Klavan and Shapiro: Top 5 Movies and Books
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Andrew Klavan sits down with Ben Shapiro to break down the best in film and literature of all time.
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@billybatts8283 2 жыл бұрын
The Lord of the Rings adaptation was a staggering achievement. And something we will never experience ever again.
@nerevarchthn6860 2 жыл бұрын
Dune feels the same for me (for now)
@junglemoose2164 2 жыл бұрын
No, it wasn’t. Peter Jackson has a shallow understanding of the source material and did not understand most of the characters. His portrayal of the Hobbits and Gimli are especially insulting. In the novels the Hobbits are sheltered but not foolish (except for Pippin) but Jackson twisted them and made them naive and impractical. He turned Gimli into a joke character. In the novels Gimli is a great warrior. In the films he’s portrayed as a bumbling, so-so fighter. Legolas is virtually a god in the films and many of his action scenes are unintentionally hilarious because they look like they’re out of a video game. The use of slow motion by Jackson is needless and makes serious scenes maudlin and hammy. He’s not a good director overall (though he is a decent director of action scenes).
@hussain1921 2 жыл бұрын
@@junglemoose2164 No adaptation is going to be perfect. Some liberities have to be taken for cinema purposes. Overall its a great adaptation.
@stevem2323 2 жыл бұрын
@@junglemoose2164 You are virtually wrong on all accounts, typical Jackson hater. Sure he changed some stuff because making a movie exactly like LOTR is absolutely impossible. You understanding of the characters in the movie is ludicrous, pompous and superficial. Most of us loved the characters from the book on another level after the movies, he made them visually and spiritually alive. Book fanatics are the worst, completely lost.
@stevem2323 2 жыл бұрын
@@hussain1921 Not great, absolute masterpiece.
@mariamartinusz9699 2 жыл бұрын
The Klavan-Shapiro book and film club rocks.
@sawyeratkinson 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@shawnaweesner3759 2 жыл бұрын
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@danielgregory7212 Жыл бұрын
I have seen Shapiro book club, but there is a movie club?!
@benjaminjeffery6873 2 жыл бұрын
Lord of the rings is such an authentic, mythical and immersive experience that stands head and shoulders above everything else, it really couldn’t be made in the current social and or technology climate. It happened that the correct interval with just the right amount of grounded cgi; on location shooting; miniatures; make-up; costumes; faithful casting; romanticism landscape cinematography; uniquely, culturally and mythical musical score worthy of its own epic poem; and dialogue to quote until the end of days.
@johndub3866 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I rewatched the trilogy recently, then watched something else. What immediately struck me was that the something else just simply didn't have the quality or investment of care of the LOTR, and the gap was enormous.
@Parks179-h 2 жыл бұрын
The books are even better in terms of story.
@adamb8317 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Though the extended editions are the real movies IMO. Though I have to pretend they are different LoTR than the book trilogy.
@scottcarroll9201 2 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. Klavan picked as his favorite movie and book my favorite movie and book: “Casablanca” and “Crime and Punishment.” The man has great taste.
@vmasing1965 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, appreciate the self irony. Nice touch, little bit of that "Klavan'i goodness" right there! 😄
@lawrencetalbot8346 5 ай бұрын
I never understood the hype around Citizen Kane. Maybe it was a product of its time, but it was kind of slow and boring. If the dude wanted to go sledding so badly, he could’ve just bought a ski resort and ridden his “Rose Bud” down the hills all day
@ithurtsbecauseitstrue 2 ай бұрын
@@lawrencetalbot8346Citizen Kane is amazing. And its not about the sled. And it changed cinema, so it that - it was a product of its time. But also so foundational -its impact is undeniable
@lawrencetalbot8346 2 ай бұрын
@@ithurtsbecauseitstrue all cliché buzzwords with zero explanation
@ithurtsbecauseitstrue 2 ай бұрын
@@lawrencetalbot8346 You want me to explain the impact in a youtube message? Its not cliche to notice its impact on media, nor are they buzz words. The drama is good. And technically it was a first in a multitude of ways, from the deep focus, to putting the camera beneath the floor for scale, the seamless use of matte paintings, the fading transitions that fade backgrounds first and the foreground subjects. Filled with special effects one doesnt even notice today because they are so convincing and woven into the film. It was scandalous, provocative, career making, career crushing, industry changing and deep. Thats probably why you dont get it. Its not obvious and simple enough. He didnt buy a ski resort. Doh! You dont even grasp what the sled means - but were supposed to listen to you about Citizen Kanes place in cinema history, huh? Movies before were different than movies after. Even his legendary cinematographer was a student on set as they invented things. Reading a full explanation of Kane would fly way way over your head sled-boy.
@thejohnsonshomeschooljohns7815 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Editors, I love your work 99.99999% of the time but that clip at the end is from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and not a Jane Austen film 💔
@elizabethdavey3873 2 жыл бұрын
Was about to post that too if it hadn't been mentioned already!
