Films that have changed the world

[-Apples-]

I don't know how many movies there are, but I can say this much. About less than .1% of the films in the film industry have significantly revolutionized the world. This thread is to talk about what films you have felt that changed the world. And no, you can't say any popular film in general. This is more for the ones that actually changed the world and/or the film industry.

I'll start out:

1. Gone with the Wind - for 25 years in a row, Gone with the Wind was the highest grossing film. Adjusted for inflation, it is still the highest grossing film of all time. No other film could break that record.

2. Toy Story - while we have a few popular animated films in the 90's, no animated film has changed the film industry anymore than the Toy Story Trilogy has. Toy Story 1 was the world's first CGI animated film. As it was created at the time where 2-D animated films dominate the film industry, Toy Story was one of the few exceptions. Because of this film, animated films in the 21st century were primarily CGI/3-D animated.

3. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Star Wars was a huge revolutionizer. I don't know if this made sci-fi popular, but Star Wars was one of the most (if not) the most popular sci-fi franchises. It left a huge cultural impact on the world.

What films have you felt that changed the world? It's okay to say the same ones I already mentioned, but they aren't the only ones. This is an opinion thread.

 

[Delphine]

You can't talk about movies that have changed the film industry without mentionning Georges M?li?s and Alfred Hitchcock in my opinion. Their work still inspires so many directors nowadays! Many have tried to imitate them and failed... it's just amazing how their movies still continue to fascinate people even after so many decades. It's their timelessness that I personally love.

In its own way, James Cameron's Avatar changed movies. To me, it's a precursor of 3D, and launched the trend to put everything in 3D (not that I like it, but you have to agree that it changed the movie industry).

I'd go on but I'm too tired for that... Agree with you on pretty much everything, but haven't seen Gone with the wind, I haven't found the motivation yet to watch nearly four hours of movie in a row... x)

 

[AskaRay]

Birth of a Nation (1915)

NOW. If you've seen the movie, then, well..

what you need to know is, blatant racist propaganda or not, it is extremely important to how modern films were made from then on.

 

[cIementine]

Walt disney's Snow white and the seven dwarves.

 

[Liquid Ocelot]

Un Chien Andalou.

Just putting that out there.

 

[MagicalCat590]

Jurassic Park: Utilized early examples of CGI and animatronics, and culturally influenced society to question whether everything scientists did was for the greater good.

Who Framed Rodger Rabbit?: Utilized ground breaking technology to successfully combine cartoons and live-action film in one of the most memorable films of all time.

The Muppet Movie: Introduced us to "The Rainbow Connection", which has since been one of the most influential songs ever recorded and has been covered by more than a dozen bands.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990): Arguably responsible for the late 80s and 90s pop-culture phenomenon known as Japanophilia, which created an entire generation of otaku.

X-Men: Launched the popularity of dark super-hero films, paving the way for films such as Spider-Man (2001) and Batman Begins.

 

[Delphine]

Un Chien Andalou.

Just putting that out there.

I've never hated any short film as much as this one.

 

[Fawning]

I think lord of the rings changed the film world. Especially with the technology they used for Gollum, that opened a lot of new things for films and i just think it's an incredibly trilogy.

 

[Mango]

titanic

 

[Saylor]

The Great Train Robbery, The Wizard of Oz, Psycho, and I think The Blair Witch Project at least changed the film industry because of its big impact on viral marketing.

 

[spCrossing]

King Kong (1933)
Even though the Stop Motion is choppy, it broke new grounds in filmmaking.

 

[Spongebob]

Foodfight (2012)

Widely known as the best animated movie of all time...


Jk it freaking sucks.

 

[35mm]

Oh my god

EVIL DEAD
it was toooootally bad. Not bad as in terrible, bad as in so inappropriate and disgusting and overall SHAMEFUL ugh I just love how they didn't even try to be decent. It was sooo gorey and violent. One girl gets raped by a tree. People were so disgusted when they saw the movie. It was super rebellious at the time, that's why I love it so much. It was also banned in a few countries. I just really love movies that offend people. Is that bad?

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titanic

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[TheBluRaichu]

Gone With the Wind, no doubt.

I was going to answer this whether you mentioned it or not.

 

[-Apples-]

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It did change the world. I forgot to mention that, but thanks to James Cameron, more people cared about the Titanic than they did before the movie.

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Gone With the Wind, no doubt.

I was going to answer this whether you mentioned it or not.

That was the first movie I mentioned.

 

[Nunnafinga]

Citizen Kane-Orson Welles' cinematography and storytelling techniques were groundbreaking."Rosebud"

Metropolis-An amazing science fiction epic,even more so considering it was made in 1927.

The Godfather Part I and II-"Leave the gun...take the cannoli."The movies that made brought organized crime into the public conscience.

Apocalypse Now-It might not be the best film made about the Vietnam War but I think it's the one with the most lasting impact.Helicopter gunships attacking to the strains of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"?Yes.

 

[Delphine]

Foodfight (2012)

Widely known as the best animated movie of all time...


Jk it freaking sucks.

Laughing so hard right now

 

[MagicalCat590]

It did change the world. I forgot to mention that, but thanks to James Cameron, more people cared about the Titanic than they did before the movie.

Uh, no. Thanks to James Cameron, more people cared about the fictional characters that died in the movie about the Titanic. I mean, it brought some coverage to the wreck, but you didn't see fans talking about the issues like racism and classism or why heck they sent out such a structurally unsound ship. All everyone who watched the movie could talk about was Jack and Rose and I guess, the orchestra guys. So I'm sorry, but unless you're referring to the methods with which the film was made, this movie did nothing to alter the world of cinema or society in general, IMO.

 

[35mm]

Uh, no. Thanks to James Cameron, more people cared about the fictional characters that died in the movie about the Titanic. I mean, it brought some coverage to the wreck, but you didn't see fans talking about the issues like racism and classism or why heck they sent out such a structurally unsound ship. All everyone who watched the movie could talk about was Jack and Rose and I guess, the orchestra guys. So I'm sorry, but unless you're referring to the methods with which the film was made, this movie did nothing to alter the world of cinema or society in general, IMO.

THANK YOU BLESS YOUR SOUL

 

[Stevey Queen]

This movie is probably unknown so i wouldn't say it's world changing but it should be.

It's called To Save A Life

It's about how two childhood friends drift apart in high school and one ends up killing himself. It definitely delivers a message about how serious suicide is and also just about how important friendship really is to some people. We've all had friends leave us or us left friends because sometimes they turn into douches. But in other cases, like mine, they'll drop you for no reason and no warning and they'll mean the world to you and they will be gone and it's incredibly painful.

I think everyone should see it. Unfortunately there is a religious aspect to it but besides that it's an incredibly emotional movie