John Mathis

John Mathis

Hi!
I've made a few films (Midnight Runner, Where's Rose) and I've watched a lot of them.

Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  • Once Upon a Time in the West

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  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    ★★★★★

  • Life Is Beautiful

    ★★★★★

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    ★★★★★

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  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    ★★★★★

    This film is just raw emotion from beginning to end. It truly is a timeless piece of cinema. Jacques Demy knows how to tell a powerful, gorgeously mounted musical and I believe Umbrellas is his grand opus. It's clear after watching his filmography what Damien Chazelle was watching when writing La La Land. Also, the ending shot of this movie is perfection...

  • Life Is Beautiful

    Life Is Beautiful

    ★★★★★

    Heartfelt, brutal, and unapologetically romantic are a few ways to describe Roberto Benigni's Life is Beautiful. Loved everything about this film. A universal story of the transcending power of love. Also one of the best scores of all time in my opinion.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    ★★★★★

    The Rings trilogy was the start of it "all" for me. For me, this trilogy was the Star Wars of my generation. It's honest, gorgeous storytelling at it's finest. The BTS on these films was my earliest introduction to filmmaking.
    As a child growing up on a farm in Waxhaw, NC Peter Jackson's story gave me inspiration and hope. He has been painted as this tycoon of the Hollywood system. However, that could not be further from the truth. Jackson…