@sjesson6979 2 жыл бұрын
I was just scrolling to find this comment. The opening of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice would have worked just as well.
@VersoLaltoProductions 2 жыл бұрын
Haha I noticed that too!
@maddybandowski1012 Ай бұрын
came here to say this!
@td5604 2 жыл бұрын
This was great! I would gladly watch Ben and Andrew talk movies and books for hours. Or once a week, whatever. Come on, Daily Wire. Make it happen. 😁
@ryancairns139 2 жыл бұрын
PragerU does have a book discussion, hosted by Michael Knowles. I've haven't gotten around to listening to any, unfortunately. Maybe today is the day.
@vmasing1965 2 жыл бұрын
Andrew is the real heavy hitter, he's the only true artist in DW (I mean, give credit where it's due) but yes, oddly enough Ben gives a really good counterbalance to it. So yes, can't agree more, this is a missed opportunity. Make it a series, a regular thing and people would definitely watch it.
@lidlett9883 2 жыл бұрын
@@ryancairns139 yeah but it's Knowles
@tannahannson Жыл бұрын
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@mitchellnelms7572 2 жыл бұрын
As far as westerns go, "Unforgiven" is the best I've seen. Honestly, it was a very real look at how death affects the mind and how emotionless we become when we've crossed that boundary. I'm ex-military, for reference.
@VladimirTironi 2 жыл бұрын
I'm with you man... Somehow it is impossible to explain. Ex military too.
@mitchellnelms7572 2 жыл бұрын
@@VladimirTironi yeah, I've been thinking about it all day. The movie American Sniper touched on the anger and rage you feel afterward.
@VladimirTironi 2 жыл бұрын
@@mitchellnelms7572 exactly. For me also the scene of fully stocked store in "The Hurt Locker".
@mitchellnelms7572 2 жыл бұрын
@@VladimirTironi yeah, I completely forgot about that movie. Good call.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
Unforgiven is a great modern movie but compared to the likes of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Searchers it seems to lack the cinematic scope or depth in characters. Unforgiven is a fantastic movie.
@tedus9773 2 жыл бұрын
I have to shout out a huge thanks to Klavan. I “educated” myself by reading (audible) many of the books that he has recommended over the years. Has meant so much to me to get a glimpse of that world.
@StepherRose 2 жыл бұрын
Just have to mention that the clip that plays after they mention Jane Austen is from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women….
@tessalister1226 2 жыл бұрын
Yes and another great book.
@gavinlitster7478 2 жыл бұрын
Someone else noticed haha
@stephanicrandall7797 2 жыл бұрын
Yes thank-you! Also an amazing book, but I can't believe the editor made that mistake.
@BishopWalters12 2 жыл бұрын
Tombstone will always be my favorite western, it's not the deepest or the most groundbreaking but it's just so much fun.
@machtnichtsseimann 7 ай бұрын
Quotable, great chemistry and presence in lead actors Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, solid cast overall, effective editing, tight narrative, and some very beautiful scenes supported by good writing, camera work, acting. ( The last scene with Wyatt and Doc always gets me in the gut. Profound. ) Highly entertaining film!
@Zathren 2 жыл бұрын
Can we get Kavlan's top 5 video games? I'm genuinely curious considering I had no idea he's a gamer.
@Likeyourbestbroorsum 2 жыл бұрын
It honestly shocked me to hear he was playing through Mario and has already beat many other games.
@keystrix3704 2 жыл бұрын
@@Likeyourbestbroorsum Everyone knows and touched a Mario game at this point. What blew me away were the words "Devil May Cry" coming from him.
@HarveyDangerLurker 2 жыл бұрын
Morrowind
@crobeastness 2 жыл бұрын
@@keystrix3704 he's a grampas age. Your gramps's played Mario?
@cyclone8974 2 жыл бұрын
@@crobeastness My father was about 8 years older than Andrew and he played Fallout 1-3. Most of the Betrayal at Krondor series. A ton of turn based strategy games. Legend Zelda Ocarina of Time/Majoras Mask, Wind Waker. Metal Gear Swords and Serpents on NES.
@fredettaboutit 2 жыл бұрын
Ben Shapiro has mentioned two of his other favorite movies as ‘The Lives of Others’ and ‘Amadeus’ . And Christopher Nolans Dark Night Movie/ Interstellar
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
"The lives of others" is amazing but I am not sure I would say it is the best of all time. Amadeus is a master piece but again not sure it would be best of all time. Nolan's movies are most certainly up there in terms of modern movies but I think that says more about the state of modern movies than the brilliance of Nolan.
@andrewbradley3305 2 жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 the dark knight is amazing. It’s a story of chaos and order
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
@@andrewbradley3305 It is amazing in the context of modern cinema but not when viewed in the context of classic era and new Hollywood era.
