Best Picture: Ranked Best to Worst

BEST PICTURE

(to worst)

1. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

2. PARASITE

3. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

4. THE ARTIST

5. THE LAST EMPEROR

6. GONE WITH THE WIND

7. MY FAIR LADY

8. THE GREAT ZIEGFELD

9. CHICAGO

10. ROCKY

11. OPPENHEIMER

12. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

13. FORREST GUMP

14. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

15. MIDNIGHT COWBOY

16. THE SHAPE OF WATER

17. THE KING’S SPEECH

18. SCHINDLER’S LIST

19. ANNIE HALL

20. THE GODFATHER

21. BRAVEHEART

22. GANDHI

23. ARGO

24. 12 YEARS A SLAVE

25. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

26. THE SOUND OF MUSIC

27. BEN-HUR

28. GRAND HOTEL

29. UNFORGIVEN

30. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

31. GREEN BOOK

32. MILLION DOLLAR BABY

33. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

34. CIMARRON

35. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

36. GOING MY WAY

37. MOONLIGHT

38. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

39. CODA

40. A BEAUTIFUL MIND

41. AMADEUS

42. RAIN MAN

43. AMERICAN BEAUTY

44. CRASH

45. REBECCA

46. GIGI

47. DRIVING MISS DAISY

48. NOMADLAND

49. THE GODFATHER PART II

50. ON THE WATERFRONT

51. THE LOST WEEKEND

52. MARTY

53. YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

54. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

55. PLATOON

56. BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

57. WEST SIDE STORY

58. TITANIC

59. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

60. SPOTLIGHT

61. GLADIATOR

62. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

63. CASABLANCA

64. THE APARTMENT

65. PATTON

66. WINGS

67. HAMLET

68. ALL ABOUT EVE

69. KRAMER VS. KRAMER

70. THE HURT LOCKER

71. THE DEER HUNTER

72. TOM JONES

73. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

74. GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT

75. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

76. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

77. ALL THE KING’S MEN

78. DANCES WITH WOLVES

79. ORDINARY PEOPLE

80. MRS. MINIVER

81. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

82. OLIVER!

83. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

84. THE STING

85. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

86. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

87. THE ENGLISH PATIENT

88. THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA

89. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

90. THE DEPARTED

91. CHARIOTS OF FIRE

92. THE FRENCH CONNECTION

93. THE BROADWAY MELODY

94. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

95. CAVALCADE

96. OUT OF AFRICA

Best Picture: “Gone with the Wind” of 1939

GONE WITH THE WIND

Rating: 10/10

         

For most of my life, I had heard of “Gone with the Wind,” and it always seemed boring to me. I’d either hear of people being in love with the story or I’d hear of people who dread it, because it’s so lengthy. And, honestly, after my first viewing, I’m glad I ended up watching it because I actually enjoyed it, but I doubt I’ll watch it again anytime soon. Parts of it were romantic, and a majority of it was tragic.

The story was phenomenal. I hated Scarlett every second of the film because she’s manipulative and selfish, but then again a part of me really loved her. (If she were categorized into a house from Hogwarts, she would definitely be Slytherin. And I would marry her. . . And then die. . . Oops, too soon.) I despised how much she used people to attain status; I despised her love for Ashley and that she clung to him in spite of everything. I guess that makes me Rhett Butler in a way. I have hardcore sympathy for Rhett. All that to say, the story was great.

Once again, Clark Gable has a fanatic in me. I’m a Clark Gable fanboy now. And the rest of the cast did a wonderful job, especially Vivien Leigh.

I shout a warm, “Hello!” to the first technicolor film on this list. The music was pleasant. The natural scenery of this film sparked a tenderness in my heart; I may have fallen in love with Tara because of it. The costumes were gorgeous, but one downside about the makeup and a bit of casting: I could not tell how fast the storyline progressed or how old some of the characters were from beginning to end.

So much about this production surprised me and impacted me cinematically. It was moving. I’d say to anyone, give it a chance, at least once, but be prepared to make an event of it.