My problem is mainly that its good but the original is better. With such interesting alternatives such as drive my car, its frustrating to see a pointless American remake win the main price
I already knew Parasite would be #1 not only because it is that damn good, but because 2019 Oscars arguably has the best lineup for Best Picture nominees ever, the movies there were just THAT good that any one of them winning is already a guaranteed high spot in this ranking but they chose the best of the best
i just wish it was more consistent. in what world do joker and jojo rabbit deserve to be nominated when portrait of a lady on fire and sound of metal were released that year?
It's so funny to me that Kubrick has an oscar but it's for visual effects. The only other director to win an oscar for visual effects was the director of Godzilla Minus One this past year.
The even funnier part is that Kubrick didn’t even do the visual effects. There are actually four people who are credited for visual effects in the movie, but at the time, the Oscars only allowed a maximum three people to campaign for that same award. So Kubrick just put it as his own name so the film would at least be eligible. In the end, the people who worked on the visual effects never got the recognition they deserved, and the only Oscar that Kubrick ever won was for something he didn’t do. Very stupid situation.
Just found this channel and wanted to express my appreciation - your writing and analysis feel very thoughtful, polished, and genuine. Added to which, your writing has a clear voice and subtle but incisive sense of humor that pair well with your presentation style. It makes for a very entertaining watch without falling into some of the gimmicks and cut corners that I often balk at from other creators in the space. Keep up the good work!
Spike getting his first nomination for a landmark movie about racism when Driving Miss Daisy won and then finally winning when Green Book won is the academy in a nutshell. But his reaction is great and I'm so glad he has one.
@@Gavin48 I think it's less about his ego and more about the tone-deaf Academy picks. Both of his movies came out at (or before) racially tense moments in history and were quite prophetic, yet both times the Academy chose a watered-down inoffensive movie about how racism kinda sucked 50 years ago without saying anything new. The Green Book was really felt more like a parody of Oscar baits following every trope and cliche, the only thing saving it from mediocrity were Mahershala's and Viggo's performances.
@@Gavin48because ang Lee isn’t a gay white man, he’s an Asian man who directed a film about 2 gay white dudes. Spike has personally lived some of those racist experiences in Do the Right Thing. DTRT has also aged inherently better than DMD. Two completely different situations that aren’t even comparable. BBM losing BP in 2006 was because the Oscars didn’t want to award the gay movie. DTRT lost because “yay old racist white lady realizes racism is bad” while the actual movie from a black director which portrays racism extremely well was snubbed. Also, it’s weird how out of everyone in DTRT, the only person to get an acting nomination was the white guy.
@@SS4Luxray DTRT was pretty good, though one can't tell who is doing the right thing. Everyone in the movie seems to be doing the wrong thing at times. And Sal was almost "anti-racist" for most of the movie. However, Spike just switched up Sal's character at the end with, "Hey, look! He's just like the rest of them, racist after all" and then justify his shop being burned down. Black Klansman was pretty good but ultimately pretty forgettable. Malcolm X was good, and so was most of Inside Man. Lee's most interesting movie is the weird Son of Sam. But Lee has not done a great movie (hey, I must be a racist), but sure, his message is important.
@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 Yes. The other movie he mentioned was good, but not amazing. Moulin Rouge has nothing on any of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Thanks for doing this video. I so much disagree with so many of your choices !!! But I've always been looking for some afterwards thoughts on the academy awards, years after. You've done a serious, thought-provoking job so thanks again
I’m not saying that I 100% agree with everything you said, because that would be impossible. But the level to which I agreed with you on ALMOST everything is absolutely spooky to me. You just absolutely nailed this list. I’m not a huge musical fan, so I’d pop Chicago down a bit, that’s probably the only major difference we had. Well done!!!
I just found your channel. Your videos are awesome! You seem very intelligent and can explain your thoughts very well. Moonlight is one of my favorite films, and I'm glad to see it at 2
Completely agree with you going back and forth with your top 3! I would too! Lol And it would change in any given day :) Also just found your channel - you have a new fan! :)
I don't get the hate for Slumdog Millionaire. I loved Dark Knight at the time, and still do, but they made the correct decision. It's an outstanding movie, with a creative framing device, with a complex relationship between the two brothers. It's a great movie.
Thank you for acknowledging that Fury Road’s loss. Spotlight is amazing but I’ve had numerous conversations with film buff and casual movie fans about the film’s technical achievements and it’s mythological approach for character building.
What a fantastic, thoughtful review of 21st century best picture winners. I'd love your take on winners from the last century, although I realize that may require too much research. Happy to see a young person into movies. I'm saddened that movies seem to be losing their interest for younger folks. Change is the only constant.
Not sure how I landed here but it has been a while that I was that pleasently surprised with the YT algorithm. Stunningly writtten ranking with great insights and wonderfully worded opinions.
Oppenheimer revived my love of movies. I really regret not seeing it in theaters but since watching it in May, I've seen more new movies than I have in the last 5, maybe even 10 years put together (including a full 54 feature-length and short films in June, 34 of which I watched as a "1 queer film a day" Pride month challenge) and written tens of thousands of words in reviews. I've slowed down quite a bit recently but only because my ADHD decided to snag on Pokémon as a hyperfixation for the first time in years for some reason and I've been distracted by those projects. I definitely don't plan on ever again having a movie drought as long as the one Oppenheimer broke for me, though.