@osmanyousif7849 2 жыл бұрын
Amadeus was almost a perfection. Mainly due to me asking, why they didn’t go with scenes from the director’s cut.
@christophercarrigg3775 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget whiplash
@TheVCRTimeMachine Жыл бұрын
The Godfather is one of the all-time greats, but to say it's the last great film is silly. That's some get off my lawn stuff, right there.
@ethanrichard4950 2 жыл бұрын
I love the Lotr trilogy! The books are great too.
@LHJC10 2 жыл бұрын
First movie was pretty good and relatively true to the books, but did deviate in the next two especially some of character development. My gripe with PJ is he tends to drag a scene out and over bloat it, when it doesn't add to the story. One example being the chase through Mines of Moria with the collapsing stairs, on the flip side minus that scene I thought the Mines of Moria depiction in the film was the best bit in the trilogy.
@ethanrichard4950 2 жыл бұрын
@@LHJC10 Interesting. With the mines of Moria staircase, I felt that it added tension. Here they are trying to escape this monstrous beast that even Gandalf is afraid of, and they cant even travel a staircase without it breaking, or goblins firing arrows. The Balrog is getting closer and closer, but eventually, with some luck and brains, they get away from the danger as the bright orange glair gets ever closer. I will say that sometimes PJ might make scene longer, but I normally don't mind, as they feel like they're trying to create tension, or pull out your emotions. But yeah, I can think of one or two scenes where I'm like, does it need to be this long?
@jonson856 2 жыл бұрын
I gotta rewatch the trilogy again :D I also love the movies. But somehow I just couldn't get myself to like the Hobbit movies. 😂
@ethanrichard4950 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonson856 Yeah, me and my family watch the entire extended edition once a year. We do it in one day and for the last two years, we've done it on new years eve. As for the hobbit movies, while I genuinely like the first movie, the other just dip in quality so far, I don't like them. But Martin Freeman is great as Bilbo. though.
@ah_helou2845 2 жыл бұрын
@@ethanrichard4950 i think Desolation of Smaug is def the best Hobbit movie
@treesap2 2 жыл бұрын
First, because every time Klavan suggests something... He's right.
@johannakunze3300 2 жыл бұрын
I carefully listened to him for several years and I only found one thing where he is wrong
@treesap2 2 жыл бұрын
@@johannakunze3300 You must be wrong. His answers are guaranteed to change your life.
@beardybeardface 2 жыл бұрын
@@treesap2 ah, but will it change your life for the better?
@andrewbradley3305 2 жыл бұрын
Dracula
@colincopland3665 2 жыл бұрын
There’s the great contradiction of Hollywood’s silent films era- short films that said a lot about people and life without audibly saying anything. Some of my favorite movies look to silent films for inspiration: Singin’ in the Rain, Wall-E, and Up.
@pp312 2 жыл бұрын
For me it's Ben-Hur (59) (movie, not book. Book's a little clumsy). I just love those resonant lines like, "The stone that fell from this roof so long ago is still falling."
@raylenenielsen5943 2 жыл бұрын
That was my first thought.
@mikehardgraves7887 2 жыл бұрын
The scene where Masala is dying after the chariot race “It goes on Juda, it goes on!”
@roelven1282 2 жыл бұрын
the new Ben Hur (so...so ...so bad) was the complete opposite of the old Ben Hur (which i love!!!!!)
@pp312 2 жыл бұрын
@@roelven1282 You said it, Brother! 😁
@benweatherstaff3157 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites is Andrew Klavan's book When Christmas Comes. I just read it right before Christmas and I already am reading it again.
@demurevilleneuvewinslet8235 2 жыл бұрын
What is it about?
@benweatherstaff3157 2 жыл бұрын
@@demurevilleneuvewinslet8235 It is about an ex Army Ranger that murdered his girlfriend and plead guilty.
@qwikrick9934 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite movie of all time Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Cinematography, funny moments, great character portraits, Strother Martin, Katherine Ross (be still my heart), and of course Newman and Redford. I'm approaching 50 views and it's still fresh.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
I think it is a fantastic New Hollywood film but not quite at the level of say The Searchers or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Shane is a fantastic western as well that sometimes gets forgotten about.
@98pointseven 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites too. Lots of fun in the kinky opening business--scandalous for audiences in 1969--in which Redford and Ross do a little bedroom S&M scene in which they pretend to be lust killer and innocent virgin.
@richardrose2606 Жыл бұрын
Speaking of Newman and Strother Martin, you have to mention Cool Hand Luke.
@BillyGorst 2 жыл бұрын
You can't leave out Conrad's Heart of Darkness!! Absolutely incredible insight into humanity
@davidgraham8058 2 жыл бұрын
It was very good.
@billruland1494 2 жыл бұрын
I just finished listening to Heart of Darkness, recorded by the great Kenneth Branagh. Absolutely chilling.
@williambrady9578 2 жыл бұрын
And Apocalypse Now as a film adaptation
@Leonnie13 Жыл бұрын
Maybe Heart of Darkness is a male thing.
