and Physically Strong One of the most overlooked benefits of friendship is that it helps keep our minds and bodies strong. In fact, it's as important to our physical health as eating well and keeping fit. A recent Harvard study concluded that having solid friendships in our life even helps promote brain health. You only have to be brave enough to see it.". - Brave. Truth. "She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.". - Beauty and the Beast. Wise words to remember. "You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.". - Ratatouille. Enlightenment is thought to be what helps mankind save themselves and some people feel that "aliens" are going to decide if we are worth saving. They are going to base this on our love for others/ lack of love and caring/lack of for others and being selfless/selfish. They call it vibrating on a higher plane. There's no squat grey building, no pallid shape of academic goose flesh, no fragment! Give me my book back, thank you very much. Limited Storytelling Time Perhaps I missed a "pallid shape of academic goose flesh" in the Brave New World movie because of time constraints. Most movies do their thing in 1.5-3 hours. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respond to complete each of the following exchanges. Tom: "_____ the film we watched last night?" Mary: "It is very interesting." A. How do you think of B. What is your opinion about C. How about your thoughts on D. What about your feelings with Lucy: The Dumbest Movie Ever Made About Brain Capacity An extended spoilereview of Luc Besson's worst film to date By Christopher Orr As the brain capacity of Scarlett Johansson's character, P6oH8cs. by Kate Woodford Tom Merton/OJO Images/Getty Most of us like to discuss movies and shows that we have seen and books that we have read. This is the first of two posts that will provide you with a range of adjectives and phrases for describing what you have seen and read in a way that is precise and varied. We often want to say that we found a movie or a book enjoyable. Two very useful -able’ adjectives here are readable and watchable. Books that are readable are easy and enjoyable to read sometimes despite being about subjects that might seem difficult or boring It’s a very readable account of the history of this great city. Movies and shows that are watchable give you pleasure when you watch them It’s probably not his best movie but it’s very watchable. An adjective with a similar meaning is entertaining It’s not a great novel but it’s fairly entertaining. Meanwhile, a book that is very enjoyable may be described as a good read I’d really recommend his latest novel – it’s a good read. A number of adjectives describe movies and books that are very interesting. Absorbing is used for a movie or book that is so interesting, it completely holds your attention I really liked her last novel – I found it very absorbing. Engrossing means the same, but is stronger The movie was completely engrossing from start to finish. A movie or book that is intriguing, meanwhile, is very interesting in a way that is unusual or mysterious I found the storyline so intriguing – I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen next. Other adjectives and phrases describe books and movies that are very exciting Gripping is one such adjective and riveting another This is a series with great characters and a gripping storyline. You’ll love the novel – it’s riveting stuff. Compulsive is used to describe movies and books that are so exciting, you cannot stop watching or reading them. The adjective is often used in the phrases for movies, shows, etc compulsive viewing and for books compulsive reading His latest book is compulsive reading. I find hospital documentaries like these compulsive viewing. The adjective compelling means the same I found the whole series very compelling. Meanwhile, a book that is informal unputdownable is so exciting, you cannot stop reading it you cannot put it down’ His last novel was totally unputdownable. I read it over two days. We hope that you read something unputdownable or watch something riveting this week! In the entirety of the history of cinema, many legendary filmmakers have paved the way for future storytellers to tread on. They broke the mould and experimented with unorthodox techniques to tell their story. They often challenged the status quo and brought about revolutions in cinema. They are unique films that dared to pioneer certain aspects of films. Here is the list of most inventive, imaginative and creative movies. You can watch some of these movies filled with creative ideas on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. 