My Favorite Films

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991 • James Cameron

"Watching John with the machine, it was suddenly so clear. The terminator would never stop. It would never leave him, and it would never hurt him, never shout at him, or get drunk and hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. It would always be there. And it would die to protect him. Of all the would-be fathers who came and went over the years, this thing, this machine, was the only one who measured up. In an insane world, it was the sanest choice."

The Truman Show

1998 • Peter Weir

"We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. It's as simple as that."

Spirited Away

2001 • Hayao Miyazaki

"I finally get a bouquet and it's a goodbye present. That's depressing."

Spider-Man

2002 • Sam Raimi

"Here's the real truth: there are eight million people in this city. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders. You, me? We're exceptional. I could squash you like a bug right now, but I'm offering you a choice. Join me! Imagine what we could accomplish together... what we could create. Or we could destroy! Cause the deaths of countless innocents in selfish battle again and again and again until we're both dead! Is that what you want?"

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 • Hayao Miyazaki

"Thats my girl."

The Prestige

2006 • Christopher Nolan

"The audience knows the truth: the world is simple. It's miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder, and then you... then you got to see something really special."

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010 • Edgar Wright

"This one goes out to the guy in the back, its called 'We hate you Please die'."

Pacific Rim

2013 • Guillermo del Toro

"There are things you can't fight, acts of God. You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way. But when you're in a Jaeger, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane. You can win."

Interstellar

2014 • Christopher Nolan

"I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of time."

Kimi no Na wa - Your Name

2016 • Makoto Shinkai

"I'm not sure if I'm searching for a person or a place, or if I'm just searching for a job."

Tenki no Ko - Weathering with You

2019 • Makoto Shinkai

"Who cares if we don't see the sun shine ever again?"

Suzume no Tojimari

2023 • Makoto Shinkai

"The most important work should not be seen."