So here we go again. Will I never learn? As I did last year and the year before, here are my top films of the year in Haiku form. So, traditionally, that’s three lines. First with five syllables, then seven, then five. If you were convincing a studio to make your film, think of this as your elevator pitch.
It’s worth noting that, due to the tricky nature of these little things, they can occasionally head into spoiler territory.
Nightcrawler
An entrepreneur
with delusional issues
and a camcorder
The Wolf of Wall Street
After Wall Street crash
One guy rises to the top
Then loses it all
Gone Girl
Amazing Amy
Frames her husband for murder
Gets away with it
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guy with a Walkman
Forms team of wacky heroes
to protect an orb
Her
An oddball loner
Gets feelings for computer
She evolves, leaves him
Pride
Gays support miners
And build unlikely friendships
During strikes, AIDS, riots
The Imitation Game
Allies losing war
Turing cracks enigma code
Is gay and suffers
The Guest
Grieving family
welcome handsome stranger in
who then goes crazy
Interstellar
Earth almost ruined
Wormhole last chance to survive
Space and time confuse
Dallas Buyers Club
A cowboy gets AIDs
Sells drugs to fellow patients
A heartbreaking tale