The years of dancing, war, plague, and the rise of cinema.
Top pick: The Birth of a Nation
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Hundreds, even thousands of movies are made yearly with the hopes of leaving a legacy. However, only the best of the best leave an imprint into the history of films.
Famous movie quotes help bring the legacy to creation by giving even those who haven't watched the film a way of seeing into its script. Within this section you will find many quotations from films both old and new.
Read through each era and see how films progress and change throughout the years. It's easy to forget how fast the technology advanced over the past century. However, at one time films were shot on reels, in black and white, without sound.
The years of dancing, war, plague, and the rise of cinema.
Top pick: The Birth of a Nation
The decade of the first Oscars, first talkies, and first big motion pictures.
Top picks: The Broadway Melody, The Jazz Singer, Metropolis, Nosferatu, Sunrise, Wings
Talkies ruled the days but some silent movies still floated around.
Top picks: Gone with the Wind, Stagecoach, and The Wizard of Oz
Color began to pick up steam; however, black and white was still popular.
Top picks: Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, and Pinocchio
This decade is considered as one of the greatest in history.
Top picks: 12 Angry Men, Gigi, and Roman Holiday
Stanley Kubrick began to show why he's such a great director.
Top picks: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bonnie and Clyde, and Major Dundee
Horror films and gangster films ruled the box office.
Top picks: A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather, and Rocky
Big budget films and science fiction's Golden Era.
Top picks: Once Upon a Time in America, Temple of Doom, and The Terminator
Graphics started to turn towards the better and animation was "in".
Top picks: American Beauty, Braveheart, and Toy Story
Graphics and animation continued to improve while big budget films and remakes started to gain steam.
Top picks: A Beautiful Mind, District 9, and Gran Torino
Remakes and big budget films have ruled the years so far in the 2010s.
Top picks: Black Swan, Moneyball, and True Grit