@machtnichtsseimann 7 ай бұрын
@@Leonnie13 - Could be. Stretch a lil'. If I can dig some chick flicks, you can dig some man movies.
@jackylee_jack Жыл бұрын
I love it when Klavan talks about movies, literature and art.
@cassiaprior453 2 жыл бұрын
I find it extremely difficult to find a joy comparable to listening to another share your passion towards a subject. But I think these two sharing a conversation about books might be a close second... if it were for a longer period of time XD
@AS-yz2iz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Ben. I have a hard TE with Dickens. I love the story of A Tale of Two Cities, but he's so wordy, that it's a struggle sometimes. Absolutely love Jan Austen though. And even though it's overplayed, It's a Wonderful Life is a wonderful commentary on the sanctity of life, and how the world could be so different if just one person had never been born. Plus there are some really good one liners on that movie.
@jonathancurtis5122 2 жыл бұрын
Tolkien was the greatest writer of fiction
@o00nemesis00o 2 жыл бұрын
I would put him second to Shakespeare.
@TheKangoutou 2 жыл бұрын
@@o00nemesis00o Tolkien writes fantasy, Shakespeare writes drama. I would argue these two need separate categories!
@quantumfizzics9265 2 жыл бұрын
I would put Peppa pig up there
@damo9961 2 жыл бұрын
Dunno Frank Herbert was pretty good.
@jonaFUN999 2 жыл бұрын
The Children of Húrin is fantastic, cannot recommend enough for Tolkien fans
@PaulAshley 2 жыл бұрын
For Wayne westerns, The Searchers is fantastic.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is amazing as well but not quite as cinematic as The Searchers.
@nrkgalt 2 жыл бұрын
McLintock was a western comedy that also had important lessons for modern businesses.
@megclif 2 жыл бұрын
Red River with the amazing Montgomery Clift which I viewed recently is also excellent and it's a role a little different to his usual ones.
@johndub3866 2 жыл бұрын
I love True Grit. Rooster is the role John Wayne was born to play.
@Leonnie13 Жыл бұрын
Klavan actually talked about this movie in one of his past podcasts, I believe.
@JnEricsonx 2 жыл бұрын
I can say one of my favorite movies of the last 25 years is LA Confidential. And I don't usually see period detective pieces/noir films, etc. But the story and the acting is on point.
@johndub3866 2 жыл бұрын
Its a masterpiece. And I love James Ellroy's books, dark as they are.
@RB-mq6em 2 жыл бұрын
So glad he said David Copperfield. It’s usually regarded as one of his lesser novels, but DC has always been my favourite of those I’ve read. And the first part of the book is set where I live, which makes me love it even more!
@davidturkstra8239 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy this just for the fact that I know what books and movies are worth checking out. There is so much garbage peddled out there, but I find I trust these guys so much that I’ll take their word for it and check out their recommendations. I already did with some of their Christmas list. It wasn’t a mistake :)
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
Some of what they state is very high quality but it may not appeal to your individual tastes. I think it is important to recognise quality but at the same time be able to admit it is not something that you like personally. I see so many people say that such and such a book/movie/music is terrible but what they really mean is it does not appeal to them.
@DonnyStanley 2 жыл бұрын
I wish they would go over more modern movies too, just because most people already know of these classic films, even if they haven't seen them.
@huntertuggle2667 2 жыл бұрын
I love the Silent Hill 2 cameo. Greatest horror game ever, and a story Klavan would really like.
@taniapinky1 2 жыл бұрын
Please have Andrew's full list on your site! Love you guys and your awesome recommendations!
@pattube 3 ай бұрын
From the video: Andrew Klavan Movies 1. Casablanca 2. The Godfather 3. Stagecoach 4. Vertigo 5. High Noon Books (fiction only) 1. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2. King Lear (Hamlet and MacBeth are close) by William Shakespeare 3. The Ambassadors by Henry James 4. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 5. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 6. He mentions others like Jane Austen (e.g. Emma), and he said he could go on forever, but he stops himself here. Ben Shapiro Movies 1. On the Waterfront 2. Singin' in the Rain 3. Lord of the Rings trilogy Ben doesn't give his list of top 5 favorite fiction
@hithere9377 2 жыл бұрын
He’s missing Shawshank Redemption.
@mediamaniac898 Ай бұрын
Arguably my favorite!
@NeonShores 2 жыл бұрын
I find that foreign films are affecting me more as I get older. Andrei Rublev, Fanny and Alexander, and In The Mood For Love are sitting at the top of my list right now.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
Foreign films (none english speaking) are great alternatives but they seem to lack the cinematic scope that the Best of America and British film offer. There is just no Foreign film that even comes close to the likes of Vertigo or Ben-Hur. And there is something different about the way characters come across in the great Hollywood films as well. Right now Foreign cinema is better than Hollywood no doubt about that but how hard would that be?
