229 of 1001 Movies: The Cow (1969)

Perhaps the strangest movie I've seen this year, but thank goodness it was because that kept me entertained! This movie really did have a true importance in Iranian cinema. without it Iranian movies might have been banned. It was such a charmer though it kept movies there alive. I was searching for some  surreal meaning behind all that was happening, but no, I found none. Don't get me wrong there very well could be, but no one involved with the film never discuss if there is. This movie is just straight up bonkers, and I like that about it. It even has a simple title, The Cow.

Summary: Hassan is the only person in his small in Iran who has a cow. It's important to the community, and he treats the animal as if it is a child. He even spends a night with it to protect it just in case some thieves try to kill or steal the animal. His wife and the rest of the villagers know the importance of this animal in his life. When he leaves for a day he puts his wife in charge of looking after the beloved animal. The animal strangely dies though, and this leaves the villagers searching for a way to bring the news to Hassan who is going to take it a lot harder than they can expect.

146 of 1001 Movies: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

If you're going to watch a westen then make the first one you see Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This movie was just  ton of fun. George Roy Hill brought to life this western and gets the audience invested real quick. At first I was a little hesitant with the sepia colored beginning though. This movie has a great action scenes though and a lot of cool dialogue. You also have the great pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Overall, this is one of the best older movies I've saw. It almost feels very modern in the way it was it filmed and conveyed.

Summary: Butch and Sundance are two robbers finding their robberies suffering more and more. Butch though still has his charm, and Sundance has his good shooting skills. When the law finally catches up to them one day during a train robbery the two begin having to plot where they will flee, and that leads them to Bolivia. There they stir up even more trouble. With their accomplice, Etta, believing things are feeling to unsafe she begins to doubt just how safe the guts are continuing on with robbery as their living.