My Top 5 Favorite Movies
“So I Married An Axe Murderer” (1993).
If I’m asked what my favorite movie is, I usually say this one. I have loved it from the first time I saw it, and I pretty much think Mike Myers invented ice cream, sunshine, the smell of newborns, rainbows, and basically everything wonderful. Period.
If I’m down or in a bad mood, this is the movie that pulls me out of it. I also like it because I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, so many of the scenes are in familiar, iconic places SF is known for. Andrew and I fell in love in that city, and one epic weekend when my brother and sister in law were here from Australia, we went to Alcatraz and quoted the move all. Damn. Day. Just cracking our own selves up like we were the funniest people ever. Sidenote: Anyone who can play multiple characters in the same movie is, well let’s just say I would leave my Heart in San Francisco For him. :)
“Goodwill Hunting” (1997)
Big Robin Williams fan up in here. I love this movie because it shows what happens when we refuse to heal our brokenness, and hide behind what we think we know. Our refusal to untangle our hurts from our past leaves us in bondage and the ripple affect is sometimes even more than we can ever imagine. My favorite scene is when Ben Affleck gives Matt Damon his “Best Part of My Day” Speech, basically saying he hopes someday when he goes to pick Will up, he hopes for one hot second that he’s not there, and that he’s gone on to pursue greater things and put his intellect to good use.
“Napoleon Dynamite.” (2004.)
I once heard someone say they didn’t understand what was so funny about this movie. Immediately a red flag went up for me. I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t find this movie completely hilarious and brilliant.
“Office Space” (1999)
This movie seriously gets funnier every time I see it. Still. I swear. The characters are just perfect, the low-budget scenery….. it’s just a masterpiece in my opinion. I still cannot help but think of Milton whenever I use a stapler. And part of the reason this movie is so funny is because it’s just so dang true about office politics....*and* technology that doesn’t work and chaps our asses.
“Dead Poet’s Society” (1989)
Well, I’ve always been a huge Robin Williams fan, may he RIP. This is undoubtedly a heavy movie. Big themes. But yet so moving on so many levels: following your passions, supporting your kids for who they are, not who we want them to be. Self-care and finding like minded companions who “get you”, speak your language, and are your loyal ride or dies. Challenging ourselves to explore and remain curious, and forever learner.
PS It’s not lost on me how old all these movies are. I guess I need to get out more!!