12. Hardcore Henry 2015 Ever since I read the first book that was written in the first person, I wondered if that could be translated to movies. While films capture a singular perspective usually following a single character, they were never from the protagonist’s perspective. The films were tainted by the director and cinematographers opinions on camera placement to evoke emotions through close-ups or low-angle or high-angle shots. One film made a mark in 2015, though for literally stepping into the protagonist’s shoes. After the success of a YouTube video titled Bad Motherfucker’ made completely in POV, the director made this feature length film. It was partially produced through crowd-funding which is quite a landmark in itself. While the story is just a sci-fi action flick, what is most important is that the movie is completely shot in the first person perspective and is adamant on sticking to its film device making it a unique experience. With the advent of VR, we may see more movies of this type very soon. Read More Best Movies About Nihilism Ever 11. Buried 2010 There have been some movies that had a single character and there have been some that take place in real time or in a single location. But what Buried’ manages to do is bring all of that and more into an interesting movie. The film features an American truck driver being waking up buried alive in the middle of the desert in war-torn Iraq. While films like Locke’ also primarily have a single actor, their sense of peril is far less than in Buried’. The entire movie takes place in the extremely claustrophobic interior of the wooden coffin with a phone and lighter. The story talks about the reality of war and how it affect people and about the will to survive but the movie rests on the shoulders of the only actor we see in the flesh; Ryan Reynolds. In one of his best performances, he carries the film through his frustration and expressions. The shot of darkness outside the coffin lit by the lighter is hauntingly beautiful. The movie treads a very risky line of having a single actor doing most of the hard work but it pays off. Read More Best Movie Franchises of All Time 10. Adaptation 2002 So the story of Adaptation’ goes like this; it was 1999 and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman had been signed to make a cinematic adaptation of The Orchid Thief’, but he was frustrated with a writer’s block as he didn’t know what to think of the book. Finally, in a stroke of genius, he instead wrote a screenplay based on his own experiences of adapting the book, topping actual facts with a dollop of fiction. Though the film is billed as an adaptation of “The Orchid Thief”, its primary narrative focus is Kaufman’s struggle to adapt the book into a film, while dramatising the events of the book in parallel. This ingenius self-referential and metacinematic plotline alone would be enough to grant a film a spot here, but Director Spike Jonze’s original and funny rendition as well great performances all around make it soar right at the penultimate position. Read More Best British Movies of All Time 9. Birdman 2014 Bursting and bristling with raw energy, Birdman’ plays around with the art of movie-making and gives a new dimension to it. It surprises, challenges, and dazzles; sometimes all at once. It is zany, exhilarating, and an experience that you, in all likelihood, would have never had at cinemas. It is not that the one single take hadn’t been attempted before, but Birdman’ — with Emmanuel Lubezki at the helm of camera — takes it to another level and pulls it off with amazing results. Read More Best Movie Quotes of All Time 8. Russian Ark 2002 Many great directors have used the famous long-take aka Oner to great effect in Touch of Evil’, Rope’, Atonement’, Children of Men’ and so many more. What Russian Ark’ achieves though is an almost unbelievable feat. It condenses centuries’ worth of the country’s history transcending time in one single take shot in real time. The camera follows a character credited as “The Stranger” as he moves across the Hermitage Museum as he encounters various historical figures. Nearly an hour and a half long, this is a testament to the will of filmmakers to realize even the toughest of things for the sake of art and in this case, history. Owing to the great production design and performances along with brilliant blocking, Russian Ark’ is one of the most beautiful movies ever made with every frame being as beautiful as a painting. Read More Best Biopic Movies of All Time 7. Blair Witch Project 1999 Not many movies can say that they made an entire genre of filmmaking. Blair Witch Project’ though, did exactly that. All horror movies before it were usually supernatural creatures chasing people and most of the fright came from jump-scares rather than storytelling. With the new advancement in technology of the handheld camera for regular people, this movie made the genre of found-footage’ films. It used brilliant effects at a very small budget and brought about terror by not showing more than it did. This was a way to make a film on a very small budget but it paid off becoming one of the best horror movies of all time. It also revived horror flicks and paved the way for movies like Paranormal Activity’ that entirely thrived on found-footage tropes. In the two decades, many movies have been inspired by this one even lending a little bit to the shaky-cam technique used in big budget action movies. Read More Best Movie Couples of Last 30 Years 6. Boyhood 2014 Richard Linklater’s