Honorable mention for my top four. The symbolism and performances of this movie are incredible. The way Joe Wright moves the story and its themes forward with the camera is masterful. The choice to use the stage, backstage, pit, etc. of a theater as settings to represent class environments in Imperial Russia was brilliant, and I wish more people understood that. Not a single performance disappointed me and the relationship chemistry was perfectly balanced between them. If you loved Matthew Macfayden in Succession you will adore him in this!
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
Whether or not intended, when I watch this movie I think of E.T. as an allegory of a child refugee, how he longs for home, and how only a family of empathetic children could properly save him. Adults were always going to be worthless in E.T.'s dilemma. Particularly, Elliott is a fantasy of what I hope my little boy will grow up to be: adventurous, cautious but curious, courageous, loyal, and empathetic. As much as Elliott develops a loving bond…
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