Barry Lyndon

**1789: A Painting Odyssey ** Watching this reminded me of Whiplash. Now, objectively, playing drums doesn't really interest many people in itself. But it still made huge profits and gained a large audience, thanks to the way it's made and the greater message it tells. So, I'm not big on romance; I hate topics of aristocracy or rich people - in life, and in movies or TV even more, and I'm not that interested in early modern era history. But despite all of that, I got pulled in and invested in the story. The battle scene in which Captain Grogan dies was kind of eye-opening. Despite knowing how battles looked in those times, it's still wild how they didn't run or shoot at the enemy first; they just slowly marched and got picked off like sitting ducks. No wonder Napoleon was seen as a strategic genius when, back then, all they knew was that. This film is also fabulous. I'm certain that almost every scene in this film has at least one frame that could easily be a painting. It's so impressive; in fact, the next film that matches this one in terms of beauty is 2001: ASO. Being so good that when you make a film that's arguably one of the greatest in a genre, the next best one is also your own film. This really made me realize that Kubrick is probably the best director of all time.