entire filmography consists of very creative and unorthodox scripts from the walk-and-talk Before Trilogy’ to the unique magic of Dazed and Confused’ and the psychedelic commentary on life that is Waking Life’. But the one he is most appreciated for was the masterpiece that is Boyhood’. A frankly simple but deceivingly crazy idea to shoot actors as they grew in real life is the most out-of-the-box idea. At first glance, many members of the audience dismissed it as a gimmick but when one sees the movie, they can appreciate its mastery over depiction of reality. The device used blends into the story and the spirit of the movie. The fact that he couldn’t reshoot any part of the film if required makes it a scary task but it is executed to perfection. While it is a novel concept that will unknowingly influence films for decades, the difficulty to actualize the concept will make sure that not a lot will try to follow in its footsteps keeping Boyhood’ in a league of its own. Read More Best Animated Movies of All Time 5. The 400 Blows 1959 While there is no single movie that started the French New Wave of Cinema, The 400 Blows’ is a guess as good as any. It is the story of a 14 year old boy struggling with a tough home and getting into all sorts of trouble at school. All of this is shown in a very new way using jump cuts and other techniques to make the viewers realise that they are watching a film. French New Wave or Nouvelle Vague was the movement pioneered by great French filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. They gave the movies identity as a form of art made using a camera. They accepted the presence of a camera and broke the rules that old Hollywood had set. Their works of art made possible the auteur cinema of Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Stephen Spielberg and most of the legendary filmmakers after the 60’s. Read More Best Twist Ending Movies of All Time 4. Memento 2000 Widely considered the crowning gem of Nolan’s career, Memento’ is a masterpiece. Quite a few movies had experimented with moving back and forth in time across the movie but the Nolan brothers created a script that essentially played out in reverse. The brilliance of the movie doesn’t lie in that though. The unreliable narration of the movie flips the basic formula of films on its head. Most movies are the journeys of their respective characters as they change or are changed because of circumstances that take place. But owing to the protagonist’s memory loss, there isn’t any scope for him to change as he resets to the same state every 15 minutes. And this is a deliberate move. Since our character cannot change, our perception of the character changes radically from the start to the end. Every rewind in time, explains to us but not to the character what happened before. It is a deeply layered film exploiting our expectations to drastically change our perspective throughout the film. Read More Best Movies With Strong Female Leads 3. Dr. Strangelove 1964 There have been satirical pieces in all art-forms from 1984’ to Her’ but Dr. Strangelove’ is the best example of art taking on reality. It follows the events after a high-ranking military officer madly launches a nuclear attack. Stanley Kubrick makes it a textbook example of dark humour in a setting as serious as can be. But the ludicrous characters and the absurdity of the entire situation make it a very interesting movie to experience. It may be especially fitting with the current political scenario around the world. It can also be understood as a critique of how a few people can have the power to change the course of mankind and how their subordinates who actually carry out the orders have no say in the matter just as the public has seemingly no say on the international matters that affect them daily. Every time you watch the movie, you will probably learn something new. And you will also appreciate the genius of Kubrick. Read More Best James Bond Movies of All Time 2. Toy Story 1995 Animation has been a cornerstone of cinema for decades. But they were always very time-consuming to make and it took a lot of artists to render every frame. One invention brought the animated film industry into the forefront of movies and a staple in popular culture. Pixar’s Toy Story’ was the first feature length movie to be made entirely using computer technology. With a stellar cast, endearing characters and a simple yet effective story, it made a huge splash in the sea of movies. The studio founded by a visionary; Steve Jobs and helmed by John Lasseter made sure that the animation was on point. Every frame was made to look realistic but animated enough to stay out of the Uncanny-Valley. The balance of art and technology meshed together to bring us great animated movies that transcended age and gender. It also made a huge impact in CGI technology to be used in live-action films. The only downside was gradual drying out of hand-made animation of old times but it solidified animation as a staple of films and it even led to the separate category for animated films in the Oscars. Read More