The first decade of the 2000s was full of transition for movies. CGI technology made things that were previously unthinkable possible. Advances in home technologies like DVDs (that’s right, they were brand new in 2000), Blu-Ray discs, and High Definition TVs changed the way people watch movies at home. The rise of companies like Netflix gave movie fans inexpensive access to an unlimited supply of movies.
The box office during the 00s was dominated by wizards, hobbits, pirates, and comic book heroes. Critical awards branched out to include more independent and foreign films and actors. There were many great movies in the 00s. In the next several posts I plan on revisiting some of what I consider to be the best movies of decade.
This will not be a “Top-10” List. I will mostly ignore movies that were huge box office hits or movies that have already had much written about them. That means you will not be seeing anything from me about movies like Gladiator, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter movies, or The Dark Knight. My criteria are that the movie has to be technically and artistically sound (well-written; well-acted; well-directed, etc.). Besides that it must have some redeemable value, be admirably thought-provoking, or reflect, in some way, a Biblical worldview.
I will not be posting these movies in any particular order. In fact, I have not completely finalized which movies will be included and which will not. I will inevitably leave out movies from the decade that I enjoy as much or more than any of the ones I discuss. The movies I do choose to include will be some of what I consider to be the most worthwhile, well-done, and thought provoking movies of the past decade.
The box office during the 00s was dominated by wizards, hobbits, pirates, and comic book heroes. Critical awards branched out to include more independent and foreign films and actors. There were many great movies in the 00s. In the next several posts I plan on revisiting some of what I consider to be the best movies of decade.
This will not be a “Top-10” List. I will mostly ignore movies that were huge box office hits or movies that have already had much written about them. That means you will not be seeing anything from me about movies like Gladiator, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter movies, or The Dark Knight. My criteria are that the movie has to be technically and artistically sound (well-written; well-acted; well-directed, etc.). Besides that it must have some redeemable value, be admirably thought-provoking, or reflect, in some way, a Biblical worldview.
I will not be posting these movies in any particular order. In fact, I have not completely finalized which movies will be included and which will not. I will inevitably leave out movies from the decade that I enjoy as much or more than any of the ones I discuss. The movies I do choose to include will be some of what I consider to be the most worthwhile, well-done, and thought provoking movies of the past decade.
