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At first, art imitates life. Then life will imitate art. Then life will find its very existence from the arts.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Welcome everybody!
Welcome To
THE BROCODE
TOP 7 FILMS OF 2023
As the resident film connoisseur, I wanted to bring to you guys the best films of 2023 among the many that came out.
This time, instead of just posting the list, I will add a few remarks, and my thoughts.
AND A SPECIAL "worst movie of the year" award at the end.
Some thoughts about 2023 in film before I get to the list:
2023 had a lot of releases, some excellent, some good, and a good amount of bad. However, we can say it is sort of a "comeback" for the film industry(s) after these past few years, though not as golden as the mid 2000s, or the early 2010s, we are definitely headed in that direction upcoming, and 2023 as a trend, has BEEN a drastic improvement in cinema -- storytelling wise, content wise, and of course visually.
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THE BROCODE TOP 7 FILM LIST 2023
NUMBER 7
AIR
Directed by Ben Affleck
English Language
USA
Ben Affleck Directional, Starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Movie about Nike signing Michael Jordan and creating the "Air Jordan" brand. You literally cannot go wrong with this and Air just ELEVATES the whole story with its easy going nature and sportive spirit. the movie bangs and is very relaxed. good movie to watch to relax after a long day.
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NUMBER 6
ANATOMY OF A FALL
Directed by Justine Triet
French, English Multilingual
France
I'll be very real with you guys on this, this movie starts off as something like ur average cinematic drama movie but goddamn it transitions so so effortlessly into a compelling gripping whodunnit story with a smooth as fuk transition. and to top it off, it is layered with very untouched emotions especially about parenting, childhood trauma, feeling emasculated, murder, marriage dynamics, social dominance, and crystal clear elements of ethno-nationalism.
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NUMBER 5
OPPENHEIMER
Directed by Christopher Nolan
English Language
USA
Most would've seen this movie, Oppenheimer bangs. my favorite thing about this movie is that Oppenheimer is a big shot prof that doesn't know his actions are being tracked by the government even though he attends commie gatherings jfl
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NUMBER 4
ANIMAL
Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Hindi Language
India
Looksim-core as fuck, this movie is an absolute banger. Father Son Drama, with GUNS and violence, homage to old boy, godfather, and other good cinema, a lot of Pulp, ALL WHILE BEING RAW and sharing the same ethics and morales as me? Please, just take my money. I watched this movie 4 times btw. Yes, 4 times with a Runtime of 3hrs 21mins.
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NUMBER 3
PAST LIVES
Directed by Celine Song
Korea, English Multilingual
USA
I first came to know of this movie's existence via PSL User on a forum. He posted a trailer and then tagged me as soon as a fellow cinemacel.
I dismissed it as shit without even watching the trailer that thread as soon as I found out its from A24.
Boy I was so fucking wrong.
Everyone kept talking about this movie in the film circles and I wanted to see what the fuzz was about. And goddamn fuck, Celine Song in her Directional DEBUT film, delivered to the HIGHEST. Literally Flawless and had me on my HIGH EMOTIONAL peak edge all the time. Past Lives is top 3 movies of 2023 without a second thought.
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NUMBER 2
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Directed by Martin Scorsese
English Language
USA
That's right, the film I'd been crazy about all year long and had been shilling for isn't my top #1.
But that's only and I mean only because of the next movie on this list.
That aside, Killers of The Flower moon is a literal Masterpiece, Scorsese's Career finest.
Imagine the correct PSL formula to crafting the perfect face, which can convert prime Gandy to a Yottachad.
Well, Scorsese just created that but for Gangster Cinema and pulled it off effortlessly. its insane.
Engaging as fuck every second through its 3hrs 26mins runtime. this film is GOLD.
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NUMBER 1
MAY DECEMBER
Directed by Todd Haynes
English Language
USA
Where do I even start. Disturbing, Absorbing, Enticing, BRUTE, Raw, Romantic, Utterly Naked. Fucking GOATED.
Director Todd Haynes took Burch's screenplay and romanticized the living fuck out of it. So Wonderfuly.
Natalie Portman is fucking HOT, she is SEXY and u get ur cock hard watching on screen. she is fucking legendary as an actress and juliana moore also killed it. However the ultimate acting mog machine in this movie is Charles Melton. That nigga LIVED it. He went full send fucking mode and he didn't hold back one bit. BONE CHILLING.
About the movie itself, I don't want to give even 1 spoiler or any idea about the movie as it will ruin the cinematic experience, but the film effortlessly touches on so many existential, epistemological, and societal questions.
ALL through storytelling. ALL of it. May December is fucking beautiful.
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SPECIAL AWARD: Worst film of the year
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
seriously dont even bother watching this crap unless you wanna induce icu-tier migranes and kill urself. the worst movie of the year and possibly one of the worst sequels ever produced to a banger first movie.
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Ending thoughts
I noticed this pattern after I made the thread, I have 2 established powerhouse directors (Scorsese, Nolan),
2 Female Directors (Song, Triest), 3 arthouse mogger directors who gives 0 fucks about conventions (Vanga, Affleck, Haynes).
Diversity pool is very good coincidentally.
Female Led Movies (Anatomy of a Fall, May December), Male Led Movies (Animal, Air, Oppenheimer), Equal Weightage to both men and Women (Past Lives, Killers of the flower moon). And this is without including Barbie.
Just goes to show that women can make film, good film, watchable good film. without making it a "toxic feminism" or whatever other stuff that gets frequently talked about when women make cinema. And we saw a decent volume of it this year.
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THAT CONCLUDES THE BROCODE TOP 7 FILMS LIST 2023.
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