12 years a Slave will always be important because it was the film that finally killed of the white savior/slave film potrayals black people had been forced to Play for half a century
Wonderful commentary! These are my top 5: 5. The Shape of Water 4. Slumdog Millionaire 3. Moonlight 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 1. Parasite
CODA is so middle of the road that I legitimately keep forgetting it won Best Picture instead of Power of the Dog. It almost feels like an apology for not awarding Sound of Metal enough
Birdman took my breath away with how good it was when I first watched it. The critics I saw at the time were exuberently fanatical about it which solidified my fandom… so why is it now seen as a ‘divisive’ winner and dropped in critical standing? Almost to the point of being derided if you say you like it or looked at like you’re a pretentious wank. There’s several above it on this list which don’t really come close to the amazement Birdman gives off.
Agree. One of the ways I rank a movie is if and how much I enjoyed the experience of seeing it at a theater. Birdman is a pitch perfect Saturday Night movie to be followed by a drink and conversation afterwards.
The first time I watched Birdman the one-shot mechanic was mesmerizing. The second time I watched, the one-shot gimmick seemed pretentious. The third time through I realized Birdman was actually a really good movie.
First watch on your channel and I really enjoyed it. Your style is not flashy but your clear expertise and explanations of your choices stand out. You got a sub from me.
I really love A Beautiful Mind….. it’s a shame that it’s legacy is winning Best Picture in one of the best years of cinema. It wouldn’t get anywhere as much hate if it had won a different year
For 2005, if not Brokeback Mountain, I would have been perfectly happy if Good Night and Good Luck won. That movie was certainly far better and more interesting than Crash.
It's really true how an Oscar win changes our perception of a movie. Expectations can really ruin a movie experience. I've noticed that imdb-ratings for Oscar winning short films take a dive after it has won. And it is probably the same for feature films.
I'm new to your channel and would like to just say that you did a great job scripting this. I'm not sure if the writing is just you or a small team but it's pretty good considering your sub count. Keep it up
The disappointment surrounding Joker 2 might stem from viewers expecting a continuation of a misunderstood revolutionary arc, rather than a more nuanced exploration of Arthur's fractured psyche.
I love the love for The Shape Of Water! I’ve loved the movie since it first came out back in 2017 and I was shocked to find that so many people thought it was a poor/the wrong choice to win but to each their own I suppose. I don’t know if I would've necessarily given it the win that year (2017 was a great year; I probably would've chosen Get Out or Lady Bird), but it’s a great film and I'm glad it ranked high!
omg YES coda was a perfect movie as long as it wasn't a major award contender. then it started winning and became an Oscar threat, and people started thinking it was mediocre. it was LOVELY before the triumph.
Statistically it is nigh on impossible for 24 winners to be ranked in the same order between two people, but by golly, you rankings damn near matched mine. Sure not exactly , but the players were in the same regions. with just a couple of exceptions. Good play, sir. (I would have put Departed higher, and Shape of Water much much lower) But so few I would regards as the true best film of the year, Parasite is probably the exception to that in this list.
I’m pausing before #21 is revealed to say this video IS my cup of tea. I wonder if like me, a number of Rory’s top five will be in years where a better film was snubbed: No Country For Old Men (Michael Clayton) , Parasite (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Joker), Spotlight (Bridge of Spies, Mad Max). Oppenheimer is the only Best Picture winner that would be in my top five movies of the 21st Century.
Post viewing comment: I saw Parasite on an appropriately rainy Sunday afternoon a few hours before it won Best Picture. It was the last movie I saw at a theater before Covid shut everything down Although I do like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood more, it’s certainly better than Joker, don’t know why I cited that.
I certainly don’t agree with your opinion here that none of these movies would even be in the top 10. I think about two of the movies you listed very much deserved the win, mainly No Country for Old Men and Parasite even thought there were other films in their respective years that would compete for the award. I haven’t seen Michael Clayton yet. I heard it was good, but even if I love it, it won’t change my opinion on No Country. I have, however seen Joker and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and even thought I love those films I don’t think they are better than Parasite.
10. *12 Years a Slave* (The Wolf of Wall Street or Her would’ve been incredible winners, but a great film nonetheless) 9. *No Country For Old Men* (I definitely prefer There Will Be Blood but still a very deserving winner) 8. *Gladiator* (Held up surprisingly well on a rewatch) 7. *Moonlight* (Masterpiece, but I still would’ve gone with La la land) 6. *Birdman* (2014 was such an incredible year for film, great pick but I would’ve gone with Whiplash) 5. *Oppenheimer* (10/10s from here on and all of them would’ve been my personal pick as well) 4. *The Return of the King* 3. *The Departed* (Not the best, but might be my personal favourite Scorsese film) 2. *Parasite* (Should probably be number 1, no comment needed) 1. *Everything Everywhere All At Once* (Instantly became one of my favourite films, I can’t believe that the academy actually made such an epic best picture choice)
I would still pick Spotlight over Fury Road. While Fury Road is a technical achievement in filmmaking, Spotlight was one of the most important stories to be told of the century. When film fans look back to watch past best picture winner, I think I want them to discover this devastating tale and the power of journalism to uncover it over the third sequel of a series that boils down to cars crashing and blowing up.
