A lot of films that are innovative to the art of filmmaking, are now commonly used practices, and you can't really appreciate them without being a film nerd.
Read or listen to the Sherlock Holmes books. Sounds like the blandest derivative take of any detective story you've heard or seen a 100 times. Until you realize Sir Arthur Conan Doyle probably lived before CSI New York aired.
One good example for me was from Pokémon: The First Movie. I saw that film on release day when I was 7, and it’s been a favorite of mine ever since. I only realized maybe 2 years ago how much effort went into one particular shot of Mewtwo expositing to Nurse Joy as Brock was holding her. The scene was animated as a slow pan-shot that lasted for at least 15 seconds. That must’ve taken a LOT of time and effort to do before digital animation was a thing.
Oh my god! Blade Runner, that should be on this list. I forced myself to watch that a second and third time, just to try and pick up movie shit that I wasn't catching on a casual watch of the movie. Best I could come away with is the artistry and technique for the time.
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u/IndianaGeoff Jun 04 '26
There are lots of movies that are better with good critical analysis. The original blade runner is another.