I've been coming up with a list of movies, lately, that I call 'transcendental' movies. These are movies that I like not just because of story (or in spite of the story) but because they combine music and images so well that they produce in me some kind of meditative state (this may be a very personal reaction on my part).
The list so far:
The New World (this movie stole my soul away for two hours)
The Thin Red Line
Solaris (newer version with the Cliff Martinez soundtrack - I love this music)
I'm fairly positive that I will be adding The Fountain to this list. It looks like a beautiful movie and it has a Cliff Martinez soundtrack.
For movies that just make me happy, pretty much any Studio Ghibli movie works.
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