What Movie(s) Left An Impact On You?

*Acopalypto*
*The Passion Of The Christ*
*The Story Of Us*
*The Green Mile*
*The Last Of The Mohicans*
*Titanic*
*Saving Private Ryan*
*Punch Drunk Love*
*The Crow*
*Fight Club*

Glory definately had an impact on me, though not as large as the ones I cannot remember, I originally saw it in my 8th grade English Class ebcause we had to write a huge report on it. then I saw it in Movies Flex and then I saw it in 8th grade History AND either English or History this year(i forgot which)

Rush Hour and those kinds of movies made me want to be more daring(I used to be really really cautious, I wouldnt climb trees cuz I might fall, I wouldnt do anything with a painful resort of above 20% chance to happen) now I will do anything up to a 45%(still not good, but b etter, my brother goes all the way up to a 90% chance, which is scary-coincidence, he's the 'typical skater' stereotype(the psychotic kind))

Documentaries have a much more impact on my life than 'entertainment' moving pictures:

: The effects that globalization had on Jamaica

: Having lived in Windsor on the US/Canadian border, and having visited Detroit often, I can honestly say this documentary is genuine. America is that fucked up.

: Forget Saving Ryan's Privates -- this is how a real war movie should be. and showing it from the 'jap' side made it hit so much deeper. There is no 'good' vs 'bad' in war - everyone loses, and everyone, from both sides, are brainwashed into thinking the other team is the devil.

: shows just how messed up the world is, and how corporations are raping the earth for max profit, but unlike Gore's Global Warming film, this one actually gives hope for change near the end. Probably the finest documentary ever made.

and this quote from a NY stock broker Carlton Brown, interviewed in 'The Corporation', had the most impact on me. It sent shivers thru me, and is ever more powerful now, that oil is hitting $110+ per barrel, gold is thru the roof, and no end in sight for 'war on terror'

Carlton Brown: "I've got to be honest with you. When the September 11th situation happened, and I must say, and I wanna say this because I don't want to take it lightly. It's not a light situation. It was a devastating act. It was really a bad thing. It was one of the worst things I've seen in my lifetime, you know. But, I will tell you and every trade will tell you, who was not in that building and who was buying gold and who owned gold and silver, that when it happened, the first thing you thought about was, "well, how much is gold up?" The first thing that came to mind was, "my God, gold must be exploding".

Fortunately, for us, all our clients were in gold. So when it went up they all doubled their money. Everybody doubled their money. It was a blessing in disguise. Devastating, crushing, heart shattering, but on the financial sense, for my clients that were in the market, they all made money. Now, I wasn't looking for this type of help, but it happened.

When the USA bombed Iraq back in 1991 the price of oil went from $13 to $40 a barrel, for cying out loud! Now, we couldn't wait for the bombs to start raining down on Saddam Hussein. We were all excited. We wanted Saddam to really create problems. "Do whatever you have to do, set fire to some more oil wells, because the price is going to go higher." Every broker was chanting that. There was not a broker that I know of that wasn't excited about that. This was a disaster. This was something that was, you know, catastrophe happening. Bombing. Wars. In devastation there is opportunity.

impact on me? 150% belief that war on terror is utter and complete bullshit, and one of the biggest crimes against humanity to ever happen in history.

Schindler’s list-
A war film that I too watched aged 14 at school.
As it began I was rather uninspired and nonchalant about the whole holocaust affair. Fast forward two hours and I was doing my best to absorb my tears in the arm of my blazer, pretending I had something in my eye and a developing cold.
An amazing transformation of one man that saved so many.

The Constant Gardener-
Made me want to be a civil rights activist, fighting for my
cause, whatever the personal cost and whatever scandal I was gossiped in about. Going through my life hand in hand with the one person I love.

Requiem for a Dream-
I was warned before I watched this film about its disturbing nature. I failed to listen.
Now whenever I think about anything remotely related my stomach churns and I feel emotionally and physically sick.

So many films left me an impression for life for so many different reasons.

It is not the best film ever, but the film that after I've seen it and I was sure I wanted to study and hopefully work with cinema is Kubrick's The Shining.

Other films that also made an impression on me are:

Where's the Friend's Home?
Children of Heaven
Dogville
The Godfather
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Once Upon a Time in America
The Great Dictator
Limelight

I better stop now, or I'll put 100 more films here.

Hmm... I'm pretty sure Brazil had a lot to do with
me turning into a libertarian for a while back when I was in high school.

Candy. I learned something.

And Ray.

Saving Private Ryan
and I Am Legend

I Am Legend also left an impact on me. It gave me motivation to make this list:

www.listal.com/list/hall-fame-product-placement

what part of "What MOVIE left an impact on you" is confusing?

good job, iluvmaggie.

Movies that left an *impact* on me?
None of them are big ones:
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Post-apocalyptic, and for someone who grew up in divided Germany, 40km from the Iron Curtain, an all too real nightmare (I have no review up yet, but I will get around to it).
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Yeah, most people hate it, most for being too slow, and the arthouse crowd for the sacrilegious act of remaking a Tarkovskij movie, but there you are. It was right down my alley, I love it and that has nothing to do with Clooney's tuches! ;-D
Films that left a great impact when I watched them at the cinema, but haven't reached all time favourite status are "Schindler's List" (argh! wanted to finally tape it from TV yesterday and forgot) and "Children of Men".