Amy’s 2014 Movies Revisited
I think my movie watching plateaus at +200 features [1][2], so I think it’s quite safe to admit that my Top10 after my end-of-the-year lists have finally settled. Quite early in April, compared to July last year! Though I do have to admit that I feel I’m still missing a couple of Chinese language titles (*cough*Gone with the Bullets (一步之遥)*cough*) and a couple of other Japanese titles.
My confession of 2014 is that I didn’t feel quite as strong about the movies that I got to watch- only rated six movies with full 4-star ratings, compared to over 15 titles in 2013. Or maybe one becomes pickier as the years go by. As a result, I feel a lot more comfortable with my Top15 picks, instead of the usual ten. The only problem? I didn’t actually keep an orderly history track of my likes.
Final thoughts? So glad to see Canada representing (so strongly!), surprised I was so lukewarm with most Korean (mainstream) films, low representation of Chinese films (they’ve become harder to come by with subtitles) and massive presence of Indian movies covering a third of this Top15.
Rank | Favorite 2014 Movies as Seen in 2014 | Favorite 2014 Movies Seen by 2015 | Status |
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1 | Bangalore Days (2014, India) | Haider (2014, India) | + |
2 | Haider (2014, India) | Bangalore Days (2014, India) | – |
3 | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, USA) | Whiplash (2014, USA) | * |
4 | Boyhood (2014, USA) | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, USA) | – |
5 | Aberdeen (香港仔) (2014, Hong Kong) | Mommy (2014, Canada) | * |
6 | Enemy (2013, Canada / Spain) | When Marnie Was There (思い出のマーニー) (2014, Japan) | * |
7 | Maps to the Stars (2014, Canada / France / Germany / USA) | Boyhood (2014, USA) | – |
8 | Dedh Ishqiya (2014, India) | PK (2014, India) | * |
9 | The World of Kanako (渇き。) (2014, Japan) | Han Gong-Ju (한공주) (2014, Korea) | * |
10 | Pride (2014, UK / France) | Dedh Ishqiya (2014, India) | – |
11 | Coming Home (归来) (2014, China) | Aberdeen (香港仔) (2014, Hong Kong) | – |
12 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, USA) | Maps to the Stars (2014, Canada / France / Germany / USA) | – |
13 | Nightcrawler (2014, USA) | Enemy (2013, Canada / Spain) | – |
14 | Filmistaan (2012, India) | Jigarthanda (2014, India) | * |
15 | Gone Girl (2014, USA) | Predestination (2014, Australia) | * |
Mandatory MUBI 2014 Highlights and Letterboxd 2014 Ranked lists.