# Is there any movie we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?

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> [@2001 Space Odyssey is the 2nd-most boring movie ever made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-space-odyssey-is-the-2nd-most-boring-movie-ever-made/728133/36):
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> I’ve often wondered if a movie can be made that is the equivalent of an abstract painting that is about the emotion created by looking at it, rather than what is on the canvas.

You should watch Don Hertzfeldt’s recent film _Me_. There’s no coherent dialogue at all; it’s all visual plus excerpts of classical music (the use of Joan Sutherland singing “I Dreamt I Dwelled In Marbled Halls” is sublime). Not only is it difficult to describe what the film is about (other than, in a very abstract way, Hertzfeldt himself), I think it has achieved “If you could explain it you wouldn’t have to watch it” status). But then I’m a big DH fan - YMMV.

I’m pretty sure _Me_ wouldn’t come close to being on this list, although his _It’s Such A Beautiful Day_ film from 2012 has a perfect 100% score on RT from 33 reviews.

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