Top Ten Films of 2004

If the Academy Awards for 2004 were any indication of the quality of films released that year, then one might say they were extremely disappointing. Luckily not all movies released that year were on the level of Crash. Some were extraordinary. They had the ability to capture our hearts and imaginations. Even the Harry Potter movie that came out that year (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) wasn't terrible. So here are my top ten of 2004, reasons will be in point form.

10. Shaun of the Dead

 - Incredibly funny satire of the Zombie Genre

- Sneaky foreshadowing at the beginning of the Film

-Hilarious original scenes

9. The Saddest Music in the World

 - Directed by Guy Maddin and starring Isabella Rossellini

-Weird Canadian film that transcends all genres 

8. Kill Bill Volume 2

- Extremely violent yet incredibly fun to watch

-Brilliantly choreographed fight scenes that have you wanting more

-Unusual Tarantino-esque humor 

7. Primer

- A complex self-reflective time travel movie

-Deliberately slow paced, which is quite unusual since most time travel movies are fast and wacky

6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

- Thought-provoking film about letting go of lost lost

-Many Science fiction aspects

-Great acting if you remove Dunst

5. Hotel Rwanda

- Heartbreaking yet incredibly inspiring

-Human decency in the face of great evil and chaos 

-Don Cheadle's acting is surprisingly phenomenal

4. Maria Full of Grace

- Disturbing and incredibly sad, yet a thought provoking tale that will question your morality

-Melancholic score that sets the mood of the entire film

3. Moolaade

-Empowering political feminist film that will encourage the viewer to become a stronger person

- Powerful. The film will hit you with the force of a 10RM Earthquake 

2. 2046

 -Very well crafter flick by Wong Kar-wai

- A masterpiece with flawless dialogue

1. Passion of the Christ

-The most controversial and heavily debated movie of the decade

-Brutal. Unlike all the other Jesus films, this portrays the real suffering one goes through when being crucified by the state