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Luke’s Top 10 Movies

June 4th, 2007 | Published under Movies, Top 10 Lists | 2 Comments

There’s so many to list and compare, but in the end I finally made it down to put top 10 favorite movies of all time. Hope you like them!

10 – American History X

American History X shows the way racism affects families, society and lives of individuals. It follows a Neo-Nazi who is sent to prison for a violent crime. On the inside, he realises his racism is propaganda and end up becoming close friends with someone he never would have on the outside. He changes his ways through his prison experience, but meanwhile at home his younger brother is battling the same troubled life he did.

09 – The Green Mile

The Green Mile is a film adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It is told as a flashback of Paul, a corrections officer in the 1930s and the story of a man convicted of murder, but not guilty. The “Green Mile” is the final stretch of green linoluem towards death row where Paul worked in the 1930s, and where the supernatural events of the prison John occured.

08 – Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is a movie following the journey of one not-so-bright man’s extraordinary life. The movie is basically Forrest telling the story of his life while waiting at a bus stop, which the story leads back to who he’s waiting for there. It’s a great feel-good movie and is a simple concept made into a great story.

07 – Stand By Me

Stand By Me is a 1986 movie which follows four boys and their journey to find a dead body. It shows the bonds between the four boys, and brings back memories of growing up. The film captures the spirit of youth and a deep insight into growing up.

06 – The Castle

The Castle is a film about an Aussie family fighting it out in the big courts of Australia to get their house back. The film is full of Australian comedy with the classic bogan family, and is great for a laugh but also shows the emotion of a family and their home. “A man’s home is his castle” is the catchphrase of the film.

05 – The Pianist

The Pianist is an amazing film based on the life of Jewish-Polish musician Wladyslaw Szpilman and adapted from his autobiography. During the holocaust, he escapes a labour unit and manages to go into hiding. Seperated from those he loves, he struggles to survive. His passion, the piano, contrasts with the movie and somehow delivers all the emotion in music.

04 – Chopper

Chopper is a film based on the infamous Melbourne gangster Mark Brandon ‘Chopper’ Read. The movie crosses many genres, it’s a drama, a comedy, an action and a thriller. The movie is put together fantastically and Eric Bana does a great job of acting Chopper. It’s an interesting biographical film about the underworld world in our own backyards.

03 – Blow

Blow is a film based on the life of George Jung, the infamous cocaine dealer and one of the main people responsible for introducing cocaine into the American culture. The movie follows the action and emotion of his life, his family and his eventual downfall. The real George Jung is due to be released from prison in 2014, aged 72.

02 – Fight Club

Fight Club is one of those movies you have to watch a few times to really understand it and it figure out. The narrator of the film and a person he seemingly randomly meets, start up a “Fight Club” where grown men come to fight, for no apparent reason at all. These Fight Clubs grow, and the emerges into a story with an outrageous twist.

01 – Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is by far my favorite movie of all time. I’ve watched it countless times and will continue to watch it over and over. The movie has a basis of time travel and also shows how one’s actions can change the whole world. The movie really makes you think, and has become a cult film itself.