What new films would you INSIST are masterpieces?

I'm thinking from the 21st century onward:
Synecdoche, New York, There Will Be Blood, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Tree of Life, Pan's Labyrinth, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Mulholland Drive, Dogville, All the Real Girls, George Washington, Undertow, The New World, Memento
 
I still don't quite understand the answers.

zubidoo asked for "new films" in the 21st century and mentions
films that were "hated" but you have grown to like.

Yet most are just mentioning films already consider either classics
or even masterpieces. For example:

Modern Day Myth - did you really hate "X-Men First Class" when
you first saw it but after a few years consider it a masterpiece?
Same question for Nick - did you hate "The Social Network but
grew to love it and now see it as a masterpiece? And Nate, seriously,
you feel that Star Wars Episodes 1,2 and 3 are now or will be
considered masterpieces?

At first I though this was a great idea for a list of films - different
than just the film we all love. But it's just people listing films that
are already consider masterpieces after several decades or just fav
films. We have a dozen of those lists already.
 
directorik said:
Modern Day Myth - did you really hate "X-Men First Class" when
you first saw it but after a few years consider it a masterpiece?
Same question for Nick - did you hate "The Social Network but
grew to love it and now see it as a masterpiece? And Nate, seriously,
you feel that Star Wars Episodes 1,2 and 3 are now or will be
considered masterpieces?

At first I though this was a great idea for a list of films - different
than just the film we all love. But it's just people listing films that
are already consider masterpieces after several decades or just fav
films. We have a dozen of those lists already.
Click to expand...

:lol:

I think we're all answering this thread differently. There are contradictions in the OP that make it difficult to know exactly what they're asking.

I am answering the question 'What films in the last couple of years do you think will come to be considered masterpieces?'

That is what I am doing.

The Social Network.
 
Here's my list of movies from the 21st century thus far I would defend as masterpieces, though they may never be hailed as classics.

Synecdoche, New York
The Fountain
Oldboy
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Tree of Life
Izo
WALL-E
There Will Be Blood
The White Ribbon
EDIT: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (EDIT AGAIN: whoops, 1999, close enough I guess)

I know I'm forgetting a lot...

Honorable Mention: The Wire. It's not a film, but its mastery of form and literary aspirations is really impressive.
 
I agree with most of the films people have been naming (LOTR, Pan's Labyrinth, The Fountain, Watchmen, etc). I'll add The Fall and Inland Empire. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus *should* be hailed as a classic, and Tideland definitely will.
 
"Forest Gump"

"The Snow Walker" - (an absolutely wonderful drama movie)

"Strictly Sexual" - (The name doesnt do this film any justice. An excellent drama film, you guys will weep like babys)
 
I'm asking about anything released after 2000.

Ideally I want people to list movies that they truly believe will be hailed as masterpieces in the future. They don't just have to be artistic masterpieces like A Space Odyssey - they could be pop/blockbuster masterpieces like Watchmen or Slumdog Millionaire.
 
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catch me if you can
avatar
dark night
spiderman 1 and spiderman 2
departed
social network
kiss kiss bang bang
Iron Man
Clerks II
Crank
Shawn of the Dead
Xmen X2
My Best Friends Girl
Pineapple Express
Gangs of New York
Kick Ass
Troy
Herold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Hangover
Green Hornet
Mr. Deeds
Van Wilder
The Brothers Bloom
cop out
The Aviator
Forest Gump
The Transporter
Oceans Eleven
The Italian Job
Fast Five
Fast and Furious
Gone in 60 Seconds (with Cage)
Inception
 
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I hope Blue Valentine comes to be seen as a masterpiece. In my opinion it's really the best of a group of indie films which aren't getting a heap of present day respect but which I hope will be seen as a benchmark later on. The fact that Ryan Gosling wasn't nominated for an Oscar for that performance will always mystify me.

I get the feeling that The Hurt Locker is going to remain something of an esoteric choice. No one saw it at the cinema and obviously it's done better on DVD especially since winning the Oscar but I have a feeling it will be seen in Avatar's shadow in the same way that Crash is seen in Brokeback Mountain's.
 
The Hurt Locker is already a masterpiece for me. Whatever the next generations decide on it.

Avatar was just a fairytale retold, in a beautiful way, no doubt...
 
I really hope Elephant, American Psycho, The Machinist and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind become recognized as masterpieces.
 
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Old school
American pie
American wedding
Super bad
There is something about marry
Vin diesel in xxx
Harry potter 1-3
The doors by Oliver stone
Blow
Bruce almighty
 
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Flight 93
The Hurt Locker

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IMO all of these are recent masterpieces, but I'm afraid none of these will be considered so in 30 years time.

None of the other films mentioned in this thread thus far meets my masterpiece standards (although some have scenes that meet the critera, close but no cigar! :) ).
 
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I certainly hope The Fall gets rediscovered as a classic later. It has been totally unappreciated in its own time.

And for the obvious choice, Lord of the Rings is the classiest classic in the last decade or so.
 
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no country for old men
O brother where are thou
Big Lebowski
fear and loathing
A scanner darkly
Predator
300
the crow
Synecdoche, New York
The Abyss
Cloverfield
Goodfellas
Dark Knight
Martyrs
A Prophet
Oceans 11, 12, 13
revenge of the sith
eyes wide shut
anchor man!

gotta go...
 
I love this question.

For me:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
There Will Be Blood
Milk
Lost in Translation
Blue Valentine
In the Bedroom
No Country for Old Men
Brokeback Mountain
Before Sunset
Adam
The Social Network

To me, these are all perfect films doing exactly what there set out to do. Is a film like 'Adam' comparable to 'There Will Be Blood' ? Absolutely not... there two totally different films set out with different goals/expectations... but to me, they're both perfect for what they are. If that makes sense!
 
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