5 Must-See Movies!

And by "Must-See" I mean "OH MY WORD I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH but you probably won't because my taste in everything is super weird."

However, I think you'll find many of these movies familiar, at least as something you've heard of. A good deal of these are actually movies that have been super successful.

5) Ready Player One (2018)
The future is virtual reality, it seems. This movie accurately captures a world that could very well be that future. The creator of a virtual reality game called the Oasis passes away, and leaves "keys" hidden throughout the games. Each key unlocks the next challenge, and the eventual winner of the final challenge will become the owner of the Oasis. One kid accidentally stumbles across a hidden clue that tells him exactly how to get the first key, which people have never managed to find. But getting the key is the figurative key to fame, and suddenly this organization intent on capturing the Oasis makes him their number one target.

"Going outside is highly overrated." -Ernest Cline

4) Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (2018)
This is really the first non-MCU Marvel movie I've loved. I feel like perhaps you'll get more value out of it if you read the comics, which I've never done, but I still loved it SO MUCH! It's about a kid who really just wants to paint graffiti everywhere. He has no real plans for his future and doesn't care. But after he gets bit by a radioactive spider, he ends up finding the one and only Spiderman, who's not so unique anymore. And then poor Miles Morales watches the superhero get killed, and his life goes downhill as he holds the literal solution to preventing several dimensions from being merged.

"Wait, so, how many of us are there?" -Miles Morales

3) Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
This is an older movie, but it's still a heroic tale about an ordinary boy. I personally like just about every other Star Wars movie better (not including the spin-offs like the Ewok movies), but "A New Hope" is still a must-see. If you're not hooked, proceed to "The Empire Strikes Back" which is a crowd-favorite.

"I've got a bad feeling about this." -Han Solo

2) Avengers: Endgame (2019)
I'm kinda cheating here. To understand and enjoy Endgame, you need to watch literally every prior MCU movie, the sole exception being "The Incredible Hulk (2008)". Even then, that's a good movie to watch as it explains the connection the Hulk has to gamma radiation. Anyhow, this is high on my list because of how epic it is. The combat and storyline is extraordinary, and the nostalgia almost made me cry, and I don't even have a personal connection to most of the older MCU movies. This basically ties the entire franchise together, and it's not a disappointment by a longshot. The only regret you'll have after binge-watching the entire MCU and then watching Endgame will be, "Why did I spend nearly 3,000 minutes watching through all of this stuff?"

"Part of the journey is the end." -Tony Stark

1) Iron Man (2008)
Featuring Robert Downey Jr., this is the first movie in the MCU, which is the biggest franchise ever. I never liked Iron Man, but I still loved this movie, because it shows a man (Tony Stark) who had everything short of superpowers, and in the end, he lost everything. He became forced to either build weapons for his enemies, or build his own weapon to break him out, which led to one of the best conflicts I've ever seen on screen. I've heard several describe it as, "...easily the best movie ever made." I would not disagree with this statement. It's far from my favorite, but if you have no seen it, stop reading my blog and go watch it RIGHT NOW.

"I am Iron Man." -Tony Stark