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Who doesn't enjoy movies, though? Cinematography is probably one of mankind's greatest cultural achievements in recorded history, as it is both a powerful tool of information and enjoyement. Barely a few hundred years ago we couldn't even begin to imagine how was the exterior world (as in, outside our country of residence); nowadays, just with movies, we can have a very accurate idea of how different places work and think; we can have a pictural idea of things that surround us, and they also transcribe a visual spectacle, sometimes along the lines of moving, daring narratives. Whether you go into theaters (or just buy a DVD) for laughs, for enjoyement, to kill time or to fascinate yourself over dreams come true in the big picture, movies will forever retain a figment of satisfaction for every single person in this world, as there are countless movies with different experiences to offer. I think everyone in this world would be able to enjoy movies, if shown the correct one to even their biggest detractor.

As for movie discussion, I think I'm one of the biggest Tom Hanks fanboys around here, as I've loved every single movie of him I've watched and he's partially to blame for my huge love for movies; Forrest Gump being not only his best movie but also my personal favourite movie ever made (nostalgia also plays a huge factor, as I first watched it as a little boy and it definitively grew on me). Runner-ups are Cast Away (also watched it as a kid, and one of the very few movies that have ever made me cry in tears), The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Cloud Atlas, Philadelphia, Catch me if you Can and The Terminal. His latest movie, Bridge of Spies, certainly receives a commendation from me as well.

As for genres, I favor Sci-Fi over everything else, though I don't discriminate whenever I go to see a new flick. Among the top, outside Forrest Gump, I put The Fifth Element, The Iron Giant, Minority Report, Titan A.E., The Time Machine, Gattacka and a few more. Outside sci-fi? There's one movie which I definitively recommend and that's Yojimbo; both for its importance in cinematography and also for being a humorous, yet well conceived samurai drama.