Firstly, a huge, massive thanks to Yoda and TUS for organising this and spending their precious time just so we can rejoice when a film matches our list and moan when it doesn’t. This site is nothing without hard work.
Secondly, as for the list – there are so many brilliant nominated films and great choices all the way to #1, but ultimately for me the list is a bit of a let down (personally I mean – not in the grand scheme of things). I think I’m right in saying that:
-Every film in the top 20 has a main language of English.
-Every film in the top 20, bar 1 is produced in the USA. Perhaps even the same city.
I think this is the first list of this type that I have ever seen that has a top 20 of entirely English language films. It’s pretty unfathomable that of all the hundreds of thousands of films ever made, every single one of the top 20 are all in the same language and lack any sort of geographical diversity. I had hoped that this being a community of film enthusiasts would result in a real mix of films, perhaps dissimilar to those on popular Western internet sites like IMDB. But it’s much the same. Even the IMDB Top 250 has a non English language film in the top 20, so arguably this list is even less diverse.
Approximately 85% of the films in this list were made in the USA. That’s some going. You have to wonder whether some people took this seriously if they voted for the three Lord of the Rings movies in the top 3 slots. This feels like a list of ‘The 100 most famous films ever’. Perhaps as Yoda suggested people interpreted this countdown as the 100 most ‘watchable’ films of all time instead of the ‘best’. There are very few (if any?) films from the most important and pioneering film movement in history (in my opinion) – the French New Wave movement. Techniques and tropes from those films are still being used in Hollywood blockbusters today. Come to think of it – is French cinema represented on the list at all?
Steven Spielberg 5 – 0 France
Also no Kieslowski, Bresson, Ozu, de Sica, Truffaut, Kiarostami, Antonioni, Wong kar wai? We have ‘Braveheart’ and ‘Dazed and Confused’ but no Ozu? That’s a real shame.
I think perhaps at the end of the day, I have to realize that maybe my film tastes are in the minority compared to most, and somewhat niche or unpopular.
I do hope that this message isn’t taken in the wrong way and doesn’t diminish from what is a great piece of work, after all 2001 a Space Odyssey is certainly a film that I have no problems with being touted as best ever. But I would be being dishonest if I hid my disappointment.
But, my thanks to the organizers far outweighs my disappointment.
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