Eric the Ape

Speaking of which... #12 Finding Nemo Directed by Andrew Stanton "Fuck you, Dory" Box Office: $380.8M Domestic Lifetime, $936.7M WW IMDB Summary: After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Why it's so Meaningful to Me: A lot of old-timers on the forum may not know this, but for a kid growing up in the 2000s, Finding Nemo was easily one of the most defining childhood films for my generation. I was about 5 when it came out, so my memory is rather fuzzy, but I do remember that the film being popular was a severely gross understatement. Every single kid watched it, and every single kid loved it. We talked about all of the cool chase scenes, we quoted all of the iconic lines, we talked about all of our favorite characters; it was a gigantic touchstone to the average 2000s kid. And much like the other important relic of 2000s kids media I mentioned in the #15 slot, my family went nuts over it. Everyone in the family absolutely loved it for its colors, its characters, its story, its comedy, its adventure, its heart, its sense of fun, and everything else that makes it so good. To this day, we still quote lines from the movie with one another, and it's still regularly watched to this day. Much like any good family film, Finding Nemo is well aware that to leave a long-lasting impression, it can't talk down to kids, and make each element just as entertaining for a grown adult as it would to a child (well, except to grumpy, old grouches, like Baumer ), and each sequence is well aware of that fact, putting the audience in wonderfully crafted scenes that only the masters of Pixar can bring. If anything, I'd dare say that Finding Nemo is an almost perfect movie. I know that it's a bold claim, and nostalgia could be a part of this reasoning, but I do genuinely feel that. Every single sequence and character, as well as its pacing and tone is so masterfully handled, successfully giving out danger, laughs, joy, tears, heart, and wonder all in one glorious package. It's so perfectly paced, edited, and written that taking or adding anything would severely damage its quality. More recently, whenever I rewatch the film, I go in saying to myself, "Okay, this is the one where I notice something off. It'll still be good, but I'm taking off my rose-colored glasses, and I'll find something to complain about". And yet, that still hasn't happened. It's still just as funny, just as exciting, and just as memorable as my first viewing. If your movie is still able to be just as masterful and impressive to me, an 18 year old, as when I first saw it when I was 5, then you're pretty much amazing in my book. Finding Nemo defined a generation, it's a huge soft spot for the family, and it's a perfect movie. What more do you really need?

@Ethan Hunt

1. Passengers 2. Rogue One 3. Suicide Squad 4. Jason Bourne 5. La La Land 6. Moana 7. Spider-Man: Homecoming 8. Fantastic Beasts 9. Kubo 10. Beauty and the Beast

It's so obviously gonna be 2019. Disney's building the Frozen franchise bit by bit every year. 2013: The movie 2014: Once Upon A Time 2015: Frozen Fever 2016: Frozen: Live at the Hyperion and Frozen Ever After 2017: Frozen: The Christmas Special 2018: Frozen on Broadway They keep giving the fans a new thing every year in different shapes and forms, each one bigger and better than the last. If some new major Frozen thing comes out each and every year, then the sequel's a definite, as where else can you really go?

The Obvious Conjuring 2 ID:R Tarzan Ghostbusters Trek Bourne Suicide Squad Pete's Dragon Mag 7 Storks Strange Fantastic Beasts Moana Rogue One Sing Passengers The Likely Bad Moms Sausage Party Sully Deepwater Horizon Miss Peregrine Girl on the Train Trolls Billy Lynn La La Land Patriots Day Silence The Longshots Ice Age The Founder Snowden The Accountant Birth of a Nation Jack Reacher Inferno Assassin's Creed

#13 The Lion King Directed by Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers "Remember who you are." Box Office: $422.8M Domestic Lifetime, $968.5M WW IMDB Summary: Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble. Why it's so Meaningful to Me: In hindsight, The Lion King is a pretty ridiculous idea. Take hundreds of elements from many Shakespeare plays, in particular Hamlet, MacBeth, and Henry IV, put it in a family film with talking animals, have a cast consisting of Darth Vader, Mr. Bean, Ferris Bueller, that guy whose in every Broadway play, and that kid from Home Improvement, and add in songs created by Elton John? Yeah, it sounds like something that would crash and burn, and even Disney felt the same thing. During the film's production, Pocahontas was being made in conjunction, and most of the top dogs in the animation and writing department were focusing on all of their resources on that film, while Lion King was more or less the "B-movie", the one that was just going to do alright critically and financially compared to the big dog. Obviously, that hasn't happened, and it has endured as a modern classic, and a childhood favorite of many, including myself. Most people know me as a huge Disney geek, and Lion King, very much like Aladdin, was a huge part in my love for the company. I watched it plenty on VHS, but when it was rereleased on DVD in 2003, this was easily something that was rewatched over and over and over again. But what puts this above Aladdin on this list is its overall theme on responsibility and the importance of the past. Coming from someone who more often than not wants to run away from problems, as well as someone who self-loathes himself whenever I make a mistake, this message really hits close to home. It's basically telling the viewer that not only should you be defined by your past, but it's important to learn from that past to better yourselves and take your rightful place to be who you truly are and who you are supposed to be. It really clicked with me when I saw the movie a couple years ago, as a teenager trying to find his own place and connection to who I am and who I want to be. It works as a strong allegory of coming of age, and it's done exceptionally well thanks to its memorable characters and gorgeous animation. Just the ending as Simba climbs up to Pride Rock, and accepts his place and who he's supposed to be makes this film terrific, and in all honesty is one of the best endings to any movie I've seen, and perfectly illustrates the power of destiny, self-discovery, and self-acceptance. For being important to me as a kid, as a teenager, and very likely as an adult, The Lion King holds a special place to my heart.

