Stupid Questions

(Updated 2025)

I am frequently found trying to make awkward conversation in a ragged attempt to illicit friendship. I ask questions that are so irritating I should be ashamed of myself. Sometimes I'm lucky, and it's only awkward.

Recently I was asked one of my own stupid questions and I couldn't answer the damn thing. It wasn't a life-changing question, it wasn't a deep question, it wasn't even an easy question...It was just one of those stupid, inane questions. I was sent into a tailspin.

Days of fasting, covering myself in ashes, and praying to heaven for assistance, I asked myself this question over and over again...

"What IS my favorite movie?"

So I'm here to run through a list of my favorite films of all time. Because I really am THAT inane, and this is the blogosphere.

Level 1

These are all films that are so beloved by me that I could write a novel on my feelings for them. I own them, love them, and could watch them repeatedly. I would also turn into a fan-girl over the recitation of their contents.The following are in no particular order, because I can't figure it out.

Cyrano (2020)
Break my heart again and again.

Prince of Egypt

This movie is glorious. The soundtrack is still one of the most unbelievable works of art I've encountered in my life, and the story-telling is magnificent.

Strange Magic

It's me. In a movie. Also...it's freaking Shakespeare and George Lucas. Also, the trailer is a disaster. This film is better than the trailer. I also prefer the OG Lucas ending before Disney was dumb.

 

Lars and The Real Girl

I can't even with this movie. Can't. Even.

 

 

Level 2

These are films that I adore and would demand that my friends and family watch...probably my enemies as well, because those turds need good art too.

 

 

The Village

A heartbreaking film that is beautifully crafted, stunningly acted...with an amazing soundtrack. And Lucius Hunt is a god among men.

 

 

Avatar: The Way of Water

I didn't love the first film, I have a poster of this one on my wall. I will die on this hill. 

Weathering with You

This film drop-kicked me in the stomach and sent me back to the days when my siblings and I ran wild.

Much Ado About Nothing

The funniest and best acted Shakespeare ever put to film. Kenneth Branagh is a legend. "Serve God, love me, and mend."

The Finest Hours

Courage and kindness at it's very best. And the look that Chris Pine gives his love at the end absolutely murders me.

Extras

I love these films a lot. Enough said.

The Chipmunk Adventure

A classic favorite of mine. This literally catapulted my slowly blossoming wanderlust into a raging fire.

Mr. Bean's Holiday

This movie is adorable and heartwarming, in the very best sense. I even cried. To a Mr. Bean film. That was weird.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

My favorite of the classic films...which was a hard choice.

The Martian

A can-do attitude in space with solid science. Dig it.

Austenland

This film gives me hope. Misguided, ultimately unrealistic, but oh, so delicious hope.

We Bought A Zoo

A story about grief, love, family, and hope. And Jonsi does the soundtrack. Dang. I love this movie.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

This is a freaking glorious film, Frollo is a phenomenal villain, and I dreamed of being Esmeralda.

There we go. Question answered.