@philleW12 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, really makes me want to watch and read these classics
@megclif 2 жыл бұрын
There have been so few movies in the last couple of years that I've been the least bit excited to view, but one stood out - Wind River, Jeremy Renner starred and directed by Taylor Sheridan ( he also wrote screenplay for Hell or High Water, Sicario, two other favourites of mine and created Yellowstone ). Check it out - it will not disappoint.
@DonnyStanley 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation.
@johndub3866 2 жыл бұрын
Good shout. Wind River is great.
@samanthacanales9102 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE THE ENERGY BETWEEN THESE TWO.
@TheRealSimeon 2 жыл бұрын
This was so much fun to listen to! We should just let them both have a an hour episode where they talk about art and literature!
@josephscherer4581 2 жыл бұрын
Great video guys! Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, The Godfather, High Noon. And yes Casablanca is the greatest movie ever. So much of my favorite stuff!
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
I would also add the likes of Vertigo and Rear Window. I love Charles Dickens Hard times.
@josephscherer4581 2 жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 I forgot to mention Rear Window in my comments! It is in my top 5 all time movies.
@richardrose2606 Жыл бұрын
Greatest movie ever? For me it's Bertolucci's "The Conformist".
@ryand730 2 жыл бұрын
More book reviews please. I feel that every other channel on KZfaq reviews movies but it’s rare to find book review channels.
@sketchwolfee1621 2 жыл бұрын
I love how Andrew mentions Jane Austen but the editors showed a clip from Little Women! 😂
@Stranger_Than_Fiction299 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE JANE AUSTEN! Had almost given up that you would mention her! Her books are proof that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Also- as Wonderful as the movies are the LOTR books are among my faves. I look forward to reading the other suggestions.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
Vertigo is an amazing film and watching it on 70mm in a theater is just the most perfect movie experience. People today talk about IMAX well that has nothing on the old movies shot on film.
@philipsheppard4815 2 жыл бұрын
I've got the 4K disc and it looks amazing.
@jacobmacdonagh4070 2 жыл бұрын
Depends if you are talking IMAX film (15/70mm) cus that is better than 70mm film
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
@@jacobmacdonagh4070 I did mean IMAX digital not so much IMAX 15/70 but in saying that the old film stocks of the 1950s had a far better color presentation than modern film which is very dull in comparison. There are no movies today that look anywhere near as good as Vertigo did on its release even if they were shot on an IMAX 70mm. 70mm is spectacular in terms of the size of the screen. But could you imagine if they did a 70mm IMAX in that old stock.
@jacobmacdonagh4070 2 жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 Yeah I do completely get you, there is something about that technicolour that is impossible to recreate with other film stock
@kmcheesehead7953 2 жыл бұрын
Guys! Talking about Jane Austen, but showed a clip of "Little Women?!" You have an intern doing the editing?
@TheSnowmanvocals 2 жыл бұрын
I hope Andrew and or Ben see this. My favorite novel is I Am The Great Horse by Katherine Roberts. It tells of Alexander the Great's conquests through the eyes of his horse Bucephalus. I first read when I was I think a freshman in high school. I read it twice in 3 weeks, and it's over 300 pages. Such a good book! I cannot recommend it enough!!!
@googlefashists4986 2 жыл бұрын
no
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
I think I would rather a book from the eyes of Alexander the great rather than a horse. Must eat more grass does not appeal to me.
@patriciahorgan2584 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree about 'Casablanca' being first - but surely 'It's a Wonderful Life' should be there too. Otherwise great choices. Also that 'Crime and Punishment' remains the greatest novel in Western Culture - but glad that Jane Austen makes the list - she should. Shakespeare remains in a league of his own -
@whenraindropsfall Жыл бұрын
I never understood the hype with “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It was wasn’t even alright movie for me, it was just underwhelming
@Read2Friends 2 жыл бұрын
I've always felt an affinity with Andrew and this exchange only confirms what I've suspected for a while. With regards to Hitchcock, my personal favourite is Rear Window. I'm very fond of Casablanca too but we seem to have a fair bit in common in the books department. Love the Russian authors and the mention of Dickens. I imagine that Dickens to be the single biggest influence on subsequent generations of English language writers. It's particularly fantastic to hear somebody talk about Jane Austen with a genuine understanding of what she's on about. Jane Austen, particularly Pride and Prejudice has been a great influence on my own writing and my love for the English language. When it's casually referred to as chicklit, I roll my eyes and think here's another who has never actually read the books. I love Austen for her satirical bent and biting humour. Thanks for the opportunity to geek out.
@chantalsimpendingheartatta9355 2 жыл бұрын
Rear Window is in my top ten
@richardrose2606 Жыл бұрын
Agree with Rear Window. It's so meta.
@tomconnelly5494 2 жыл бұрын
You mentioned the " Maltese Falcon" ,but did you see the Get Smart episode the "Tequila Mockingbird "?
