3 films that shaped your life

[JamesBond007]

Cool Hand Luke is one of my favorite films. Don't know about shaping my life. Films shaping the life of someone sounds a bit crazy.

I don't know about crazy but it definitely sounds incredibly stupid. When someone says certain books changed their life or shaped it that is perfectly understandable but when someone says films changed or shaped their life it just sounds stupid or low IQ. Some fils are intellectual like Hail Caesar from the Coen brothers but these films fail at the box office and of course none of these 'intellectual films' can compete with good books,

[Kiel]

Kontroll is definitely my all time fav, thats for sure
So
Kontroll
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Usual Suspects

[Insuperable]

Simply impossible to narrow it to 3 films.

[Jana]

Simply impossible to narrow it to 3 films.

you can name more than if you want

[Jana]

Why these 3 I named shaped my life (and they really have)

Boy's don't cry- it's obvuiously a trannie story (girl who pretends to be a boy and pursues women) which I can't identitfy with. However, I always was a tomboy and received abuse (including on TA) for being not feminine. I like men only but always was interested in male stuff and hobbies. Also main character in film (Hilary Swank) even resembles teenage me. I like aestetic of a film and soundtrack too, always was interested into a white trash experience and American midwest.

8 Mile-it's mostly the setting that deeply influenced me. I'm also from once industrial and formerly rich crumbling "rust belt" city. Thus this highly urban and gritty setting always appealed to me. Soundtrack is a banger too and this film is my opinion contains one of hottest sex scenes I've seen. Plus incredible Kim Basinger as Eminem white trash mom and Michael Shannon as her abusive, good for nothing boyfriend. Story is inspirational too.

Empire of the Sun- really epic, a proper "big film." Incredible music, visuals and atmospheric. I identified with dreamy main character who was separated from his loving, protective parents and privileged life and thrown into cruel real world. Similar happened to me during sports and schooling abroad. Its shows a loss of innocence and a spoiled brat becoming tough and scarred. Also witnesses huge historic events. I was always drawn to China and it is set there. Scene where boy (actually Christian Bale as child) witnesses light blast of atomic bomb thrown on Japan is maybe most powerful I ever saw.

[Anglo-Celtic]

I agree with what you (Feichy) say about Daniel Craig as James Bond (can't find the post). He looks like a Russian villain from the '60s era.

[BakersfieldChimp]

I agree with what you (Feichy) say about Daniel Craig as James Bond (can't find the post). He looks like a Russian villain from the '60s era.

You may be on to something.

Things have changed since the Cold War.

Perhaps there have been cultural markers leading to the rise in the apologists for Putin.

[Anglo-Celtic]

You may be on to something.

Things have changed since the Cold War.

Perhaps there have been cultural markers leading to the rise in the apologists for Putin.

I don't know what that means. I'm just saying that he doesn't fit our mental pictures of James Bond.

[NSXD60]

I don't know what that means. I'm just saying that he doesn't fit our mental pictures of James Bond.

Putin's favorite Bond, who was overheard exclaiming "Finally, guys, a PIE Bond worthy of commemorating our ancestors, and making our unadulterated Russian citizenry, proud!"

[Anglo-Celtic]

Putin's favorite Bond, who was overheard exclaiming "Finally, guys, a PIE Bond worthy of commemorating our ancestors, and making our unadulterated Russian citizenry, proud!"

My guess is that Sean Connery is Vladimir's favorite James Bond. He has nostalgia for the "good old days".