Die Book - 1001 Movies You Must See Before You

I realized I was treating cinema like a checklist. I was watching Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (a 3.5-hour film of a woman doing chores) not to experience it, but to beat it. I had become a film accountant, not a film fan. Here is where the book redeems itself.

I grabbed a yellow highlighter, made a pot of coffee, and turned to page one. 1001 movies you must see before you die book

Me: 412. Book: 589. Death: TBD.

And isn't that better than checking a box? I realized I was treating cinema like a checklist

Without this book, I would have watched Stranger Things season four for the third time. Instead, I discovered that a movie shot in 28 countries with no CGI exists, and it looks like a dream you had after eating too much cheese. Here is where the book redeems itself