13:20 - In my mind The Artist is probably in the better half of Best Picture winners. Making a silent film in this day and age is incredibly bold and experimental even though the story is fairly simplistic and it genuinly captures the charm of silent film quite well even 8 decades after they fell out of fashion. On the visual side the film is also quite alluring, the set design is great and it being silent affords you a kind of visual storytelling you rarely see in modern films anymore. It's not as good as the greats of silent film but it's up there with the good ones. Reminds me a bit of Show People (1928) which is definitely a compliment. Barring the indeed incredible Tree of Life which would have never won Best Picture in a million years the line-up that year was also incredibly bland (I like Midnight in Paris better than the Artist perhaps but would have almost been even more of a standard BP pick). The Artist afaik was also the first film to win that wasn't British or American even though it's set in the USA and is about Hollywood. I don't really understand why it gets so much slack in a sea of uninspired Best Picture winners. I'd actually rank it probably 6/21 from the ones I have seen but I also don't think that's a crazy high bar.
I'm not sure if it's the movie you hadn't seen from the 2008 lineup that you mentioned you've only seen 4 out 5 of, but if so, the way you describe Spotlight and how much you love news/journalism movies makes me think you would absolutely LOVE Frost/Nixon...it's really great and highly underrated! I really hope you give it a shot, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised and I'd actually be interested to hear what you think about it
Good video but every one of these videos, (and every video complaining about Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan while forgetting the Thin Red Line exists.), forgets to mention Rank Choice Voting which has played a large part in choosing ordinary movies the last fifteen years. The ‘Best’ movie will rarely win. It will often be most people’s second or third choice that wins and that’s why I still agree with the late William Goldman. “Release the votes”.
Exactly!! We hear people say, "Oh that was extremely close!!" Well it's NOT Classified information!! Why the hell can't they let the audience know the following day!?!🙄 People would like to know how close La La land and Moonlight were!!!😂
Minor correction: The Green Book was about Tony Lip, the guy who played Carmine not the guy who played Paulie (who has his own interesting story on how he got into acting)
Lady Bird is my personal film of the 2010s. but 2017 was one of those years where a movie started as a frontrunner and nothing else threatened it all the way to the Oscar night. and The Shape of Water is a very good film, so i cannot even complain too much.
Parasite was the most exciting thing in cinema in my adult life. After hearing about its apprearences at Cannes etc had me counting the days until it came to the US
From the moment I watched this video, I knew PARASITE would be your Top choice. It's one of the Greatest Films Ever Made and arguably the best this century.
I really loved your takes and i agree for most of em but having not wacthed much of other great movies of 2001 but since i have wacthed beautiful mind. Being someone who has studied pshychology and also who has extensively studied maths throughly, beautiful mind i think did phenomenal job in terms of depiction of the paranoid schrezophrenia was absolutely amazing and russel crowe nailed it i would say. Yes it has dramatic moments at parts but i thought it was a really fine piece of film to win oscar. (Again i am biased here since i have only wacthed mullhond drive and amelie from the list)
Before you said your top 3, I was thinking "Oh, what best picture winners are there left? Parasite, Oppenheimer, and... La La Land? I always forget that Moonlight actually won lolll (Personally, I think Moonlight is much better, but La La Land was such a juggernaut that it's hard to believe that it lost)
Alright maybe I have a small brain and maybe I’m not artistically superior like everyone else here, but I actually enjoyed Green Book and A beautiful mind very very much
They are both entertaining and well made films.It's just that they are both Extremely predictable and safe choices by the academy compared to other movie releases in that year. I enjoyed both films just like you and many people did!!
Interesting that the winners are nowhere to be found on the Sight & Sound poll (arguably the most respected film poll out there), however many of the “losers,” especially Mulholland Drive, In the Mood for Love & Tree of Life, are considered some of the greatest films ever (according to the list).
Slumdog Millionaire’s wind fruuuuustrate me because while I’m happy A R Rahman got an Oscar for its soundtrack that wasn’t even his best soundtrack in that year let alone for all the years he’s been working.
On the 12 years thing... producer Pitt doesn't "insert himself in the movie," him agreeing to appear in it was a condition of getting the movie greenlit in the first place. I like your offbeat take on films, but you don't seem to understand the sausage-making part of getting them funded. Oh, and if Little Miss Sunshine had won, it would have been a curse for that beautiful little movie.
I usually come away from the Oscars ceremony feeling rather listless, though I am occasionally buoyed by a best picture choice that's an unexpected surprise. That said, complaining about the Oscars has gotten as dull and pointless as an actual Oscar ceremony. But I do get the feeling something is changing in the Academy membership and overall, a wider slice of the voters are rejecting the middle-of-the-road, consensus choice for best picture and going for something bolder and, dare I say, vastly more memorable. Overall, I think you got your rankings right.
I love that you chose "Parasite" for the top spot. I love that movie so much. I think "A Beautiful Mind" is wonderful, and I seriously dislike "Gladiator." I have always said that Russell Crowe won his Oscar for the wrong movie. (So, we disagree there.) "Pan's Labyrinth" is an absolute masterpiece! I didn't love "The Shape of Water." In 2018, I liked "Three Billboards..." F. McDormand is very talented. (However, "Nomadland" is just dull.) I, too, enjoy "Birdman." (I like it a lot.) Still, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" should have won. Easily. I don't understand why they ignore Wes Anderson. He's amazing.
