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What's your fave movie of all time that you love to recommend to people? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Corno@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it's Interstellar, it never fails to make me ugly cry at least twice during each viewing

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[–] Maerman@lemmy.ml 52 points 7 months ago (6 children)

John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece The Thing. The themes of paranoia and isolation are so perfectly explored; it launched the career of Keith David, who is just a treasure; the performances are all immaculate; and those effects. My god, the effects.

[–] ianovic69@feddit.uk 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Brilliant film, I love John Carpenter. My favourite is They Live.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

That's a great one as well. That alleyway fight scene is so fucking cool. Carpenter is easily one of the most creative, most fun artists of his generation.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Do you have any bubblegum?

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely amazing movie, the effects were so ahead of their time!

[–] Maerman@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Right? I can't watch it with people anymore, because I keep pausing to explain how certain effects were achieved. It's a monumental achievement.

[–] Iapar@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Love that one too. What do you (or anybody with a theory or the answer) think is the meaning of the ending?

[–] Maerman@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

I think it's intentionally ambiguous. For me, the point is the paranoia and distrust. I might be wrong, of course, but my interpretation is that we are supposed to leave the experience with questions.