Film Favorites: What Movies Inspire SCAD Students?
For many artists, a favorite movie is not just a film they find enjoyable. It can be an inspiration for their careers, identity, and artwork.
During the 2024 Fall Festival, we at RenderQ asked students to share films that inspired them/ films that they consider to be their favorite. Below is a compilation of these answers, which could either make a diverse and entertaining watch list or give further insight into what inspires the upcoming generation of artists (and the peers you as a SCAD student may be learning alongside).
- A Man Called Otto – Marc Forster
- Anastasia – Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
- End of Evangelion – Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
- Evil Dead 2 – Sam Raimi
- Fight Club – David Fincher
- Glass Onion – Rian Johnson
- High School Musical 2 – Kenny Ortega
- Hot Fuzz – Edgar Wright
- Howl’s Moving Castle – Hayao Miyazaki
- Into the Spiderverse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
- Jurassic Park – Steven Spielberg
- Kiki’s Delivery Service – Hayao Miyazaki
- Kubo and the Two Strings – Travis Knight
- La La Land – Damien Chazelle
- Mid 90s – Jonah Hill
- Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
- Ponyo – Hayao Miyazaki
- Rocky Horror Picture Show – Jim Sharman
- Scanners – David Cronenberg
- Soul – Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
- Spirited Away – Hayao Miyazaki
- Star Wars: A New Hope – George Lucas
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas
- The Lego Movie – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- The Whale – Darren Aronofsky
- Trainspotting – Danny Boyle
- Truman Show – Peter Weir
- Turning Red – Domee Shi
- Wall-E – Andrew Stanton
- Waves – Trey Edward Shults
- Whiplash – Damien Chazelle
Thank you to all who took the time to share! The variety of genres and mediums on this list shows just how impactful different films can be, and how art goes on to inspire even more art.