Well Jurassic Park's based off of a book, so...

No love for Static Shock or Teen Titans?

C'mon. You can't fight the love.

It's fine. Spongebob is life!

MovieMan and I think James and Shay did, though I could be wrong on the latter two.

And that's a bad thing, because...?

Summer 2014 being bad? What'chu talkin' bout, Phelan? That season had Neighbors, DOFP, Edge of Tomorrow, Fault in Our Stars, 22 Jump Street, HTTYD2, DotPotA, Get on Up, and Guardians of the Galaxy, all in one glorious package. Add in some decently fun movies like Lucy and Purge: Anarchy here and there, and that was a pretty solid summer, IMHO.

I'm amazed at how well I'm doing in the tourney.

Well Disney clearly didn't want BFG in the first place. It was part of a finished deal that Disney got very little out of, and it didn't fit into Disney's game plan of having their tentpole movies being either WDAS, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, or a cartoon-to-live-action remake, so they just tossed it aside and let it die.

$100M CONFIRMED!!!

Here's something I just realized: Central Intelligence just crossed $100M yesterday, making it the first non-superhero, non-animated (Jungle Book's only live-action thing was Mowgli, so don't even go there) movie to cross that mark this year...I just realized how sad that sounds.

Sorry, you can't put Red Sparrow on there. Your list can only go up to next year, which means the limit to how far you go is Despicable Me 3/The House/Uncharted.

Okay, donated in the $5 reward thing. It's not a lot, but I'm glad I'm able to give some sort of support. Hope your project's fully funded, Gophie!

I only have a debit card. Am I able to donate via debit?

#14 The Witch Directed by Robert Eggers "Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" Box Office: $25.1M Domestic, $40.3M WW IMDB Summary: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. Why it's so Meaningful to Me: Now this is probably the hardest movie to write about, not only because it came out this year and there are people that haven't seen it, so spoilers are a no-no, but because this is a film that is able to have many different interpretations depending on who you ask. In its message, some found it to be propaganda for Satanism, but what I got out of the film was that it was an attack on religious extremism, and sharing the dangers that it causes to people that follow that route. For those who don't know, The Witch follows a Puritan family in Massachusetts who are exiled from their hometown and are forced to have their barn be in a secluded forest, far from civilization. In that time, a supernatural force from Satan comes to lay down a terrible curse upon their farm, resulting in the family tearing each other apart, and accusations that the eldest daughter Thomasin, played wonderfully by Anya-Taylor Joy, who I'm sure will quickly become one of the best young actresses working today in a few years, is a witch. While there are so many admirable things about the film, such as its gorgeous cinematography, its phenomenal acting, and its well-developed script, I feel that what it really tackles best is its themes of religious extremism. While I myself am not a religious person, and consider myself a Christian in name only, I'm also well aware of its importance to many people, as it has defined history and helps in keeping many people happy and sane. But one problem that I have with all religions is extremism. Many people consider this film to be a promoter of Satanism, and while that element is found in the film, particularly in its ending, what really grabbed me to this film was its look at a family using their religion as a scapegoat and a way to blame one another. The father in particular goes especially cruel, willing to tear down the relationships he has with his children just to keep himself and his wife safe. And the reason why the father would do this is because of his affiliation with God. The only answer to any problem he has is to pray and believe that all of his actions is what God would want him to do. He refuses to believe in Thomasin's denial, which leads to the entire family going crazier and wilder, leading to a rather unique ending, which I won't spoil for those that have yet to see this feature. Seeing how the two parents interact with their world and their affiliation with Christianity very much reflects the religious fundamentalism and mass hysteria found in that time period, but oddly enough, it also translates into a rather timeless message. Nowadays, in a world of religious extremists that either take the word of what they follow to absolute extremes and the threats they cause in people's livelihood, whether it be acts of discrimination or flat-out terrorism, it seems fitting that a movie like this is released today, to tell us that we haven't improved from centuries ago, and we should do better in not letting our beliefs and deities cloud us from being respectful and wonderful people. It works even better, as it stigmatizes Christianity, a religion known for its preaching of love and kindness, and supports Satanism, an occult group that supports what is considered the root of all evil, showing how religious followers come in multiple spectrums for any conceivable religion one can think of. I'm not sure if this was Robert Eggers' intended moral or idea, but that's what I got out of it, and I'm thankful for Eggers' wonderful film, and I can't wait to see what his next film will be.

BFG DECREASED??!

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