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Harold & Maude (1971, dir. Hal Ashby):

The characters in this film were amazingly written and just gorgeously whimsical. And they were so, btw, in such messed-up ways but honestly the most loveably dysfunctional characters I've seen on the big screen. We watched the film in a lecture as part of the New Hollywood topic which I still don't get but it was raaaad. Anyways, well worth watching even though it's a bit old.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015, dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon):

Watch this film, the payoff is worth it. Such a great ending, a bit teensy and fault in our stars but only because of the cancer topic within a highschooler world thing. I absolutely adored it and thought the ending was just perfect. Also, the first time I cried whilst watching a movie. Like legit, I was sobbing like a bad bitch in the middle of the movie theatre.

The Great Beauty (2013, dir. Paulo Sorrentino):

Beautiful cinematography of Rome. Also great dialogue at most parts, I enjoyed it even though it dragged on just a bit. I still thought it was great.Although, I didn't get the story until the end but that's probably because I tend to zone out every now and then lol

Somersault (2004, dir. Cate Shortland):

An aussie film with Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington before they were big stars and it was nice. Very pretty and just allover nice. Like in a good way, not nice as in it's like... nice.... relative to other films.... It was just very pretty and the colours were saturated af which was so nice on screen. It's also by Cate Shortland and it's her debut film which is great.

Lore (2012, dir. Cate Shortland):

This one is also by Cate Shortland and it is great. Like good good. It's about a bunch of kids who have to flee their home all by themselves because their parents were nazis and this was right after WWII ended (I think, my history knowledge is atrocious). Anyways, it's so Cate and it's so beautiful. I absolutely adored it.

Spring Breakers (2012, dir. Harmony Korine):

Pretty bad but not thaaaat awful. It was okay. I loved the style with the neon lights and colours, that was great. Costuming was pretty g too. However, they were the most two dimensional characters in the world. With the girls, their actions painted a little bit of personality but it wasn't enough to whoever wrote these could-have-been great female characters. The person with the most character was James Franco's and he was god-awful. Really bad. Like so bad.

Do the Right Thing (1989, dir. Spike Lee):

Spike Lee did an amazing job highlighting a culture, a time and such a still-relevant social issue. The colours, the costuming and the camerawork were ace too. It was just such a great film. So many gorgeously written characters with great lines and even monologues and such beautiful scenes. I absolutely adored it and you could tell it was definitely a crowd favourite.

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, dir. Benh Zeitlin):

This was damn emotional and powerful shit. It was great!! It was awe-inspiring and so damn good. Quvenzhane Wallis absolutely killed it. Such an amazing child actress, she really tugged at the heart strings. The dad was great too, he was tough but he managed to make us love him so much??? Ugh, good film. It's set in a somewhat fantastical world and it's simply but so intricately wonderful.

Dear White People (2014, dir. Justin Simien):

Dear White People is about several black students in a dominantly white college and it is damn interesting. It not only highlights the many issues that black students have to face but it gives us several perspectives from characters with their own unique and specific adversities - a girl who doesn't want to be black, a dude who has to be someone he's not for reputation and politics, a gay guy who finds trouble in fitting in with a homophobic black community and a dominantly white gay community and then there's the main chick who is very intriguing. Basically, she's a powerful black voice who demands to be heard but as the movie progresses, things get a little out of hand and we question how right she really is??? ANYWAYS, I was engaged throughout most of the movie and I enjoyed it a lot.