top movie elements

2020-05-12

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

costumes

sound

visual design

  1. 300
  2. Sucker Punch

painful

21 Grams (the subject matter)

hand-to-hand combat

Haywire

eccentric

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

romantic moment

painful moment

shocking moment

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

magical moment

car crash

highway chase

most beautiful suicide scene

whistleblowing

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