Black Hawk Down, The Others, In the Bedroom and Donnie Darko are all fantastic films. I’d even argue Nicole’s performance in The Others is superior to her performance in both The Hours and Moulin Rogue.
i remember liking slumdog millionaire a lot but now that i think about it, a lot of that can be attributed to its absolutely banger soundtrack. agree with almost everything you said except i think i'm the only person in the world who didn't like la la land lol so i wouldn't have placed that anywhere near first that year. there was so much hype and i remember after it was over feeling like... that was just okay.
Great video! I'm partial to the TH-camr Schaffrillas' video style and editing, which I see a lot of similarities in the best way. Just really nice and in-depth reasonings, and I loved that there was b-roll too. If I could make a slight recommendation, I would recommend putting some kind of audio underneath the number-cards, just for engagement and watch-time purposes? But great watch overall!!!
I think Catch Me if You Can should have won in 2002. It was my favourite movie of the year and a sympathetic, yet honest portrayal of the youngest criminal ever. It is also in my top 3 favourite Steven Spielberg movies.
I can't take The Departed seriously because it's just an English language remake of a Hong Kong film, but instead of cool actors like Andy Lau, Tony Leung we get Matt Damon and Marky Mark
Oh god, another person complaining that the departed is a remake. Who cares that it’s a remake? It’s the first remake to win picture and it’s the only deserving
@@Neuromantic_86 I hate when people judge remakes solely based on the fact it’s a remake. It’s not a criticism of the movie. Yk what else is a remake? The thing, Scarface, oceans, and Clint eastwood’s dollars trilogy.
I totally agree with you about Crash. Most overrated best picture and should have not beaten Brokeback Moubtain. Also, fun fact. It shouldn’t have even gotten the nomination technically, bc the movie came out in 2004 but somehow on a technicality it didn’t qualify for 2004. So it was put for 2005.
A big problem for CODA is that Apple refuses to release it on DVD or to libraries so almost no one has been able to rewatch and reevaluate.
I thought I saw it at my Library, but I could be wrong.
*officially, wink wink.
You can just pirate it dude. It's not that deep.
Have you sailed the high seas lately?
My problem is mainly that its good but the original is better. With such interesting alternatives such as drive my car, its frustrating to see a pointless American remake win the main price
I already knew Parasite would be #1 not only because it is that damn good, but because 2019 Oscars arguably has the best lineup for Best Picture nominees ever, the movies there were just THAT good that any one of them winning is already a guaranteed high spot in this ranking but they chose the best of the best
1976 had Taxi Driver, Rocky, All the Presidents Men, and Network
i just wish it was more consistent. in what world do joker and jojo rabbit deserve to be nominated when portrait of a lady on fire and sound of metal were released that year?
Parasite is overated imo.
@@yaku63 Wrong year. Sound of Metal was nominated, in 2021.
@@fabianhebestreit3240 you're right, my bad. replace sound of metal with the lighthouse and my point still stands
It's so funny to me that Kubrick has an oscar but it's for visual effects.
The only other director to win an oscar for visual effects was the director of Godzilla Minus One this past year.
The even funnier part is that Kubrick didn’t even do the visual effects. There are actually four people who are credited for visual effects in the movie, but at the time, the Oscars only allowed a maximum three people to campaign for that same award. So Kubrick just put it as his own name so the film would at least be eligible. In the end, the people who worked on the visual effects never got the recognition they deserved, and the only Oscar that Kubrick ever won was for something he didn’t do. Very stupid situation.
Extreme hot take, Shrek wouldve been a better winner for best picture than a beautiful mind
Shrek 2001, American Beauty 1999
@@parangaricuchillo I meant a beautiful mind.
i personally enjoy a beautiful mind but i also don't disagree with you
Interesting! I'll go for it.
Fellowship of the Ring should have won that year.
Just found this channel and wanted to express my appreciation - your writing and analysis feel very thoughtful, polished, and genuine. Added to which, your writing has a clear voice and subtle but incisive sense of humor that pair well with your presentation style. It makes for a very entertaining watch without falling into some of the gimmicks and cut corners that I often balk at from other creators in the space. Keep up the good work!
Spike getting his first nomination for a landmark movie about racism when Driving Miss Daisy won and then finally winning when Green Book won is the academy in a nutshell.
But his reaction is great and I'm so glad he has one.
@@justingerald he's a sore loser. Very classless guy. I don't recall Ang Lee mouthing off when Brokeback got Robbed
@@Gavin48 I think it's less about his ego and more about the tone-deaf Academy picks. Both of his movies came out at (or before) racially tense moments in history and were quite prophetic, yet both times the Academy chose a watered-down inoffensive movie about how racism kinda sucked 50 years ago without saying anything new.
The Green Book was really felt more like a parody of Oscar baits following every trope and cliche, the only thing saving it from mediocrity were Mahershala's and Viggo's performances.