@saturnascendz 2 жыл бұрын
Master and Commander, Saving Private Ryan, Serenity, Fellowship of the Ring, 13th Warrior(if you get past Antonio Banderas not being Arab, it's quite good). Honorable mention: Immortals. Just movies I can watch repeatedly and have had the most impact on my life. My list.
@nocturnal101ravenous6 2 жыл бұрын
One thing I love and kind of hate is when a person asks another person give me your top five of some general category of something, like books, movies, or music. Break it down into genres, what is your favorite Western Films, Horror FIlms, and/or SciFi films, it creates a fine stroke with choices rather than such broad choices.
@JackPaarthurnax 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear your list of greatest movie lines.
@winskypinsky 2 жыл бұрын
Faulkner? Come on you guys. Faulkner! Light in August. Sanctuary. The Snopes trilogy. Sparkling literature.
@sanniepstein4835 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I forgot Faulkner. But I couldn't make sense of him until I'd lived in the South.
@edwardduarte7393 Ай бұрын
As I Lay Dying...
@katherineneville5304 2 жыл бұрын
What do you each think about The Princess Bride?
@jonaFUN999 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I don’t know what the fuss is about with that film ?? I’m born in 96 so maybe it’s a generational thing but dare I say I didn’t laugh once 😬 I’ll have to give it another go at some point
@tygre7 2 жыл бұрын
"The Searchers," Drew!
@karanvirkooner1993 2 жыл бұрын
my Top 5 favorite movies of all time 1 The Thing(1982) 2 Blade Runner 3 Jaws(1975) 4 Se7en 5 Heat(1995)
@googlefashists4986 2 жыл бұрын
not in the top 100
@oambitiousone7100 2 жыл бұрын
Jaws
@mattsimnitt1420 2 жыл бұрын
The thing is a nearly perfect movie. Probably also my all time fav
@catherinelw9365 2 жыл бұрын
Another myopic list.
@EddieHenderson92 Ай бұрын
@@catherinelw9365 We get it, you're so hipster and edgy.
@vincentandrews301 2 жыл бұрын
Great taste in movies and literature!
@aiRRsofte 2 жыл бұрын
Hitchcock often bragged about how the silence in his films was “deafening.” Much love to the Klavman
@ReligionOfSacrifice 5 ай бұрын
TOP TWENTY (20) BOOKS "The Holy Bible: King James Version" copyright 1967 1) "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2) "Verbal Behavior" by Dr. B. F. Skinner 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 6) Myth Adventures - series by Robert Asprin 7) The Chronicles of Narnia - series by C. S. Lewis 8) "Vilette" by Charlotte Brontë 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 14) "Roots" by Alex Haley 15) The Silmarillion - The Hobbit, or there and back again - The Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth stories by J. R. R. Tolkien 16) "Even If This Love Disappears Tonight" by Misaki Ichijo 17) "Childhood, Boyhood" by Leo Tolstoy 18) Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov 19) "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin 20) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky TOP 25 FAVORITE MOVIES 1) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) 2) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 3) The Prince who was a Thief (1951) 4) Narnia: the Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe (2005) 5) Let the Right One In (2008) - Swedish with English caption 6) A Silent Voice (2016) - Japanese with English caption 7) My Rainy Days (2009) - Japanese with English caption 8) A Brilliant Young Mind (originally known as "X+Y") (2014) 9) Silence (2016) 10) Spiderman: No Way Home (2021) 11) Beauty and the Beast (2017) 12) Goodbye, Christopher Robin (2017) 13) The Man who Invented Christmas (2017) 14) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) 15) Amen (2002) 16) Red (2010) 17) Fletch (1985) 18) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 19) Men In Black (1997) 20) Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back (1980) 21) Star Wars: a New Hope (1977) 22) Back to the Future (1985) 23) X-Men (2000) 24) Mannequin (1987) 25) Life is Beautiful (1998)
@ReligionOfSacrifice 5 ай бұрын
FAVORITE AUTHORS 1st) Fyodor Dostoevsky 1) “The Insulted and Humiliated” by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 30) "Demons" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 65) "My Uncle's Dream" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 80) "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 113) "Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 130) "The Gentle Spirit" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 141) "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 149) "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 173) "Netochka Nezvanova" (nameless nobody) by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2nd) Leo Tolstoy 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 17) “Childhood, Boyhood” by Leo Tolstoy 62) "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy 91) "A Confession" by Leo Tolstoy 3rd) Ivan Turgenev 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 23) "Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev 41) "Torrents of Spring" by Ivan Turgenev 64) "First Love" by Ivan Turgenev 101) "Acia" by Ivan Turgenev 107) "The Watch" by Ivan Turgenev 132) "Rudin" by Ivan Turgenev 141) "On the Eve" by Ivan Turgenev 152) "Home of the Gentry" by Ivan Turgenev 172) "Clara Militch" by Ivan Turgenev 177) "The Inn" by Ivan Turgenev 4th) James A. Michener 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 36) "Caribbean" by James A. Michener 37) "Hawaii" by James A. Michener 197) “Mexico” by James A. Michener 5th) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 28) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 44) "In the First Circle" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 78) "The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: an Experiment in Literary Investigation" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
@brockframe7512 2 жыл бұрын
Top 5 Movies 1.) No Country for Old Men 2.) Good Will Hunting 3.) Taxi Driver 4.) The Godfather 5.) Casablanca Books 1.) East of Eden ~ John Steinbeck 2.) Anthem ~ Ayn Rand 3.) A Farewell to Arms ~ Ernest Hemingway 4.) Julius Caesar- Shakespeare 5.) For Whom The Bell Tolls ~ Hemingway
@diananeuman6222 2 жыл бұрын
Portrait of a Lady was very memorable. I also really liked Bleak House.
