My Favorite Movies

     Happy Thursday! Today was much less productive than yesterday, but that's okay. I watched Steel Magnolias and the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood to help me channel my inner Southern Belle (see yesterday's post) and I'm getting ready to watch the Notebook (here I come, Ryan Gosling)! Unfortunately, we got more snow today and we're supposed to get six inches on Saturday, which really sucks because I can't stand winter for another second! I need warm weather! Oh well, at least it's an excuse for me to stay inside and watch more movies! These are my absolute favorites (it was so hard to narrow down my list!):

1. The Harry Potter Movies (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

You all know about my obsession with Harry Potter, and the movies are not excluded! Considering how hard it must have been to make these movies, everyone did such an excellent job that I feel the need to watch at least one a month!

2. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

I could watch this movie over and over again. Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing. If you haven't seen it and you like movies with war and romance (and quite a bit of gore), then I implore you to watch this movie. It is so powerful and emotional, and devastatingly heartbreaking.

3. Braveheart (1995)

You might think I'm kind of weird for liking war movies, but I think they're the best (I also love 300)! They're so passionate, and Braveheart is no exception. Mel Gibson is perfect as William Wallace (who happens to be my 23rd great grandfather!). This movie of Scotland's freedom from England is captivating and (once again) heartbreaking.

4. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

This movie made me have a major girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence. Her acting as Tiffany is phenomenal (I'm not the only one who thinks so -- she won Best Actress!). This movie also made me think about life differently. I can't describe it. It's just an amazing movie and I want to watch it all the time. I loved everything about it.

5. Forrest Gump (1994)

This movie changed my life. It is everything all at once. It's been my all-time favorite movie for as long as I can remember. I can't imagine a better movie ever. I could go on forever about why I love this movie so much, but this is what it boils down to: In the beginning of the movie when Forrest is a child, he has no hope whatsoever of being successful at anything, let alone living a normal life. He has a mental condition so that he acts like a child throughout his life, so that he isn't technically allowed to attend public school because his I.Q. is so low. The whole world is against him (except his momma, whom he loves very much) and it seems that nothing is going to work out for him until he meets Jenny, who teaches him how to read among other things, like how to love. This movie takes you on a journey with Forrest through the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s, and you don't come back the same. Because against all odds, Forrest is successful. He's successful while having the innocence and personality of a child, and he's happy. Sorry that was still kind of a rant, but I just really love this movie!

Carpe Diem,
Brooke