224 of 1001 Movies: The Color of Pomegranates (1968)

It's one of the shortest movies that seemed it would never end. If you like very artsy and surreal movies then you'll enjoy Sergei Parajanov's movie. Most of the movie avoids dialogue and instead lives out the story through images and silent scenes. Unless you go and read a rough layout of the movie beforehand you may have no idea what the movie is trying to even do. Regardless, this movie is meant for a certain type of viewer, and if you think it's bad then whatever, I'm not that type of viewer for this.

Summary: The Color of Pomegranates is the biography of an Armenian troubadour, King of Song. Instead of conveying his life through narration that is more usual, we see his life as the poet would most likely conduct his story in a poetic way. The poet grow's up, discovers feelings toward women, falls for a woman, explores his own faith by joining a monastery, and then his death. While using the same actor for many roles the poet's life is depicted with the artistic imagination of the director, and passages from the poet's writing.

210 of 1001 Movies: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

George A. Romero is like the ruler of zombie movies. He paved the way in popularizing the monsters in movies, and was an inspiration for many horror movies to follow. At the time audiences were terrified by the gory scenes. While it seems Romero was still establishing what a zombie was, even to himself, the creatures are still terrifying. Also, if you're someone who watches The Walking Dead and thinks they were one of the first to explore that during a zombie apocalypse your worst fear just might be other living people, then you're wrong. Romero tackles the attachment to the dead loved ones by the living and explores the dangers of paranoia that other humans have began to live in.

Summary: Barbara and her brother, Johnny, are out in the countryside to visit their father's grave. After a strange man attacks them it leaves  Johnny dead, and Barbara on the run. Barbara finds a farmhouse where she hides, and also meets Ben. He has been forced to park there after his car has run out of gas. These two and the people they meet will not only have to survive the living dead that is stalking them, but also the people they meet and each other.