@ionlybowtogod9268 2 жыл бұрын
Rio bravo is my favorite John Wayne western movie and my favorite non-western movie of his is The quiet Man.
@jonaFUN999 2 жыл бұрын
I think mines stagecoach or the man who shot liberty valance. But I always remember the ‘that’ll be the day!’ lines in the searchers
@benjaminskylerhill8276 2 жыл бұрын
I’m on the younger side, so here are my top 5 books and movies: Movies: Alien (1979) The Iron Giant (1999) Die Hard (1988) Room (2015) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986). Books: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
@hollydaze5625 2 жыл бұрын
Love the Screwtape Letters!
@catherinelw9365 2 жыл бұрын
You need to broaden your movie watching. Limiting films to the 1980's to current is myopic.
@benjaminskylerhill8276 2 жыл бұрын
@@catherinelw9365 I never said I limited my movie watching to that time. These are just my favorites. I love it’s a wonderful life, north by northwest, eyes without a face, and mr smith goes to Washington, to name a few.
@megofiachra3247 2 жыл бұрын
Vertigo!!!!!!! Yeah! If you’ve never watched it, so it now! 👍 Agree about the Shakespeare trilogy; MacBeth at my top. Yes, Austen is brilliant as is Jane Eyre. How about Count of Monte Cristo?
@thunderwarrior1759 14 күн бұрын
The Good,The Bad And The Ugly is by far the greatest western. There’s no hero,no moral lesson,no message. It’s just a story of three men heading in the same direction,towards destiny and one hell of a pile of gold.
@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied 2 жыл бұрын
Please do an entire episode.
@khfan4life365 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite books and movies is Gone With the Wind.
@tessalister1226 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing. Please may we have more of the same.
@JJ-nu8qi 2 жыл бұрын
It's funny how most people consider stuff to be the best depends alot on how old they were when they first saw it.
@alexanderg1297 2 жыл бұрын
Joel Coen just directed The Tragedy of Macbeth and it is the best adaptation of Macbeth. Definitely worth a watch.
@Stout_Krout 10 ай бұрын
Wasn't Macbeth white?
@streglof 2 жыл бұрын
You guys should read the European comic series "Thorgal" they're available in English and you might be pleasantly surprised.
@rekaroob2589 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats Casablanca of course❤️✨Klavan has an awesome taste😉
@vagabond197979 2 жыл бұрын
I've been guilty of asking random people at the library what books were game-changers for them. Even if I don't like the book it's interesting to see what kind of books inspire people. A few that I loved: The Count of Monte Cristo, Crime and Punishment and Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
@lorrainem.swartzentruber3077 2 жыл бұрын
For recent film classics; LOTR (not the Hobbit), The Dark Knight and The Usual Suspects. All dive into the dark and light in man.
@roughhabit9085 2 жыл бұрын
Very hard to pick five but the book I’ve read the most is Pride and Prejudice and the movie I’ve watched the most is Groundhog Day.
@jamief7079 2 жыл бұрын
Please do this every week
@official.siamak 2 жыл бұрын
So inspiring to hear you men talk! Ordering some of those books now. 😊
@katherineneville5304 2 жыл бұрын
You had me at Casablanca
@kjparlay 2 жыл бұрын
I have exactly zero interest in superhero movies, and klavan just expertly pointed out why. I had never thought about it that way but he's exactly right.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
I will list good superhero movies X-Men (2000), Darkman (1990), Batman Begins, Captain America, Iron Man and Batman (1989). Everything else is just like hearted nonsense that can entertain for a short period but have no real impact. The issue you may have is the fact you dislike the idea of a superhero movie and that may off put you. There are certain types of movies I may dislike as well even though they may be excellent movies. I am just not a fan of romantic movies and cannot bring myself to watch them even though I can handle a romance in a drama or thriller.
@DonnyStanley 2 жыл бұрын
I love them but I totally understand his criticism. At least he's not as harsh as Scorsese. Also, it makes perfect sense that the one he would love is Logan.
