Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses

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LOTR. Healthy male friendships, fighting for the greater good, even the smallest most inconsequential person can make a difference (message of the books/movies), amazing music and cinematography (for the time).

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Grave of the Fireflies. You watch it once and you will be sadder for life, and you’ll never support another war again. It is the most powerful anti-war movie yet made.

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Forrest Gump, Jaws

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tbh The Substance. it’s an allegory for womanhood within patriarchy, especially in the entertainment industry, and the symbolism and message are so powerful

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STAR WARS

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Casablanca Paris, Texas Ikiru

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Beautiful boy, grave of the fireflies, Blair witch project, arrival, bugs life, Pirates of the Caribbean (1,2 or 3), whiplash, tinkerbell

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Blazing Saddles

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Amélie!! The cinematography is so refreshing and unique imo and it makes me wanna appreciate the little things in life more

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To do some recent ones, The Zone of Interest & Killers of the Flower Moon. Zone & Killers both encapsulate ways that evil manifests in this world.

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I happen to be a big David Lynch fan and I highly recommend Mulholland Drive and Lost Highway for the mindfuck. I feel like Eraserhead is a rite of passage. I feel like The Elephant Man has an essential message.

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