Everyone’s doing it, so here goes: My top 10 movies of the decade that just passed into history. Right off I regret not making it the Top 25, but I liked the challenge too. I tried not to agree with all of Pål’s choices below, although I easily could. Here’s an alternative take, then:
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson)
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher)
8. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron)
7. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro)
6. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan)
5. Big Fish (Tim Burton)
4. Hunger (Steve McQueen)
3. The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky)
2. Lady in the Water (M. Night Shyamalan)
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
Could not argue that the decade saw a better film than Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Innovative, emotionally engaging, bold and unafraid. I loved it, and still do.
Trond-Atle
Eternal Sunshine rules eternal. Our collective wisdom hath so decided
Pål
I’m convinced that Eternal Sunshine will stand the test of time as well. Kids watching it 30 years from now will still think it’s awesome.
By the way, a big toast to Aronofsky and Nolan: the only directors to have two films make it to the cunning top lists.
Christer
Yeah, Trond-Atle had Requiem for a Dream on his list, and that’s a tough one to leave out. Nolan, Aronofsky, Fincher and Shyamalan are possibly the most exciting American filmmakers of the dawning decade.
Other honorable mentions:
Paradise Now (Hany Abu-Assad, 2005)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2001)
And everyone in the world absolutely must see the documentary The Corporation (Achbar & Abbott, 2003)