@bighands69 2 жыл бұрын
@@DonnyStanley I am not a fan of Logan as it is not really a Wolverine movie. If a person knew nothing about the character or the comics or previous movies then they may like it.
@BishopWalters12 2 жыл бұрын
They used to be fun and feel like an event but that's gone now. It's genre that has been beyond milked.
@Plainview-tu7xn 2 жыл бұрын
The only "superhero" I care about is Batman. Just "Superhero tries to save the world" is not enough.
@Munce72 2 жыл бұрын
Great work guys. Scooby snacks for both of you! Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice is the greatest novel ever written; Bar None!!
@kristaylor776 2 жыл бұрын
A few weeks ago I read a book called 'True Allegiance'... I can honestly say I've never read anything quite like it. It's remarkable.
@abbyfaulls8005 2 жыл бұрын
So disappointed in the person that put a clip of Little Women in when talking about Jane Austen…
@jgesselberty 2 жыл бұрын
What is impressive is the wide range of this man.
@tinytim71301 2 жыл бұрын
This might be my fave bit. Thanks gents.
@giantsillyman8999 2 жыл бұрын
Love this discussion, but I’m so disappointed you didn’t mention Count of Monte Cristo!!
@YahLovesYou86 2 жыл бұрын
Throne of Blood is phenomenal. Kurosawa was an amazing director.
@amacnaughton85 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe *Till we have faces* (C.S. Lewis) was not on Drew's list. Come on, man! Love these types of discussion though--they have impeccable taste (if I say so myself).
@Leonnie13 Жыл бұрын
I liked that book still have it on my shelf for a future reread. It’s a retelling of the Psyche myth, isn’t it?
@zacharysiple629 2 жыл бұрын
Top 5 Favorite Movies: 5. The Courtship of Eddie's Father. 4. Citizen Kane. (Yes, it's better than Casablanca. And more important.) 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey. 2. Life Itself- The Roger Ebert documentary. 1. The Prince of Egypt + Other Faith Based Favorites. My Possible Top 5 Books(I don't rank books, not much of a reader): 1. The Bible. 2. Me Myself and Bob. 3. Of Mice And Men. 4. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. 5. Holly's Heart series.
@rubeng370 2 жыл бұрын
2:37 first time hearing Ben laughing like this xD
@DonnyStanley 2 жыл бұрын
Ben, have you seen No Way Home? If so, I would love to hear your review of it. I know you're not big on Marvel, but it would still be interesting to hear your take.
@MrKage-fb2wy 2 жыл бұрын
Has Andrew seen Joel Coen’s adaption of Macbeth yet? It looks awesome.
@shell..47 2 жыл бұрын
I love this so much!
@fitzy1486 2 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that noticed the clip of an interview from Silent Hill 2 at 2:44? Legit one of my favorite games though!
@dimitrikorsakov2570 2 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@anitaglasgow8275 2 жыл бұрын
I love Dickens and Steinbeck.
@michaal105 2 жыл бұрын
Casablanca is my favourite movie too! And Godfather (1 and 2) is literally my second
@bostonpride1717 2 жыл бұрын
Frankenstein is still my favorite book!
@bexter4ever 2 жыл бұрын
I think I have more similar tastes in movies with Ben then Andrew. Although I LOVE the older, classic movies like Andrew. I grew up on Alfred Hitchcock movies and shows! But the LOTR books and movies are in my top 5 ❤️ The thing I mainly disagree with Andrew is how women can kick butt in fantasy and superhero films. Yes, I agree that we are the "weaker sex" and I'm ok with that, but in fantasy it works because it's fantasy 😂
@heidivanloosbroek8095 2 жыл бұрын
“Taming of the Shrew” is funny and underrated.
@virginiareynolds6296 2 жыл бұрын
Andrew Klavan should check out John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress book; a true classic.
@Stratacaster87 2 жыл бұрын
The Michael fassbender & Marion Cotillard version of Macbeth was actually excellent
@waynedurning8717 Жыл бұрын
Yeah? I thought it was one note. Depressing.
@nathanrohland536 2 жыл бұрын
Klavan has excellent taste, or maybe I just think that because his matches my own (thrown in Shapiro's love for Middle-Earth and it matches nearly perfectly). Agree on Vertigo for Hitchcock, and on War on Peace over Anna Karenina (both fantastic, of course). For John Wayne it's got to be The Searchers, critics are often overly harsh with him but there's a reason they love that movie. Since Klavan has some affinity for the great Russian novelists, Tarkovsky is definitely worth a shot. Admittedly not for everyone, but he takes inspiration from Dostoevsky (he wrote in his journal that "'Dostoievsky' could become the whole point of what I want to do in cinema) and covers much the same ground. Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov understandably get the most attention for Dostoevsky, they're my favorites too, but every political commentator who wants to understand Progressivism should read Demons (also called "The Possessed"). It's brilliant.
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