This post has been adaoted from a January 2015 post.
At the end of each year I like to reflect on the year past and prepare for the coming year. I have been thinking quite a bit about some of my goals and whether I have achieved them this year. One goal I set each year and have so far failed to achieve is to watch 12 movies I have not seen before.Let me explain the parameters I have placed upon myself. When I say new movies, I do not mean 12 2022 movies at the theater. I mean 12 movies released prior to 2022. Also, I don't only want to watch movies made in my lifetime, I want to explore through all the eras of cinema.
Here is how I am doing it: I was born in 1964 and have divided that time in 4 periods and then divided the time prior to my birth into 2 periods. These periods are:
2007 through 2021
1993 through 2006
1979 through 1993
1964 through 1978
1949 through 1963
- I will rate each movie on a 1 (worst movie ever) to 5 (best movie I have seen) scale.
- I will provide a 2-3 sentence summary of the movie.
- I will share 1 theme from the movie.
- I will write one thing I liked about the movie and 1 thing I disliked about the movie.
- I will say who I think would make the best audience for this movie.