b'Lights! Camera!French inventors and filmmakers Auguste and ACTION! Louis Lumire became well known for developing the Cinmatographe, a device that could record, develop, and project moving images and pictures, presenting this invention to the paying public for the very first time in Paris in 1895. Many credit this event as the birth of modern cinema. From the countless movies released since then, students and staff here select their choice for the title, Greatest Film of All Time.Avatar has been my all-time favourite movie everThe Imitation Game is an exciting movieImagine Harrison Ford as a gritty since I first saw it. I was so blown away by thebased on the true story of Alan Turing, adetective hunting rogue robots. visuals, the world of Pandora, and the wholesmart mathematician who helped stop WorldBlade Runner isnt just about immersive experience that I went to see it twice inWar II by breaking a secret German code.machinesit explores what it means the cinema. There was just something magical aboutBenedict Cumberbatch plays Turing veryto be human. The replicants struggle itthe glowing forests, the incredible creatures, andwell, showing how clever but lonely he was.for identity resonates deeply, making the way it made me feel completely transported toKeira Knightley also does a good job asyou question your own existence.another world. But at the same time, it left me withJoan Clarke, Turings friend and co-worker.The neon-lit world pulls you in, with this weird, almost depressing feeling. The Navi liveThe film shows both the war and Turingsevery rain-soaked street feeling in such deep harmony with nature, truly connectedpersonal life, including the sadness he facedalive. While theres action, its the to their world in a way that feels so rare for us.because of who he was. While some partsphilosophical themes that stay with Watching it made me realise how disconnectedof the story are changed for the movie, ityou. Vangelis haunting synth score we are from our own Mother Nature, caught up instill teaches us about Turings importantonly enhances the mood, making technology and modern life, forgetting that we, too,work and the unfair way he was treated. Theyou want to slip into a trench coat are meant to be a part of something bigger. Evenmusic, acting, and story all make the filmand reflect in the rain.years later, I still think about how breathtaking Avatarpowerful and moving. The Imitation GameIf you havent seen it yet, Blade was and how no other movie has quite captured thatis a great movie for people who enjoy trueRunner is a must-watch. Its timeless.same mix of wonder and longing for me. stories and learning about history. Mr AlexanderMrs Bedson Mr WongOne of my favourite films of all time is Man on Fire starring DenzelThe Dirty Dozen is a 1967 American war film, which I first saw as a Washington as the character John Creasy, a despondent, alcoholicyoung boy. It features some stellar names from Hollywood and is set former CIA officer turned bodyguard who reluctantly agrees to protectin England and in France during the Second World War.a nine-year-old girl in Mexico for a wealthy family where there haveThe film is based on a best-selling novel, which I have also read, been a spate of kidnappings. and centres on some condemned US soldiers who are trained as Struggling with alcoholism and guilt from his past, Creasy initiallycommandos, with the offer of an amnesty for their crimes if they contemplates suicide, but a misfired gun prompts him to reconsider hissucceed in eliminating German officers at a chateau in northern fate. Revitalised by the thought that he is meant to live, he takes on hisFrance ahead of D-Day. It is, apparently, based on truth.role as Pitas protector, reducing his drinking and finding solace in theThe star of the film is Lee Marvin, playing Major John Reisman, who Bible. The little girl he is protecting helps him to provide purpose to hisis tasked with turning a renegade bunch of soldier convicts into an existence and he starts to lead a more fulfilling life. effective fighting force. The film tells the supposed story of their However, on the way to school, whilst he is driving, the car is ambushedselection, training, challenges along the way, and their eventual attack by gang members and he is shot and badly injured in trying to protect theon the French chateau. Interestingly, many of the actors were actually little girl, Pita. When he recovers, Creasy unleashes his rage and embarksveterans who had served in the war.on a violent quest for revenge, targeting those involved in the kidnapping.Many of the young actors went on to have terrific careers including He uses all the skills he has developed over the years as a CIA officer tothe Canadian Donald Sutherland who passed away only last year. track down the gang members in order to try and find the little girl. The American football star Jim Brown who was a Cleveland Browns running back actually announced his retirement from American The film shows how one persons skills and resourcefulness are able tofootball at the age of 31 during the making of the film.overcome the might of an organised kidnapping gang and the sacrificeThe film is a Boys Own adventure which has some humorous he has to make. I enjoyed the dialogue and action and how the gangmoments in it, as well as some real adventures and action scenes. members included high-ranking police officers who thought they wereI have seen the film numerous times, and I recommend it to anyone untouchable. Until they crossed paths with John Creasy! who wants to see a good old-fashioned action film, set in the war.Mr Bedi Mr Conway18'