@@Gavin48because ang Lee isn’t a gay white man, he’s an Asian man who directed a film about 2 gay white dudes. Spike has personally lived some of those racist experiences in Do the Right Thing. DTRT has also aged inherently better than DMD. Two completely different situations that aren’t even comparable. BBM losing BP in 2006 was because the Oscars didn’t want to award the gay movie. DTRT lost because “yay old racist white lady realizes racism is bad” while the actual movie from a black director which portrays racism extremely well was snubbed. Also, it’s weird how out of everyone in DTRT, the only person to get an acting nomination was the white guy.
@@SS4Luxray DTRT was pretty good, though one can't tell who is doing the right thing. Everyone in the movie seems to be doing the wrong thing at times. And Sal was almost "anti-racist" for most of the movie. However, Spike just switched up Sal's character at the end with, "Hey, look! He's just like the rest of them, racist after all" and then justify his shop being burned down.
Black Klansman was pretty good but ultimately pretty forgettable. Malcolm X was good, and so was most of Inside Man. Lee's most interesting movie is the weird Son of Sam. But Lee has not done a great movie (hey, I must be a racist), but sure, his message is important.
I couldn’t be more impressed with the writing in this video. Absolutely top-tier.
I would have most definitely given the 2001 win to The Fellowship of the Ring. Not Moulin Rouge.
Absolutely 💯
@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 Yes. The other movie he mentioned was good, but not amazing. Moulin Rouge has nothing on any of the Lord of the Rings movies.
If not Fellowship, then Memento.
@@eddiejc1 Memento came in 2000.
Fellowship not winning was a travesty
Great video man. I’d love to see your ranking of 90s Oscar’s best picture winners!
The first video of yours I've watched and I was engrossed the whoel 42 minutes. Subscribing. Thanks for some great insight into the movies Rory!
Thanks for doing this video. I so much disagree with so many of your choices !!! But I've always been looking for some afterwards thoughts on the academy awards, years after. You've done a serious, thought-provoking job so thanks again
I agree, in retrospective Parasite was the best "Best Movie Oscar Winner" movie of the century
Not nearly as good as EEAAO.
@@eddiejc1 that’s certainly a creative opinion
I’m not saying that I 100% agree with everything you said, because that would be impossible. But the level to which I agreed with you on ALMOST everything is absolutely spooky to me. You just absolutely nailed this list. I’m not a huge musical fan, so I’d pop Chicago down a bit, that’s probably the only major difference we had. Well done!!!
I dont know why but, The Artist bored me to death!! I would have had that and Chicago lower!
Crouching Tiger hidden Dragon is an absolute masterpiece.
7:47 “i’d probably go with moulin rouge for this one”
I ACTUALLY CHEERED!!!! BASED!!! YOUVE EARNED A SUBSCRIBER
Imma just drop this here: Hereditary (2018) is a masterwork.
Imma just also say this, Up (2009) could've also one best picture.
Toni C should have won best actress for it too
I just found your channel. Your videos are awesome! You seem very intelligent and can explain your thoughts very well. Moonlight is one of my favorite films, and I'm glad to see it at 2
Completely agree with you going back and forth with your top 3! I would too! Lol
And it would change in any given day :)
Also just found your channel - you have a new fan! :)
I don't get the hate for Slumdog Millionaire. I loved Dark Knight at the time, and still do, but they made the correct decision. It's an outstanding movie, with a creative framing device, with a complex relationship between the two brothers. It's a great movie.
Excellent video! Very concise, well argued, no bullshit.
Thank you for acknowledging that Fury Road’s loss. Spotlight is amazing but I’ve had numerous conversations with film buff and casual movie fans about the film’s technical achievements and it’s mythological approach for character building.
What a fantastic, thoughtful review of 21st century best picture winners. I'd love your take on winners from the last century, although I realize that may require too much research. Happy to see a young person into movies. I'm saddened that movies seem to be losing their interest for younger folks. Change is the only constant.
Not sure how I landed here but it has been a while that I was that pleasently surprised with the YT algorithm. Stunningly writtten ranking with great insights and wonderfully worded opinions.
Oppenheimer revived my love of movies. I really regret not seeing it in theaters but since watching it in May, I've seen more new movies than I have in the last 5, maybe even 10 years put together (including a full 54 feature-length and short films in June, 34 of which I watched as a "1 queer film a day" Pride month challenge) and written tens of thousands of words in reviews.
I've slowed down quite a bit recently but only because my ADHD decided to snag on Pokémon as a hyperfixation for the first time in years for some reason and I've been distracted by those projects. I definitely don't plan on ever again having a movie drought as long as the one Oppenheimer broke for me, though.
12 years a Slave will always be important because it was the film that finally killed of the white savior/slave film potrayals black people had been forced to Play for half a century
This was such an interesting and exciting vide to watch through~ (also yay I also love Lady Bird and Little Miss Sunshine)
Wonderful commentary! These are my top 5:
5. The Shape of Water
4. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Moonlight
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1. Parasite
CODA is so middle of the road that I legitimately keep forgetting it won Best Picture instead of Power of the Dog. It almost feels like an apology for not awarding Sound of Metal enough
Birdman took my breath away with how good it was when I first watched it.
The critics I saw at the time were exuberently fanatical about it which solidified my fandom… so why is it now seen as a ‘divisive’ winner and dropped in critical standing? Almost to the point of being derided if you say you like it or looked at like you’re a pretentious wank.
