Probably the first movie ever made

The Avengers

This may be the first American one (it’s based off of an Israeli movie from the 70’s)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_American_Virgin
Sadder, more realistic ending than your Pretty in Pinks and American Pies. Same year as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, though, so take your pic, I guess (although that one’s more about high school in general and not just sex).

Scarface

The Matrix. end of

Lowkey, Jaws by Steven Spielberg is the reason we have the concept of the blockbuster / tentpole movie just off the amount of money the first one made

crying I said Jaws without reading this post lmaooooo

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This is why it’s hard to pick just one. Movies keep coming out that change how things are done from then on out. Like, sure, Citizen Kane, but The Matrix changed action movies forever and influenced American pop culture and society as much if not more than any Welles picture (for good and for ill but still).

Toy story

The Wizard of Oz

Even now the term to disconnect with society . Is labelled as plugging out of the matrix . People don't understand how everyday the term is

this the only right answer tbh

Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland is the basis for a lot of films. Star Wars ofcourse
Anything with classic Joseph Campbell hero's journey themes

The red pill and blue pill

Dazed n Confused not the first but first I thought of

This definitely had a huge impact on audience perceptions of film as an entertaining escape from reality

Quote me in 30 years

I forgot this movie existed, this has to be cap

First Superhero Film lol

U mean spy kids 3d?

I walked out of this in the theaters

Seven Samurai
Most Hitchcock films
The Matrix

In terms of filming techniques and structure.

Blair Witch Project: Led to a shooting style that was copied hundreds of times

Halloween: not necessarily the first slasher but it kick started the slasher genre and changed the horror genre permanently

Porky’s may have been the first?