In this entry, I have decided to provide everyone with a general overview of the book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die." I figure it would be good for anyone reading this to know how it's organized and to have some basic knowledge about the source material I am using for this personal challenge.
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is essentially a gigantic movie list put together by a group of various contributors: movie experts, reviewers, journalists, etc. The cover page lists a general editor (Steven Jay Schneider) rather than an author for the book. The book begins with a forward, an introduction, and a film index & checklist (organized in alphabetical order) of all the movies.
The book itself is organized by decade starting with 1900 and ending with 2000. The oldest movie (Le Voyage Dans La Lune - A Trip to the Moon) was shown in 1902 and the most current movie featured in the book (Atonement) came out in 2007.
Each film featured in this book has a list general information (country of origin, director, producer, screenplay, photography, music, cast, and if applicable award info) accompanied by a paragraph (sometimes more) that has been written by one of the contributors of the book about the movie.
They are not strictly reviews of the movie(s) rather these paragraphs or pages provide you with some great information about various aspects of the film and most importantly explains why you should watch the film.
At the end of the book their is a page about the contributors, a genre index, and a directors index. All the different indexes are helpful in finding out if a certain title is featured in the book or not.
This is a really great reference to have if you are a fan of movies or are in a rut and are trying to find some good movies to watch.
Coming up in Part Five I will reveal the # and the titles of the films out of the 1001 Movies featured in the book.
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