Which movies have the best cinematography?

These are some of my picks. I know there are a lot I could have chosen from, but this is just my personal opinion.

Honorable Mention: The Grand Budapest Hotel

1. Barry Lyndon Every shot looks like a renaissance painting in motion.

2. The Tree of Life The world is beautiful. Even the little things we don't even think about seem to get prominence in this movie. They even went as far as to built similar sets at different angles so they could get the lighting exactly how they wanted.

3. Citizen Kane Orson Welles was new to directing and was never given any rules as to what a camera could and couldn't do, so he just went ahead and did whatever he wanted. The result was considered groundbreaking and is still impressive even today.

4. Russian Ark The entire movie was filmed in one single shot. Not only is it impressive, but the movie is gorgeous.

5. Pink Floyd – The Wall Not only are the images striking, they tell the story in a symbolic way like I've never seen before. Aside from the music, the cinematography is how this movie tells it's story, and it succeeds. While it does have some slow scenes, this is one of the only movies I'd recommend for the aesthetic alone.

I might as well also throw in some animated movies, because they have shot composition too.

Honorable Mention: Toy Story 4

1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame They do a good job at making everything feel big and epic. Which is fitting given the setting of the movie.

2. The Prince of Egypt This takes it a step farther by not only being big and epic, but also portraying pain and suffering in a way that could be called beautiful. Ah kids movies.

3. A Silent Voice This has got to be the most natural looking animated movie ever made. There are subtle movements meant to imitate a handheld camera, but it never gets distracting and helps the characters and emotions feel more human.

4. Isle of Dogs West Anderson's live-action movies look like dolls and dollhouses, and this is a movie where it kinda is just that.

5. Adolescence of Utena This movie has a bizarre visual style where the environments move for no real reason. It just gave the animators a chance to show off some elaborate and unique shots.

Submitted March 26, 2020 at 04:25AM by Mr-Zilla https://ift.tt/2yaQFAj