Beautiful Movies

What makes a movie beautiful? Some films gain recognition for the inherent beauty in their subject matter, such as sprawling landscapes or majestic movements of wildlife, while other films make aesthetic use of more unsightly subject matter by transforming things like death and decay into art using cinematic technique. Though an undeniably subjective metric by […]

Sometimes, all you really need from a film is some cathartic beauty. Sure, exciting narratives and impressive form will never get old, but sometimes there is a cinematic void that can only be filled by stunning colours, or great wide shots, or even just a story so laid back and focused on heart-warming that it’s […]

What constitutes a beautiful film varies from one person to another, but some aspects of filmmaking must be counted when stating that a film is “beautiful.” The word ‘beautiful’ usually refers to something with a pleasing appearance, but when it comes to moving images with sounds, characters, narratives, and a mental and emotional connection, it’s […]

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” – this popular phrase says it all. Beauty cannot be explained or defined; it depends on who is watching. Therefore, it is quite difficult to verbalize exactly what makes particular movie beautiful. Is it the plot, the music, photography, or maybe specific scene in a movie? Also, […]

Film is, fundamentally, built to make us feel. At its best, its a sensory experience that allows us a greater understanding of ourselves, the world around us, and our fellow man. One of the ways we can best feel through film, or any art, is with the presence of beauty. Beauty, particularly in filmmaking, can […]

There is something complicated about the concept of beauty. In addition to not being able to define or direct it exactly, due to its subjective character, it seems difficult to identify something as purely beautiful, since throughout our lives we have become accustomed to cataloging everything that pleases us aesthetically as beautiful. However, as we […]