Quentin Tarantino’s Top 5 Films Of The 21st Century
The iconic filmmaker recently revealed his list of what he believes to be the top ten best films of the 21st century. Here is a rundown of the films that made the top five.
Quentin Tarantino’s Top 5 Films Of The 21st Century
The iconic filmmaker recently revealed his list of what he believes to be the top ten best films of the 21st century. Here is a rundown of the films that made the top five.
5. There Will Be Blood (2007)
At the number five spot is Paul Thomas Anderson’s historical epic which stars Daniel Day-Lewis in an Oscar-winning role as a ruthless oil tycoon.
Although Tarantino heaped praise on the film, he was less impressed with the casting of Paul Dano as Eli Sunday, referring to him as “just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy.”.
4. Dunkirk (2017)
Next on his list is Christopher Nolan’s 2017 World War 2 drama which follows the famous evacuation of the allied forces from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk.
Tarantino noted that he initially did not like the film, but has since come round to appreciating it.
He said: “What I now love about it is that I feel there’s a real mastery to it, and I came around to it watching it again and again and again”
3. Lost In Translation (2003)
Next up is Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning drama which follows Bill Murray as an aging actor who takes a business trip to Tokyo and forms an unlikely relationship with a young woman (Scarlett Johansson).
He said of the film: “I fell so much in love with Lost in Translation that I fell in love with Sofia Coppola and made her my girlfriend.”
“I courted and wooed her, and I did it all in public. It was like it was out of a Jane Austen novel.”
2. Toy Story 3 (2010)
At the number 2 spot is the third instalment of the beloved Pixar film series. The film – directed by Lee Unkrich – follows Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang as they come to terms with their owner Andy growing up and going to college.
Tarantino remarked: “That last five minutes ripped my f***** heart out, and if I even try to describe the end, I’ll start crying and get choked up […] It’s just remarkable.”
1. Black Hawk Down (2001)
Topping the list is Ridley Scott’s epic war drama which follows a group of highly skilled American soldiers who are ambushed by a group of armed Somalis and now must fight to regain the upper hand.
Tarantino said of the film: “I liked it when I first saw it, but I actually think it was so intense that it stopped working for me, and I didn’t carry it with me the way that I should’ve”
“Since then, I’ve seen it a couple of times, not a bunch of times, but I think it’s a masterwork”