There’s several above it on this list which don’t really come close to the amazement Birdman gives off.
Agree. One of the ways I rank a movie is if and how much I enjoyed the experience of seeing it at a theater. Birdman is a pitch perfect Saturday Night movie to be followed by a drink and conversation afterwards.
Agreed. Nicely said.
The first time I watched Birdman the one-shot mechanic was mesmerizing. The second time I watched, the one-shot gimmick seemed pretentious. The third time through I realized Birdman was actually a really good movie.
Because it was pretentious
@@matmurk8536 🙄 the most over bandied word ever discussing film.
Great video(even tho ur face scared me on the first frame🙏😭😭) subscribed
Thank you for taking a chance on Nomadland, it’s beautiful
First watch on your channel and I really enjoyed it. Your style is not flashy but your clear expertise and explanations of your choices stand out. You got a sub from me.
How am i supposed to take seriously a contemporary film analyst who hasn't seen Donnie Darko?
You ARE objectively correct about Brokeback Mountain.
Fo' sure. It was a crime that it lost.
It blows away Crash!!
Subjectively, yes
Wait no fucking way you're a small channel
This was great, looking forward to watching your videos for a while
Indeed. He's great!!
I really love A Beautiful Mind….. it’s a shame that it’s legacy is winning Best Picture in one of the best years of cinema. It wouldn’t get anywhere as much hate if it had won a different year
For 2005, if not Brokeback Mountain, I would have been perfectly happy if Good Night and Good Luck won. That movie was certainly far better and more interesting than Crash.
I love that film. More and more relevant as time goes by.
There Will Be Blood & No Country for Old Men should have both won best picture.
If there were EVER Co Winners !!! That would have been the year!!!! Those 2 movies are Ridiculous!!!🤯👊✊
CODA is my favorite movie, I think it deserves more love
It's really true how an Oscar win changes our perception of a movie. Expectations can really ruin a movie experience. I've noticed that imdb-ratings for Oscar winning short films take a dive after it has won. And it is probably the same for feature films.
Great video !
I appreciate the book "Why Mahler?" that you have. Great taste. Also, nice rankings
I'm new to your channel and would like to just say that you did a great job scripting this. I'm not sure if the writing is just you or a small team but it's pretty good considering your sub count. Keep it up
The disappointment surrounding Joker 2 might stem from viewers expecting a continuation of a misunderstood revolutionary arc, rather than a more nuanced exploration of Arthur's fractured psyche.
My disappointment with it is that it bored me to death!😂
I love the love for The Shape Of Water! I’ve loved the movie since it first came out back in 2017 and I was shocked to find that so many people thought it was a poor/the wrong choice to win but to each their own I suppose. I don’t know if I would've necessarily given it the win that year (2017 was a great year; I probably would've chosen Get Out or Lady Bird), but it’s a great film and I'm glad it ranked high!
omg YES coda was a perfect movie as long as it wasn't a major award contender. then it started winning and became an Oscar threat, and people started thinking it was mediocre. it was LOVELY before the triumph.
That top 5 is incredible ❤
Gladiator was better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Statistically it is nigh on impossible for 24 winners to be ranked in the same order between two people, but by golly, you rankings damn near matched mine. Sure not exactly , but the players were in the same regions. with just a couple of exceptions. Good play, sir. (I would have put Departed higher, and Shape of Water much much lower)
But so few I would regards as the true best film of the year, Parasite is probably the exception to that in this list.
I’m pausing before #21 is revealed to say this video IS my cup of tea.
I wonder if like me, a number of Rory’s top five will be in years where a better film was snubbed: No Country For Old Men (Michael Clayton) , Parasite (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Joker), Spotlight (Bridge of Spies, Mad Max).
Oppenheimer is the only Best Picture winner that would be in my top five movies of the 21st Century.
Post viewing comment: I saw Parasite on an appropriately rainy Sunday afternoon a few hours before it won Best Picture. It was the last movie I saw at a theater before Covid shut everything down Although I do like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood more, it’s certainly better than Joker, don’t know why I cited that.
I certainly don’t agree with your opinion here that none of these movies would even be in the top 10. I think about two of the movies you listed very much deserved the win, mainly No Country for Old Men and Parasite even thought there were other films in their respective years that would compete for the award. I haven’t seen Michael Clayton yet. I heard it was good, but even if I love it, it won’t change my opinion on No Country. I have, however seen Joker and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and even thought I love those films I don’t think they are better than Parasite.
10. *12 Years a Slave* (The Wolf of Wall Street or Her would’ve been incredible winners, but a great film nonetheless)
9. *No Country For Old Men* (I definitely prefer There Will Be Blood but still a very deserving winner)
8. *Gladiator* (Held up surprisingly well on a rewatch)
7. *Moonlight* (Masterpiece, but I still would’ve gone with La la land)
6. *Birdman* (2014 was such an incredible year for film, great pick but I would’ve gone with Whiplash)
5. *Oppenheimer* (10/10s from here on and all of them would’ve been my personal pick as well)
4. *The Return of the King*
3. *The Departed* (Not the best, but might be my personal favourite Scorsese film)
2. *Parasite* (Should probably be number 1, no comment needed)
1. *Everything Everywhere All At Once* (Instantly became one of my favourite films, I can’t believe that the academy actually made such an epic best picture choice)
I remember reading the Slumdog Millionaire book before I saw the movie and boy that book really deserved a more faithful adaptation!
