TSPDT - 5700 Essential Films

The more I look over this list, it’s not hard to realize how much the American audience has been dumbed down over the years. I’ve always believed that by the end of the early eighties, American filmgoers began to lower their expectations. It’s almost as if film, as an art form, has decreased in importance (at least in the average person’s mind) over the years. It seems to matter less and less.