THanks for sharing!

I think you bring up the words CGI and AI a bit too casually. These things are not easy and they are not a magic bullet. I think the first thing you should do is investigate these technologies and use them and see the process that would be required to change footage or create new footage. If you want to say " I can't do this stuff so I'll just let someone else do it" that would be somewhat disrespectful as there is no recognition of what is involved in that and wouldn't be fully respectful of another person's labour. what can you do with your skills. that is how an editor should be thinking first and foremost. you need to know if something is feasible before you start making plans.

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The 2020s decade is half over, can you believe it? Yes a lot happened globally, but even in media there's been so many movies released, my own Letterboxd list of 2020s movies is over 200 long. https://letterboxd.com/prism_knight/list/2020s-decade/by/release-earliest/ (as always I warn cause LB can have adult content / reviews) tho I don't post those. But thinking back, there are SOO many films I absolutely love / loved, and think are pure bliss, whether originals, adaptations or originals! So let's count those down - I do ask if your film contains adult themes blur it (for my sake) if not a big deal. But whatever that said, lets highlight the best of cinema! My top 20 is: 20. Thunderbolts* 19. DC League Of Superpets 18. The Wild Robot 17. Fantastic Four (2025) 16. The Wild Robot 15. HTTYD (2025) - LA Remake 14. F1 13. Wicked For Good 12. Superman (2025) 11. Puss In Boots The Last Wish 10. Black Panther Wakanda Forever 9. The Flash (these 2 interchangeable) 8. The Fall Guy 7. Predator Badlands 6. Avatar Fire & Ash 5. Jesus Revolution 4. A Great Awakening 3. Spiderman Across The Spiderverse 2. Spiderman No Way Home 1. Wonka Why these films? Well below are brief analytical reviews that just briefly list why I love them. Thunderbolts & Jesus Revolution were so emotional for me, obviously for very different reasons, Thunderbolts* finale with the Void was one of the most emotional Marvel finales I've seen, not cause of cameos, which there were none, but because it was real. The void is the epitemy of "shame and guilt" and when he started punching him, and got hugged by his team, I cried in the theater, Because I felt like I was Bob, and that enemy he fought was my shame and guilt. Which leads into the latter, Jesus Revolution which just, idk. Spiritually moved me. Same for A Great Awakening - highly recommend Most of the others were just great fun, but some emotional highlights or pure cinematic and lovely bliss... well Black Panther Wakanda Forever - may not be perfect - it feels like it had notes... but I still felt Shuri's journey and that was the strongest part of the plot, and man Phase 4 with it's characters VS enemies fights, I mean yes Marvel, fights, but this is different, these characters lose everything and have to make a choice in combat. That said Spiderman No Way Home - my gosh... what a bliss of cinematic excellence, sure Act 1 kinda is rough... why would a sorcerer just let a kid do a brain-wash spell? BUT- the pay-off Act 2 and 3, the consequences, the handling, my gosh, it's absolutely amazing and that final fight actually is intense. Other major highlights are ofc Spiderverse & Puss In Boots The Last Wish and Project Hail Mary which might just be one of the best sci-fi films ever made. No questions asked?? Others are just spectacle, Predator Badlands, Avatar F&A, visually stunning, sick action, same with Fall Guy which my gosh is so funny. So many other great gems, I'd say honorable mentions? Tron Ares, Hungergames: Ballad Of Songbirds, & Aquaman 2, loved all 3.text

I think what films we like, tells us about where we want to be. I certainly love the nostalgia of 80s movies because it's my childhood, but where I really want to be is here and now, so I love current movies. I saw Mickey 17 in the cinema and Bugonia and Ponniyin Selvan, and I just like some of the notable films that will be remembered in the future and celebrated as the fine craft and art. Films represent progress and hope and ingenuity. Did you know that in the 80s, you have to phone up a special phone number to get accurate time and set your clocks manually? Well that, or we could listen out for the church bells.

Lassie, a star in there own way, not a human, nor with an Oscar. But one who touched the hearts of many back in the old days of the 40s & 50s. I'm working on rewatching / first-time watching all the lassie films. With my goal to rank them worst to best. There's a lot of them, I think 9 or so. all of varying directors, and qualities. Lassie Come Home (1943) Is a very good film, in-fact the first theatrical Lassie film and definitely of a different era, with it's simplistic plot, and long journey with only minimal conflict, I did really like it on rewatch and I definitely want to watch more Lassie because of it. Cute, nice performances, a story about the loyalty of a dog at it's heart and a gorgeous pup to show for it. 7/10 No real complaints, maybe could've been shorter but I mean it was shorter then I remembered! I think what I love is that it's a simple story, it's just about a dog going above and beyond to get home to it's owner. which sure, now days has been done a billion times! But I love the gentleness of this version, no major mountain lion fight or cruel bussiness-man wanting to kill the dog. It has some action and more thrilling moments, but I mean frankly they take like only 8 mins or so of the runtime. It's simple, sweet and fun.

Despite the "idea" that bad box office is usually equal to bad property, aka: The film flopped cause it was garbage, there's genuinely some movies I love that are not successful financially and vice-versa. What are some for you? Some that come to my mind. 1: Art Of Racing In The Rain (2019) I don't see how it's bad enough to earn the fate it had, it barely made money, but I think while it is depressing, I found it's ideas sort of original: Danny for example treating life as a race on the track, where you have to adapt to the weather (or life's happenings), Kevin Costner voicing the lead dog Enzo (narrating) IDK why you'd do that, but hey A Dog's Purpose did and that made money. ;-; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp2ufFO4QGg 2: Tron Legacy (2010): It's not the Top Gun Maverick of Tron, in terms of quality on a script level maybe, but visually and sound wise, one of the best films ever made. (Pure bliss) I really enjoy the script and fast speed, and the lights, and my goodness, everything. I really liked it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIwXwVJZ3BY But what for you are films you love that didn't make it financially? and Why?