Oscar-winning filmmaker and movie buff Quentin Tarantino has weighed in on what he considers the very best films of the past decade (2010-2019), and didn’t pick any of his own. Instead, Tarantino has selected David Fincher’s The Social Network as the best movie of the decade.
Tarantino explained his choice to Premiere (via The Playlist): “It’s The Social Network, hands down…It is number 1 because it’s the best, that’s all! It crushes all the competition.”
Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network chronicled the founding of Facebook and the rise of controversial tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg). The film’s stellar cast included Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, and Armie Hammer.
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Tarantino’s No. 2 film of the decade is Christopher Nolan’s 2017 war film Dunkirk. Tarantino explained at the time that it took him three viewings to fully appreciate Dunkirk beyond a technical level, and as a result, the film rose from seventh to second place on his personal list of the best films of the decade.
“I liked the movie, but the spectacle almost numbed me to the experience. I don’t think I felt anything emotional. I was awed by it. But I didn’t know what I was awed by,” Tarantino told The Ringer’s “Rewatchables” podcast.
“It wasn’t until the third time that I could see past the spectacle and into the people the story is about. I finally could see through the trees a little bit.”
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Both The Social Network and Dunkirk made IGN’s list of the best movies of the decade.
We hailed The Social Network as “a gripping, expertly made and wonderfully performed character study, a very modern story about some very classic themes,” while praising Dunkirk for being “able to depict not only the overwhelming, inhuman forces in play but the power of small acts of decency and bravery.”
Source: IGN.com Quentin Tarantino Reveals His Pick for the Best Film of the Decade