Best Film of 2007
February 3rd, 2008 | Published in Other | 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again in which I present the 10 best films of 2007. In a year where No Country for Old Men has dominated the awards season (and a likely Oscar win for Best Picture this month), this year’s number one goes to Joe Wright’s drama Atonement. Last year, the indie-that-could crowd-pleaser Little Miss Sunshine graced the number one spot. Juno, a similar film in many respects, is number two. Atonement is simply a better film. I was swayed initially by the way it seamlessly transitions scenes so smoothly and its use of sound with diegetic and non-diegetic elements (some of the best moments were when the haunting score simply stops with the stroke of a piano key, for example.)
Also, the costumes are already becoming iconic. The green dress Keira Knightley wears through the film’s pivotal scenes is up for grabs through a charity auction. Agree or disagree? Leave comments after reading the list.
Best Film of 2007:
- Atonement
- Juno
- Across the Universe
- Zwartboek (Black Book)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- 300
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- Zodiac
- Superbad
- Hairspray
2007 Movies I Need to See: Grindhouse, Waitress, Paris Je T’aime, Away From Her, A Mighty Heart, Ratatouille, Gone Baby Gone, Beowulf, I’m Not There, and Charlie Wilson’s War. The 2007 list may be altered slightly once/if these films have been seen.
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February 3rd, 2008at 9:37 pm(#)
That is a great top 10 list. It looks as though you are being influenced by a musical aficionados. Maybe your rom-coms and Oscar dramas will creep up on my top 10 list!
February 5th, 2008at 7:06 pm(#)
Not bad. Although, I’ve heard “Juno” compared to last years feel good film “Little Miss Sunshine” and this is why “Juno” won’t win. It’s been said again and again, but the Academy likes serious, dramatic films and while “Juno” has elements of drama and seriousness it doesn’t play that way in the previews. It looks like a simple teen movie and for those voters that haven’t seen “Juno” they will vote based on the previews. It’s actually much more than a simple teen flick. While I did like this film I have a hard time placing it in the best picture category. What really made me enjoy “Juno” was the performance of Ellen Page as the title character. She certainly deserved the Oscar nod she got. An interesting side note about “Juno” is that it was written by a former stripper. Ha! This is her first film and she wrote it on her laptop at a Starbucks located in a Target. It took her a year to write and the script went virtually unchanged once purchased by the studio.
“Michael Clayton” has even less of a chance of winning than “Juno” does. That’s all on that.
My prediction for the big winner is “There Will Be Blood.” This is Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterpiece; at least that is what all the critics are saying. Daniel Day Lewis gives another Oscar worthy performance; at least that is what all the critics are saying. The Academy will vote this movie in because that is what all the critics are saying.
February 5th, 2008at 7:40 pm(#)
Juno was so real, warm, and funny. It won’t win Best Picture (like Little Miss Sunshine last year) and like you said, the Academy loves drama. Ellen Page was the best part of the film, hands down.
It’ll be between There Will Be Blood (haven’t seen yet) and No Country for Old Men (haven’t seen yet.) I recommend Atonement though.
I love talking about movies! :)