Quentin Tarantino has shared his opinion on what he considers to be the ‘best film of the 21st century,’ sparking a common reaction among audiences regarding his choice.
The renowned American director, aged 62, is celebrated for creating cinematic classics such as *Pulp Fiction*, *Reservoir Dogs*, *Inglourious Basterds*, *Django Unchained*, and *Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood*.
In a recent appearance on ‘The Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast, where he also criticized a particular actor as being ‘f*cking weak,’ Tarantino disclosed his top 10 favorite films since the year 2000. His list included notable titles like *Toy Story 3*, *Dunkirk*, *Midnight in Paris*, and *Zodiac*.
However, one film stood out as his number one choice.
“I liked it when I first saw it, but I actually think it was so intense that it stopped working for me, and I didn’t carry it with me the way that I should’ve,” Tarantino remarked.
Indeed, Tarantino selected Ridley Scott’s *Black Hawk Down* as the top movie of the 21st century, describing it as a ‘masterwork’.
“Since then, I’ve seen it a couple of times, not a bunch of times, but I think it’s a masterwork, and one of the things I love so much about it is […] this is the only movie that actually goes completely for an ‘Apocalypse Now’ sense of purpose and visual effect and feeling, and I think it achieves it.
“It keeps up the intensity for two hours 45 minutes, or whatever it is, and I watched it again recently, my heart was going through the entire runtime of the movie; it had me and never let me go, and I hadn’t seen it in a while.
“The feat of direction is beyond extraordinary.”
The film, which is based on the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, narrates the tale of a group of US soldiers who embark on a routine mission in the East African nation.
Featuring actors such as Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Sizemore, the narrative unfolds as the soldiers are unexpectedly ambushed, drawing them into combat that claims the lives of 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalians.
Crafting a list of just 10 films is undoubtedly a challenging task for Tarantino, and his selections prompted a wave of similar reactions from the public.
One individual commented: “If they asked him an hour later, he’d come up with an entirely different list.”
Another remarked: “That was then and this is now and tmrw he will say a different movie.”
A third person added: “I thought this guy said that *The Social Network* was his favorite film of the 2010s (and it didn’t make his top 20 list). Strange…”
Tarantino has also delved into discussions about his own films, previously identifying the movie he felt he was ‘born to make.’
In an interview on *The Church of Tarantino* podcast, he stated: “*Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* is my favorite, *Inglourious Basterds* is my best. But I think *Kill Bill* is the ultimate Quentin movie, like nobody else could’ve made it.
“Every aspect about it is so particularly ripped, like with tentacles and bloody tissue, from my imagination and my id and my loves and my passion and my obsession.
“So I think *Kill Bill* is the movie I was born to make, I think *Inglourious Basterds* is my masterpiece, but *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* is my favorite.”