Best Found Footage Movies 1. Citizen Kane 1941 This is a movie that is a regular in all lists of best movies of all time. This has led to some modern audience members calling it an overrated and hyped movie. But when they see the movie with a keen eye they see the greatness of the film. Orson Welles studied films for years and borrowed, expanded on and invented ways to tell a story through film. The story itself is one of the disconnect that comes with success and the importance of innocence. But the movie shaped films for centuries to come. It established rules of framing and drawing attention that have since become a staple of cinema. He used size and motion in deep focus to draw attention while showing a wide picture letting the viewer pick and chose what they want to see. This movie in particular has inspired many filmmakers to use the art-form to tell stories. It is an understatement to say that it is the most influential movie. It is a classic for being creative, inventive, artistic and innovative. It is truly one of the best movies ever made. Read More Best Alien Movies of All Time A girl I really like The Notebook; it's a romantic classic. The story is about a poor boy, called Noah, who meets a rich girl, called Allie, and they fall in love over one summer. But of course there are problems. Allie's parents don't approve of Noah because he's poor and they get separated, then a lot of time passes before they can get together again. She goes away to college and he writes to her every day, but she doesn't get the letters. Then after quite a long time, Noah buys an old house which he promised to restore for Allie. He does it up and she sees a newspaper article about it and goes to find him again. You can probably guess the rest, but it's a bit complicated because she is engaged to another man. Noah is played by Ryan Gosling, who's my favourite actor, and he stops the film being too soppy – but you still cry a lot at the end. Rachel McAdams is really good too, as Allie. B boy I think my favourite film is Skyfall, the last James Bond movie. It stars Daniel Craig again and Javier Bardem is this really evil baddie. They're both great, and so is Judi Dench as M, Bond's boss. It's a bit different to other Bond films. The story is more important, although there is still a lot of action. It's really well filmed, especially in the scenes which are shot in Shanghai and Scotland, and it's really exciting, of course. Bond is also a bit different – although he does amazing things, he seems older and that makes him more human and the story more realistic. Oh, the song by Adele is great, too. You know it won an Oscar? C girl It's not a very recent film, but I love Pride and Prejudice – the version with Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr Darcy. The story is really clever and interesting, besides being romantic. It's all about how we tend to jump to conclusions about people and we're often completely wrong. Elizabeth thinks Mr Darcy is stuck up and snobbish at the beginning of the film, but at the end she realises she has been completely wrong and he isn't like that at all. She also realises he has an enormous house and that maybe helps her fall in love with him too! After I saw the film I read the book by Jane Austen and I really recommend that too. Although it was published 200 years ago, it's still a great read and really funny in parts. D boy My favourite film has to be The Matrix. Even though it was made back in 1999, it still feels really modern. It's about this ordinary man, Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, who works with computers during the day and is a hacker at night. One day he is contacted by a woman who introduces him to a very strange man Morpheus. Morpheus explains to Neo that what he thinks of as real is actually fiction and the world is run by evil machines who have imprisoned and tricked the human race. Laurence Fishburne is terrific as Morpheus, and Keanu Reeves is excellent, but the best thing about the film is the special effects. I can watch it again and again. E girl Let the Right One In is my favourite film. There are two versions, the first is Swedish and the second American – I prefer the original, Swedish version. It's a modern vampire film and also a kind of love story, but it's really unsentimental and a bit scary in places. Oskar is a young boy with a lot of problems. He is being bullied at school and wants revenge on the bullies. Then some new neighbours move in next door and he becomes friends with Eli, a beautiful but strange girl. I won't tell you any more, because it will spoil the story, but expect a serial killer, a lot of violence and blood-drinking. If you like that kind of thing, you'll love this. by xkatiiee created - 23 Oct 2013 updated - 28 Feb 2016 Public A Personal Taste That Is In No Particular Order. Here You'll Find Quite An Interesting Mix Of Flicks That Span Over The Last 50 Years. There Is Something To Enjoy From All Walks Of Life. 76 Metascore A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. 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