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Top 25 Movies Of 2020


Honorable Mentions:
 
| Enemy - 2013 | Arrival - 2016 | Rushmore - 1998 | The Revenant -2015 | Being John Malkovich - 1999 | The King Of Comedy - 1982 | Sicario - 2015 | Annie Hall - 1977 | Nocturnal Animals - 2016 | Psycho - 1960 | Slumdog Millionaire - 2008 | Knives Out - 2019 | Mulholland Drive - 2001 | Jaws - 1975 | Alien - 1979 and Aliens - 1986 | The Shining - 1980 | Blade Runner 2049 - 2017 | Dunkirk - 2017 | Life Of Pi - 2013 | The Royal Tenenbaumbs - 2001 | Moonrise Kingdom - 2012 | Thw Grand Budapest Hotel - 2014 | The Departed - 2006 | Gone Girl - 2014 | Hereditary - 2018 | Little Women - 2019 | The Game - 1997 | ET - 1982 | Gangs Of New York - 2002 |Mad Max: Fury Road - 2015 |


The Top 25:


25. Contagion - 2011
24. La La Land - 2016
23. 12 Angry Men -1957 
22. Citizen Kane - 1941
21. Rear Window - 1954 
20. Saving Private Ryan - 1998 
19. Donnie Darko - 2001 
18. Pan's Labyrinth - 2006 
17. Fargo - 1996 
16. Rosemary's Baby - 1968 
15. Parasite - 2019 
14. The Big Lebowski - 1998 
13. Birdman - 2014 
12. China Town - 1975 
11. Black Swan - 2010 
10. The Godfather 1 & 2 - 1972/74
9. Raging Bull - 1980
8. Manchester By The Sea - 2016 
7. Amelie - 2001
6. 2001 : A Space Odyssey - 1968
5. The Shape Of Water - 2017
4. Vertigo - 1958 
3. Synecdoche, New York - 2008
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - 1975
1. Mirror - 1975



The process: This was tough to pick and rank, because most of the films I seen this year were famous and critically acclaimed. And before every film, I checked their reviews and rating, so in nutshell i filtered movies before actually watching them. Although I have seen some very bad movies as well but the number of great movies was bigger. 

I wanted to make top 10 list but because of number of films, I had to make it 25. However you can consider the first 10 movies as my Top 10, but all of these movies are of same value for me. 

It is not good idea to just randomly pick top 25 movies which came to mind quickly or just managed to make an emotional impact only. In that scenario I would have missed many good movies. However this is 'my' top list, not the 'best movies of all time'. So it might be biased and totally subjective. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest will always be higher than The Godfather for me, because the impact which the previous had on me was greater, not that I didn't enjoyed Godfather, but the previous really moved me. 

However there is need for proper system of ranking to achieve the list, in order to have a well established result. Doesn't matter what are the criterion is applied, there should be some base on which to rank movies. I used following method for ranking-

First eliminate all the shit movies and crap from the list. It would help remove the unwanted clutter. 
 
Then for remaining movies, assign values out of five, on following points each and ranked the movies based om how much score they got:

1. Emotional Impact: How much it moved me emotionally and got me thinking for a long time. This is the first reaction to the piece and to how much extent it impacted me emotionally. Thats what movies do best right, making an emotional impact. 

2. Personal Worth: This defines how much it is important to me personally, and how much it can provide on subsequent viewings. Meaning that a cool mindless superhero movie might have less worth than a moving and poignant piece of cinema that teaches something or is particularly relatable. This criteria is totally subjective and and varies depending on the personal choices. 

3. Technicality : How well its shot, how well it looks and feel, and how much details have been put and what are the effects of them, all of these include in this category. Also how it is acted and directed also goes in this. There are also many other technical components such as Music / score, Cinematography, Lighting, Editing, Sound Design, Costumes, and Production. 

4. Entertainment Value: It is simply how much pure pleasure do you get from watching a particular movie. No matter how it amuses you, but how much it amuses. And there should not be justified reasons for you to feel good about a movie. If you enjoy a movie, you do. 

5. Rewatchability: It means how much you love to watch a movie again and again. It obviously depend on how much good a movie is, therefore this category also works for previous categories. 

6. General Opinion: The last one and most intuitive as well. It is your hearts calling. You just love some movies regardless of their actual worth or quality and thats okay! We cant neglect this factor, because ultimately this also depends on the all other previous categories. 


And voilà you have your list. 

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