Mood swing is a common aspect of human behavior. It shifts our emotions suddenly and reveals our diverse version within a couple of minutes. At that time, mostly, we prefer to do various activities such as reading books, engaging in art, journaling, music, doing yoga or watching movies and to name a few.
Advancement of modern technology has made people so sluggish that they prioritise cozy substance for uplifting their mood and watching movies is one of the best things to evoke our strong emotional responses. As most of the world widely used English as a second tongue for which Hollywood movies placed first position in their bucket list.
Viewers pick hollywood movies not only serving it in English but also its wide range of genre, innovative filmmakers, ingenious actors,high budgets, international networking. This industry has generated fabulous masterpieces that have captivated audiences for over a century. There are such classics worthy of discussing:
Casablanca
Casablanca is a classic film released in 1942, regarded as one of the greatest movies in cinematic history till now. The film is directed by Micheal Curtiz who has won the Academy Award for best picture featuring themes of love, sacrifice, political conspiracy and moral dilemmas counteracted during wartime. The film has an all-star cast such as Rick Blaine, Ilsa Lund, Victor Laszlo, Captain Louis Renault, Major Heinrich Strasser.
West Side Story
This movie is unique owing to adding iconic songs such as “Tonight”, “America”, “Somewhere” choreographed by Robbin with deep emotions. This movie is a modern adaptation of William Shakespears’ Romeo and Juliet exploring affairs of love, rivalry, and social issues through two street gangs : the jets and Sharks.
An Affair to Remember
One more blockbuster film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr is ‘An Affair to Remember’. The film narrates the love story of two people who fall in love and promise to meet at the Empire State Building six months later. This film features a simple, quintessential love story that still enthralls the heart of viewers which is not a cup of tea for everyone.
Jurassic park
The film is another masterpiece that introduces the concept of genetic engineering, devastating consequences of playing with nature, animal rights and coexistence by Michael Crichton in 1993. The story narrates an industrialist who summoned some experts to visit the park filled with cloned dinosaurs. Later, face colonialism when the dinosaurs escape. It sets box office records placing one of the highest-grossing films.
Titanic
Who does not dream to recreate the iconic sunset moment like ‘Titanic’ ? Yes, every lovey dovey couple does. The scene of wrapping Jack’s arms around Rose in a gentle breeze has submerged every individual in the flow of heavenly love. This magical scenario was created by two wonderful leads Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio under the direction of James Cameron. The film covers two lovers who fall in love in the ill-fated maiden voyage of Titanic in 1912 that later collapses with an iceberg and thus, begins to sink, drowning many passengers.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile is mainly based on the story of Stephen King’s novel that was directed by Frank Darabont. It is about an orison head guard who discovers an inmate’s power of healing others wounds that lead him on the way of realising spirituality. The sacrifice at the end develops viewers’ expectation by Coffey, the black man who is accused of murdering two young girls, deeply melts the heart of the audience despite his unforgivable crime. The role of John Coffey, played by Michael Clarke, wins the most prestigious Academy Award as a supportive actor.
Pirates of Caribbean
This movie gained commercial success, grossing over $650 million worldwide because of combining adventure,romance,supernatural elements , memorable characters and innovative direction that has left a lasting effect among audiences. Gore Verbinski is the director and Jerry Bruckheimer is the producer featuring the themes of love and sacrifice, freedom vs constraint, curses and redemption by the amazing star cast.
Avatar
Avatar is praised for its pioneering use of 3D technology and visual effects that create a new benchmark in the cinematic world. The movie won three Academy Awards under the guidance of most sought -after director James Cameron for best art direction, cinematography and visual effects.
These are some timeless Classic Hollywood movies that have richly crafted the mind of reviewers. The demand for these films will always remain from generation to generation.
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Preema Shil
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