08-20-2005, 03:04 PM
I agree on Schindler's list. This is something everyone here in Germany gets to see in school, and it is well deserved. I always notice afterwards how my hands were clenched while watching.
I particulearly like Magnolia; the scene where Aimee Mann's "Wise Up" is playing in the background and most of the main characters are singing along: Julianne Moore before her suicide, Tom Cruise before facing his father whom he hates more than anyone else, the drug addict before going on her date with the cop etc. So sad it warmed my heart a bit.
Don't think it would not have worked with any other singer, but Mann's voice carries just the right amount of chill and sympathy so it makes sense for all those people to join in.
I particulearly like Magnolia; the scene where Aimee Mann's "Wise Up" is playing in the background and most of the main characters are singing along: Julianne Moore before her suicide, Tom Cruise before facing his father whom he hates more than anyone else, the drug addict before going on her date with the cop etc. So sad it warmed my heart a bit.
Don't think it would not have worked with any other singer, but Mann's voice carries just the right amount of chill and sympathy so it makes sense for all those people to join in.
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