I am also going through a strange cinematic phase of life. Instead of feeling pressure to like all movies that are underground and hate all movies that are commercial, I am realizing that some movies (You, Me & Everyone We Know, Running with Scissors, Junebug) that I’m supposed to like as according to the unwritten guidelines of my age/hipness/usual preferences aren’t enjoyable to me. There are some movies that I can see why they are great, even though I don’t like them. There Will Be Blood is the best movie I hope I never have to see again. It deserved every single critical acclaim that it received, and I hope that Zack never feels the urge to buy the DVD. That’s fair, isn’t it? I can recognize museum art as being of good quality even if it doesn’t tickle my tastebuds. Surely that same ideal can apply to movies, RIGHT?

The above coming-into-my-own weirdness combined with my gross overuse of the word “favorite” make it difficult for me to do simple things like assemble a list of my 10 favorite movies. But here I am anyway–partly because I rarely get tagged in memes, and I feel flattered that Sadie thought of me. And partly because I wanted to post something ‘easy’ because I AM TIRED BECAUSE I STUDY U.S. HISTORY ALL THE MINUTES OF MY LIFE. Easy wound up requiring a lot of internet research, but ALAS. I am here, with a list. Without any more ado than I’ve already given you:

Ten of Sarah’s Favorite Movies, but Not A Truly Definitive List, And Not in Any Real Order:
10. I <3 Huckabees
9. The Departed
8. Juno
7. Little Miss Sunshine
6. Thank You For Smoking
5. Life is Beautiful (Only seen this once. Fantastic, though I can’t watch it again because the weeping.)
4. The Motorcycle Diaries
3. Along Came Polly (I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t include this movie, it’s my go-to feel-good flick.)
2. Spanglish (maybe second most favorite of all time? maybe?)
1. Amelie (most favorite of all time.)

There you go. If you asked me to do this next week, that list would probably be 80% different. Whatever. What did I miss?