Favorite films

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  Avatar 2009

  ★★★★ Rewatched 25 Sep 2022

  I cracked the code. You know what Avatar has, that so many movies lack, and is the real key to its success?

  Sincerity.

  We go to the movies to FEEL. To CARE. To be transported and have it MATTER. This is a movie that wears its heart on its sleeve, that isn't scared to make you cry in sadness or horror or joy. It's not poking fun at itself. It's not mocking the tropes it employs. It's not trying to…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★ Added

  As someone who was meh on the original movie, this surpassed my expectations and ended up being, to my great surprise, one of the best sequels I've seen in a long time.

  I was caught off guard by the very emotional story, which covers a lot of my favorite themes like struggling with grief, confronting past mistakes, learning to become part of something bigger and more important than just your own glory, and just in general stories about maturity and…

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