Five AWESOME movies to watch alone after 1 am

1. “Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade”
2. “Reservoir Dogs”
3. “Wet Hot American Summer”
4. “Blazing Saddles”
5. “The Godfather Part 2”

No need for a real explanation because these are all awesome “OH SHIT! HAHAH!” movies. They warrant shouts of glee and disbelief at either racy comedy or extreme/shocking violence. These movies are appropriate for any moment and any size group.

Fives Movies You Should Not Watch Alone After 1 am

1. “The Deer Hunter” (especially if it’s your first time seeing the movie. I made that mistake. Started “The Deer Hunter” at 3am, do you have any idea how freaky that is? Watching the Russian roulette scene when you’re in zombie mode? It’s terrifying. Fabulous movie… in the daylight. At 3am, it’s your worst nightmare splattered across the screen)
2. “Love Actually” (all of the forever alone feelings, as I’ve already stated)
3. “Life is Beautiful” (oh sweet baby G, the biggest mixed feelings film ever created. You should never watch this starting out in an emotional state because it will pull you down a rabbit hole of emotions and you don’t know where you’ll end up. Truly a brilliant film, but it’s emotionally damaging at 3 in the afternoon!)
4. “Schindler’s List” (well, durrr. Another brilliant film, but it’s also the greatest film ever made about the Holocaust. You have to be completely emotionally prepared to watch this)
5. “Stranger Than Fiction” (another all-the-feels movie)

Why I Don’t Consider Annie Hall a Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Annie Hall, in my opinion, is someone that the archetype of the manic pixie dream girl may have been based after, but I don’t think she completely fits into the mold. The main purpose of a manic pixie dream girl is to take the uptight male protagonist and completely change him and inspire him to live life to the fullest etc. etc. But here’s the thing: Annie does not change Alvy in that way. The way Alvy lives his life doesn’t change, he just makes room for Annie. “Annie Hall” is about a relationship. Both characters are neurotic and yes, Alvy may be in some social situations with Annie that he usually wouldn’t partake in, but he doesn’t like it and it doesn’t change his outlook on life. It probably helps that “Annie Hall” is based on his real life relationship with Diane Keaton. All of Annie’s costumes were actually Diane Keaton’s clothes. I really think “Annie Hall” is the telling of a realistic relationship with it’s ups and downs, told in the most interesting way. Annie is not the miracle girl that saves Alvy from a life of certain uptight misery. She’s a woman that had a relationship with a man, and no one saved anyone. They just enjoyed each other. And that’s one of the things that makes “Annie Hall” an amazing film.