I would still pick Spotlight over Fury Road. While Fury Road is a technical achievement in filmmaking, Spotlight was one of the most important stories to be told of the century. When film fans look back to watch past best picture winner, I think I want them to discover this devastating tale and the power of journalism to uncover it over the third sequel of a series that boils down to cars crashing and blowing up.
13:20 - In my mind The Artist is probably in the better half of Best Picture winners. Making a silent film in this day and age is incredibly bold and experimental even though the story is fairly simplistic and it genuinly captures the charm of silent film quite well even 8 decades after they fell out of fashion. On the visual side the film is also quite alluring, the set design is great and it being silent affords you a kind of visual storytelling you rarely see in modern films anymore. It's not as good as the greats of silent film but it's up there with the good ones. Reminds me a bit of Show People (1928) which is definitely a compliment. Barring the indeed incredible Tree of Life which would have never won Best Picture in a million years the line-up that year was also incredibly bland (I like Midnight in Paris better than the Artist perhaps but would have almost been even more of a standard BP pick). The Artist afaik was also the first film to win that wasn't British or American even though it's set in the USA and is about Hollywood. I don't really understand why it gets so much slack in a sea of uninspired Best Picture winners. I'd actually rank it probably 6/21 from the ones I have seen but I also don't think that's a crazy high bar.
I'm not sure if it's the movie you hadn't seen from the 2008 lineup that you mentioned you've only seen 4 out 5 of, but if so, the way you describe Spotlight and how much you love news/journalism movies makes me think you would absolutely LOVE Frost/Nixon...it's really great and highly underrated! I really hope you give it a shot, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised and I'd actually be interested to hear what you think about it
I agree that Frost Nixon wasn't/ isn't talked about often, but I think it was very well received by reviewers and the public!
Good video but every one of these videos, (and every video complaining about Shakespeare In Love beating Saving Private Ryan while forgetting the Thin Red Line exists.), forgets to mention Rank Choice Voting which has played a large part in choosing ordinary movies the last fifteen years. The ‘Best’ movie will rarely win. It will often be most people’s second or third choice that wins and that’s why I still agree with the late William Goldman. “Release the votes”.
Exactly!! We hear people say, "Oh that was extremely close!!" Well it's NOT Classified information!! Why the hell can't they let the audience know the following day!?!🙄 People would like to know how close La La land and Moonlight were!!!😂
Minor correction: The Green Book was about Tony Lip, the guy who played Carmine not the guy who played Paulie (who has his own interesting story on how he got into acting)
The fellowship of the ring > a beautiful mind. The dark knight > slumdog millionaire
Lady Bird is my personal film of the 2010s. but 2017 was one of those years where a movie started as a frontrunner and nothing else threatened it all the way to the Oscar night. and The Shape of Water is a very good film, so i cannot even complain too much.
Parasite was the most exciting thing in cinema in my adult life. After hearing about its apprearences at Cannes etc had me counting the days until it came to the US
From the moment I watched this video, I knew PARASITE would be your Top choice. It's one of the Greatest Films Ever Made and arguably the best this century.
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I love the artist. I would personally put it much higher
I really loved your takes and i agree for most of em but having not wacthed much of other great movies of 2001 but since i have wacthed beautiful mind. Being someone who has studied pshychology and also who has extensively studied maths throughly, beautiful mind i think did phenomenal job in terms of depiction of the paranoid schrezophrenia was absolutely amazing and russel crowe nailed it i would say. Yes it has dramatic moments at parts but i thought it was a really fine piece of film to win oscar. (Again i am biased here since i have only wacthed mullhond drive and amelie from the list)
Good ranking list.
Before you said your top 3, I was thinking "Oh, what best picture winners are there left? Parasite, Oppenheimer, and... La La Land? I always forget that Moonlight actually won lolll (Personally, I think Moonlight is much better, but La La Land was such a juggernaut that it's hard to believe that it lost)
i have great news for you! Nomadland is actually a phenomenal movie to rewatch.
I also genuinely hated Chicago, although im not the biggest fan of musicals
Alright maybe I have a small brain and maybe I’m not artistically superior like everyone else here, but I actually enjoyed Green Book and A beautiful mind very very much
They are both entertaining and well made films.It's just that they are both Extremely predictable and safe choices by the academy compared to other movie releases in that year. I enjoyed both films just like you and many people did!!
@@chriskarley384 you’re certainly entitled to that creative opinion
Not terrible but just kinda insulting that they picked such tame movies when there were much more creative options
Return of the King, Million Dollar Baby, Parasite and EEAAO are my favorite.
Could you do a video essay on tree of life and why it’s great. It’s one of the most non-traditional movies that was discussed in this video
Bro you gonna call me dumb and insult the director of Dumb & Dumber? Smh...this better be a damn good list.
Pan's Labyrinth Not being nominated for Best Picture is a disgrace!!
The departed would still clear it, if Scorsese somehow never had an Oscar after it then I’d be pissed
Interesting that the winners are nowhere to be found on the Sight & Sound poll (arguably the most respected film poll out there), however many of the “losers,” especially Mulholland Drive, In the Mood for Love & Tree of Life, are considered some of the greatest films ever (according to the list).
