Modren Times (1936) Silent Movie, Comedy. Director and principal actor Charlie Chaplin
The story featured the Little Tramp, Chaplin’s famous character, who is trying to survive in the modern industrialized world. The film shows the Little Tramp working in a factory on an assembly line that never seems to stop. A feeding machine gives him food while he continues tightening the bolts on a moving belt. The Little Tramp can’t stand the monotony doing the same thing over and over and suffers a mental breakdown. He’s taken to the hospital, and soon recover. But he can’t avoid getting into trouble again.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Spaghetti Western Directed by Sergio Leone, with music/sound track by Ennio Morricone, Starring Clint Eastwood (“The Good”), Eli Wallach (“The Ugly”), Lee Van Cleef (“The Bad”)
Three men learn of a mysterious grave in a remote cemetery, which is supposed to be full of gold. The Ugly knows what cemetery it’s in, the Good knows which grave it’s in, and the Bad just knows about it. So they join together to find the site of the treasure, but soon it becomes every man for himself.
Star Wars (1977) Science Fiction
Part IV in George Lucas’ series was actually the first of the episodes filmed, and it starred Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher.
The story takes place in a fictional galaxy full of alien creatures and droids (intelligent robots). The good Jedi use the “Force” to protect the Empire against Darth Vader and the “dark side.” The hero, Luke Skywalker and his new allies Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, and R2-D2 attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the hand of the Empire.
The Godfather (1972) Drama Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The movie is about organized crime in New York, and it tells about the fictional Corleone family from 1945 to 1955. Vito Corleone, the head of the family, took over the “business” in the 1920s, and has built it into a powerful organization. Decades later, he’s passing the control of his empire to his sons. His son Michael is a war hero who doesn’t want to get involved in anything illegal. However, a number of events happen and Michael ends up following in his father’s footsteps.