[Movies] If you could only pick 5 movies to show your kids in the future

[Amontoya86]

Here is how this works. You can only choose 5 movies to show your children in the future, what would they be and why? When I say children, I mean any age, be it 5, 13, 18 years of age. I will make an exception when it comes to series (Star Wars, LotR, Matrix, Godfather, etc) and they will only count as 1 movie (as it takes all of the movies to "complete" the story).

Here are the movies I would pick:

Forrest Gump - I was 8 when this movie came out, and saw it in theaters with my parents. They were a little confused as to why a movie like that drew my attention but even from the previews I knew I would enjoy the hell out of it, and I did. Of course I didnt get many jokes the first few times I saw it due to my age (Forrest telling Jenny "I think I ruined your roommate's bathrobe" after he touches her breasts) and not knowing American history ("You might want to send a maintenance man to that office across the way. The lights are off and they must be looking for a fuse box, 'cause them flashlights, they're keeping me awake." then it shows hes in the Watergate hotel). I love the story, the drama, the comedy, the music, the visuals (now outdated, but you gotta admit seeing Forrest talk to JFK for the first time was pretty impressive). I think this movie is TIMELESS.

Inception - The first movie I have ever gone twice to the theaters for (which says something cause im pretty cheap). I love creative movies, ones which make you think "how the hell did they think of this!?" (much like the first Matrix, which I left out of my list). Great acting, amazing graphics, and of course, the zero gravity fight scene! It's a tragic tale really, and musical score for Inception (Time by Hans Zimmer) makes me tear up. Plus, the brilliant ending that makes you question everything you just watched.

Superbad - Hear me out! Something I am always intrigued with is how humor changes over the years. When this movie came out, I thought it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Being 20 and remembering all the shit you and your friends would try just get some booze and ass. Evan, Seth, and Fogell reminded me much of my group of friends too. I just could relate so much to the movie, and the humor was/is my type of humor. I would want to see if my kids found it humorous in any way. (Wedding Crashers almost took this spot)

The Dark Knight - To me, this movie is not in the "superhero/comic book" movie category (Iron Man, Thor, X-men, etc). Those are just fun, flashy action with comedy sprinkled in......which don't get me wrong, isn't bad, I enjoyed the hell out of The Avengers. It is much more than that. It is a drama that shows the inner workings of good and evil. "I took Gotham's white knight and I brought him down to my level. It wasnt hard. Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little push." Plus, not showing my children Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker would be a travesty. I just don't see how anybody in the future would have the balls to remake Batman, again.

Gladiator - Great movie, period.

Obviously you don't have to go into as much detail as I did, but I just like giving my reasons. Looking forward to your responses!

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5 Back to the Future - nostalgia
4 Goodfellas - to show them what true storytelling is
3 The Goonies - the very definition of 'family' movie
2 Se7en - to show them that not all endings are predictable
1 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - to show them, without a doubt, that horror is, was and will always be the best movie genre!

[Poppincaps]

5. Marley and Me - Only movie I've actually cried in.
4. Lion King - Why? Because it's fucking Lion King
3. UP - Such a beautiful movie.... seriously....
2. Charlie St. Cloud - Because it's this weird psychological romance movie, and it's unique and good as hell.
1. Fox and the Hound - Probably the best movie to teach a child a lesson about friendship... plus... I fucking love that movie.

[gzathegenius]

goodfellas
forest gump
boys in the hood
training day
paid in full

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1. Stargate Why? Becos its the best movie ever.
2. Transformers The Movie (1986 one) Second Best movie ever.
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey Just to confuse the frell out of them.
4. Hot Shots! 2 just for fun.
5. Star Wars They are a must see

[Foosha]

Antichrist
Human Centipede 1&2
Battlefield Earth
Phat Girlz
That Miley Cyrus movie that just came out, LOL or something

I will scar the lil brats for life

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Series:

LotR - series
Blade - series
Matrix - series
Predator - series ( only the first 2 though )
Alien - series

Seperate movies :

Schindler's List
La vita è bella
Black Hawk Down
Sin City
Snatch


List obviously for a boy , so many classics to pick from but guess I'd really be surprised if he didn't find these to be great.

[lzsg]

Lion King - To show them what great animation looked like before computer animation took over(and later let them marvel at the references to Shakespeare).
LOTR - To teach them the true meaning of the word epic. Ben Hur or Lawrence of Arabia would also work here.
Goodfellas - The gold standard for mob films, and the greatest film of all time in my humble opinion. A no-brainer.
Alien - The perfect horror film. Yes, horror film.
Blade Runner - The issues at the core of it are things I think could very well be real in a few generations. It should be seen.

[WaitingforMoP]

Scarface
Star Wars Series
Tyler Perry's Madea Series
The Twilight Saga
MIB Series

I don't watch many movies

[draynay]

hmm

Raiders, Aliens, Terminator, Big Trouble in Little China... and then... maybe not something from the 80s, that last one will take some thought

The Haunting (1963) perhaps

[Skelington]

Frankenstein series
The Lion King
Toy Story series
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Paprika

Not the simplest of choices. So many nostalgic/good films.

[Deleted]

I would not force my children to watch movies I like. They can watch what they like.

[Deleted]

Lotr
Blade Runner
District 9
The Dark Knight
The Matrix(the first movie only)

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Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
Conan the Barbarian
Pitch Black
Fifth Element

My child WILL be a geek ;D

[Windry]

Lion King
Forrest Gump
Watchmen (when they're in their later teens of course)
The Land Before Time
Back to the Future

[Raunchy]

Where is pulp fiction?

[Nayelar]

Lord of the Rings (after they read the book)
La vita è bella (by Roberto Benigni)
Schindler's List
Forrest Gump
and the best movie ever: Spaceballs!

definitely a hard decision

[Reg]

Lion King
Sandlot
Forrest Gump
It's a Wonderful Life
Seven (when they get older lol)

[Shakari]

1. Contact: Jodie Foster
2. LOTR
3. Star Wars (Original trilogy)
4. Indianna Jones (all 5 movies)
5. Day After Tomorrow/blackhawk/The Dark knight/Batman Begins I really cannot decide I have watch all of the probably dozens of times and still love them :/

In all honest there are many movies that I love but one thing that is as important if not more important that the film is the soundtrack and there are many movies that make a bigger impact than the film and are such an integral part of a film that sometimes I love the film because of the soundtrack with it as it adds so much atmosphere and feeling.

[lzsg]

Plan 9 from Outer Space

That will make your kid never want to watch a film ever again.