Just about anyone can appreciate and enjoy movies.
They challenge conventions and defy expectations, making audiences dream bigger.
Editing is one of the fundamental pillars of filmmaking.
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This list isa selection of movies that are essential viewings to understand what great editing looks like.
Hopefully, it’ll allow for a better understanding of this precise and crucial aspect of filmmaking.
10’Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)
Directed by David Lean
British Lieutenant T.E.
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Much of it simply needs to be seen to be believed.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect ofLawrence of Arabiais its pacing.
This is nearly a four-hour adventure, yetit never drags or grows tiresome.
Not a second soon enough, Shaun’s banal existence is interrupted by a zombie apocalypse.
Shaun of the Deadis simply a perfectblend of zombie horror and British comedy.
English directorEdgar Wrighthas established a name for himself as one of the most inventive and expressive filmmakers working today.
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Lawsuits surface, predatory figures take advantage, and bonds are brokenchanging the world rarely comes without consequence.
It’s all as absurdly charming as it sounds and unlike anything that has come before it.
As the distance between them closes, the body count rises.
No Country for Old Menis a subversive, contemplative and quiet triumph that benefits fromvirtually flawless editing.
Mad Max: FuryRoadis a towering cinematic achievement in every regard.
Unabashedly visionary and visually spectacular,there’s enough spectacle inMad Max: Fury Roadto fuel ten movies.
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That makes the technical excellence ofThe Godfatherall the more impressive.
Simply put,Uncut Gemsis one of the most impressive feats of editing that the 21st century has seen.
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