7: Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.

# 28: Inception

PG-13
2010
148 min

Sometimes I wish that other people could experience my dreams. They are usually pretty obscure and I don't tend to remember all of the major details. I don't, however, want to become lost in my dreams. It is interesting to think about the time line they put on dreams and to consider those rare dreams where you think you have one within another. A dream, within a dream, within a dream controlled by people who want to plan an idea in your head. The concept left me thinking for a weeks. Leonardo DiCaprio is stuck between reality and his dream world. While he is the main character, he seems to cause an overwhelming majority of the issues with the Inception plan. It's not surprising that he dreams of his dead wife, but her hostile attempts to ruin everything keeps the viewer from actually liking her. There are many disputes over the cliffhanger ending. They purposefully leave the totem wobbling, but is that really his totem? Watch the movie again. Pay particular attention to his wedding ring and the fact that he locks up the spinning totem saying it was Mal's.

6: Maybe I'm crazy now, but I guess that's okay.

#41: New Moon

PG-13
2009
130 min

It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. Someone seriously should have told this to Bella. Think about it: her high school boyfriend breaks up with her and she goes suicidal. Clearly the girl was dependent on him for happiness, because the second he was gone she fell into a self-loathing depression. The girl decides to get on the back of a motorcycle of the guy that was harassing her... just so she could see a figment of her imagination. Last time I checked, that was something worthy of psychiatric help. Her life gets better as she falls into a rebound with the perfectly sculpted, complete opposite of her ex. The movie could have appropriately been named "New Abs." Listen up preteens engrossed in this film: life gets better when you rebound! It is a great idea. Just hang out with him, and don't ever mention that you're seeing ghosted figures of your past lover. THEN when you find out that your beloved Edward is about to pull a classic Romeo suicide, drop the kid like he never meant anything to you. It does wonders for forming long-lasting relationships. The moral of this love story is: if you know someone who can see the future, pretend to kill yourself and the love of your life will show the ultimate sign of his true love. Oh, don't forget to save his life. Additionally, he won't see you as pathetic even though you truly are.

5: You tell me where my suit is, woman! We are talking about the greater good!

#48: The Incredibles



PG
2004
115 min

You know when you were a kid and loved Batman, Spirderman, or Superman? You probably didn't imagine them growing fat, retiring, and having a family. The movie takes the concept of Superheroes causing more damage than good and being forced to become their secret identities and puts it in an action-packed kid's cartoon. An over obsessed fan becomes the archenemy and tries to prove that anyone could be a hero if they had the money and technology. Sorry Syndrome, that's already been done. Batman succeeded. Good prevails over evil, and in the end they discover Jack Jack is super too!

4: You Used to be Much More..."Muchier." You've Lost Your Muchness.

# 6: Alice in Wonderland


PG
2010
109 minutes

I'm pretty sure I've gone entirely bonkers! Wait, maybe it was the heavily drug influenced movie... hold on, that was a Disney movie? So, here's this over imaginative girl who lets everyone walk all over her. She has been promised to a ridiculously repulsive man and is convinced to not tell her sister that her husband is cheating on her. The only reason she has become so brave is that she thinks she's dreaming. Suddenly everything is insane and borderline corrupt. Almost everything talks and she's no longer the strange one. What I'm still baffled about is her strange refusal to be the hero. Alice already thinks nothing can hurt her, so why is it what she won't kill the jabberwocky? If you want to confuse your mind and maybe think you've done some serious drugs, this is the PG-rated movie for you.

3: So Why Would He Ever Look Up? That Was Just a Theory.

#1: Avatar

PG-13
2009
162 minutes


A great adaptation of the classic story of Pocahontas and John Smith... I mean an excellent, unique story line of the Sky People on Pandora. You'll leave the movie wanting a tail, dragon, and awesome tree of your own. It is one of the most beautiful movies; no wonder it won Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Cinematography, and Best Achievement in Visual Effects. The PG-13 rating was certainly a stretch, but they toned down the strange mating scene in the DVD version. Highly suggested to fans of Pocahontas or Sci-fi type movies.

2: You Have That Sharp, Useless Look About You.

#88: Pretty Woman

R
1990
119 minutes

The American Dream: the idea that anyone in the United States could go from rags to riches. Children hope that if they work hard enough, one day they will become a rich doctor, actor, or business owner. A fairy tale, on the other hand, is where a damsel in distress is rescued from her terrible fate by a man of some form of noble background. If Pretty Woman was strictly a story of the American Dream the take home message would be: "Now ladies, if you work the corner long enough... one day a decent man will sweep you off you feet and make you his rich, fancy bride." Thankfully, there is a sense of fairy tale that grounds us and reminds us that we are neither Cinderella nor Vivian. Taking time out of your busy schedule to watch is movie is suggested. Kissing on the lips has never been more passionate.