Slumdog Millionaire’s wind fruuuuustrate me because while I’m happy A R Rahman got an Oscar for its soundtrack that wasn’t even his best soundtrack in that year let alone for all the years he’s been working.
On the 12 years thing... producer Pitt doesn't "insert himself in the movie," him agreeing to appear in it was a condition of getting the movie greenlit in the first place. I like your offbeat take on films, but you don't seem to understand the sausage-making part of getting them funded.
Oh, and if Little Miss Sunshine had won, it would have been a curse for that beautiful little movie.
No Country should've been way higher imo
Mostly solid list but I’d have EEAAO in last
Agreed. No Country For Old Men probably in first.
I usually come away from the Oscars ceremony feeling rather listless, though I am occasionally buoyed by a best picture choice that's an unexpected surprise. That said, complaining about the Oscars has gotten as dull and pointless as an actual Oscar ceremony. But I do get the feeling something is changing in the Academy membership and overall, a wider slice of the voters are rejecting the middle-of-the-road, consensus choice for best picture and going for something bolder and, dare I say, vastly more memorable. Overall, I think you got your rankings right.
Perfect entertainment for a rainy afternoon. How about going back through the decades
Just a small point: Pitt claimed he didn't want to be in the movie, it was just to secure financing
I love that you chose "Parasite" for the top spot. I love that movie so much.
I think "A Beautiful Mind" is wonderful, and I seriously dislike "Gladiator." I have always said that Russell Crowe won his Oscar for the wrong movie. (So, we disagree there.)
"Pan's Labyrinth" is an absolute masterpiece! I didn't love "The Shape of Water." In 2018, I liked "Three Billboards..." F. McDormand is very talented. (However, "Nomadland" is just dull.)
I, too, enjoy "Birdman." (I like it a lot.) Still, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" should have won. Easily. I don't understand why they ignore Wes Anderson. He's amazing.
Rory, can you do one similar to this, but it has to be your second choice, I would love to see that. 😊
Don't agree with the entire ranking but have the exact same top 3. All of them were movies that when i first saw, i knew would leave a permanent mark.
Black Hawk Down, The Others, In the Bedroom and Donnie Darko are all fantastic films. I’d even argue Nicole’s performance in The Others is superior to her performance in both The Hours and Moulin Rogue.
Great Video
I'm sorry but your picks were as shitty as the bad movies that actually won the oscars😅
What's your top ten and what should have been?
Imagine if Brokeback Mountain HAD won that 2005 Oscar... the year would be ranked maybe 20 places higher on these types of lists
I found the one dude who keeps glazing spielberg and wes anderson in the 2020s
And I found the weird hater of Spielberg and Anderson
Great video
i remember liking slumdog millionaire a lot but now that i think about it, a lot of that can be attributed to its absolutely banger soundtrack.
agree with almost everything you said except i think i'm the only person in the world who didn't like la la land lol so i wouldn't have placed that anywhere near first that year. there was so much hype and i remember after it was over feeling like... that was just okay.
Great video! I'm partial to the TH-camr Schaffrillas' video style and editing, which I see a lot of similarities in the best way. Just really nice and in-depth reasonings, and I loved that there was b-roll too. If I could make a slight recommendation, I would recommend putting some kind of audio underneath the number-cards, just for engagement and watch-time purposes? But great watch overall!!!
Loving Jack's reaction! 😂
I think Catch Me if You Can should have won in 2002. It was my favourite movie of the year and a sympathetic, yet honest portrayal of the youngest criminal ever. It is also in my top 3 favourite Steven Spielberg movies.
Did that get nominated?🤔 If it didn't, it is Easily top ten best movies to not get nominated Best movie of year!!!
I can't take The Departed seriously because it's just an English language remake of a Hong Kong film, but instead of cool actors like Andy Lau, Tony Leung we get Matt Damon and Marky Mark
The moment nuns made an appearance I rolled my eyes and thought F this sht!!🙄
Oh god, another person complaining that the departed is a remake. Who cares that it’s a remake?
It’s the first remake to win picture and it’s the only deserving
@ChrisThomson-y7l lots of ppl care, hence another person complaining.
@@Neuromantic_86 I hate when people judge remakes solely based on the fact it’s a remake. It’s not a criticism of the movie. Yk what else is a remake? The thing, Scarface, oceans, and Clint eastwood’s dollars trilogy.
Why is your favorite movie Ladybird lol?
Cuz it’s amazing?
My opinion on this video will determine whether i subscribe. Good luck. Lol
What do you thonk will win in 2025? My money is on The Brutalist
Oh man listening u list 2001 movies and then seeing donnie darko on the "to watch" list.
Bro, WATCH IT
Cool vid btw
Yeah Donnie Darko is dope.
Hasn’t seen Ghost World either. Jesus wept…
@@christopherharvie8716 Ghost World is da bomb
I totally agree with you about Crash. Most overrated best picture and should have not beaten Brokeback Moubtain. Also, fun fact. It shouldn’t have even gotten the nomination technically, bc the movie came out in 2004 but somehow on a technicality it didn’t qualify for 2004. So it was put for 2005.
Agree with most of the list but picking Moulin Rouge over Fellowship of the Ring is a war crime.