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direction

  1. Se7en
  2. Children of Men

cinematography

  1. Munich
  2. Se7en
  3. Children of Men

production design

  1. Se7en; J. Edgar
  2. Children of Men

make-up

  • The Pirates of the Caribbean (trilogy)

costumes

sound

  • The Ring

visual design

  1. 300
  2. Sucker Punch

painful

21 Grams (the subject matter)

hand-to-hand combat

Haywire

eccentric

  • Underground

story concept

  1. Inception - a technology that allows one to tap into unused brain power, resulting in an altered experience of time, where a second could feel like a year (as an example)
  2. Groundhog Day - reliving the same day over and over again
  3. Next - treatment of the concept of being able to see the future

touching

  1. Yellow Earth
  2. The Kite Runner

touching moments

  1. an interview with a woman whose life was improved by Kinsey's work (Kinsey)

heaven portrayal

  • What Dreams May Come

romantic moment

  • "the definition of beauty" (Next)

painful moment

  • explosive execution (Next)

shocking moment

  1. murder (Irréversible)
  2. murder (Bamboozled)

magical moment

  • near-accident of the magic train, the dance sequence of chocolate presentation, and North Pole environment (The Polar Express)

car crash

  • Death Proof

highway chase

  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • Bad Boys 2

most beautiful suicide scene

  • Wanted

whistleblowing

  1. The Firm
  2. Erin Brockovich
  3. The Informant