I have a completely off-topic lazy Saturday movie question for the TOP Brain Trust. I'm wondering if you can name a well-written, compelling, engaging movie that meets both of two conditions:
1. Doesn't use any fantastical premises, and
2. Doesn't use guns or gun-substitutes as a means of adding to or driving the dramatics.
2. Doesn't use guns or gun-substitutes as a means of adding to or driving the dramatics.
(By "fantastical" I mean anything having to do with fantasy—talking cars or lions; monsters; vampires; futurism; science fiction; comic book characters; myths; ghosts (I mean ghosts presented as if they're actual—ghosts as a psychological reality, as in Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now, wouldn't be a disqualifier); sentient robots; superheroes; etc. And by "gun substitutes" I mean anything serving the same function in drama as guns do—say, bows and arrows in Deliverance or swords in a swashbuckler or samurai movie.)
Any good ones come to mind?
Mike
ADDENDUM: I'm sorry, I forgot to mention—the film must be in English (I want to read screenplays, and I only read English).
CODA: Thanks very much for all the suggestions!
CODA: Thanks very much for all the suggestions!
the age of stupid
Posted by: Phil Martin | Monday, 23 March 2009 at 05:44 AM
Wind - with Matthew Modine. The story is ok, but the photography is really interesting.
Posted by: Jim | Monday, 23 March 2009 at 10:11 AM
I'll suggest The Station Agent... one of my favorite films satisfying both conditions.
Posted by: Max | Tuesday, 24 March 2009 at 12:09 AM
If you can accept Australian as a form of English, you might find these three refreshing:
The Dish
The Castle
The Man Who Sued God
All three are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
Posted by: Craig Norris | Tuesday, 24 March 2009 at 09:29 AM
Man from snowy river
good will hunting
Posted by: AT | Tuesday, 24 March 2009 at 11:15 AM
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm still interested to hear what movie you ended up watching.
Posted by: Jayson Merryfield | Wednesday, 25 March 2009 at 02:39 PM