Steve Has Never Seen A Movie In His Life!?

September 20th, 2011 | Posted by jasonmckinnon in If I Could Only Recommend One | Movies

WHAT IF YOU MET SOMEONE WHO HAD NEVER SEEN A MOVIE?
WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?

This is the story of Steve. I got an email from Steve a while ago and he presented me with a fascinating challenge. Here is an excerpt from that email:

“… The reason why I’ve never seen a movie before is a story I’ll save for another day but needless to say, I have a lot of free time in the next few months before I start traveling again. The question is, where do I start? What movie could you possibly recommend? So I’ll make it easier for you. One genre at a time.”

I like to think that ‘Steve’ is a secret agent, trained as a young boy before he got a chance to see a movie. Since then, he’s been traveling the world on top secret missions that we will never know about. To the world, Steve doesn’t exist… But thanks to a ‘work related’ injury, he now has to spend a couple months recovering with nothing to do except watch television and movies.

And so this feature is dedicated to Steve. In the coming months, we will go through many movie genres from action to drama. From the classics to the modern day blockbusters. As per Steve’s request, it will begin with…