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Ask HN: Favourite film of 2010 and why

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My choice: Inception. An easy cop out (last year my choice was Up) Black Swan might just take it away from Inception if I get to see it before the end of the year, but for me Inception had a great story, wasn't afraid to do something requiring a modicum of thought to comprehend but didn't overdo it and didn't overdo the CGI. Most of the acting was great (although DiCaprio seemed to be playing the same character from Shutter Island), Tom Hardy had a promising supporting role, as did Cillian Murphy.

What was your favourite film of the year and why?

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I had two favorites - Inception and The Social Network. Excellent plots, superb direction and great acting.

I would go with those two for the year so far - I have high hopes for Tron Legacy though...

The Social Network is probably the best movie of the year, but I've got a soft spot in my heart for Scott Pilgrim. Characters that behave like people, 1000 jokes per minute and phenomenally executed action sequences.

My Choice: The Social Network

Why? Largely because I find it inspirational, vis-a-vis my own entrepreneurial ambitions. I've watched it twice already, and every time I watch that, I feel very inspired to sit down and start hacking, and work on building something.

I'm not the world's biggest fan of Mark Zuckerberg, or even of Facebook; but the movie was well-done, entertaining AND inspirational. What more can you ask for?

Honorable Mentions:

Red

Inception

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt 1

Looking forward to:

Tron: Legacy

Enter the Void. Seeing it is like being tortured, but unlike many films I've found myself often thinking about it afterwards and not in a negative way. Still I can't bring myself to rewatch it completely. This film tries to do something new and doesn't tone it down one notch for the viewers.

How To Train Your Dragon - for it's story, characters, animation, voices.

The American. A quiet, mature film, the way they used to make them.

No doubt The social network (Movie of entrepreneur for entrepreneurs )

3 idiots. It makes me laugh and crying in one film.

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