The Best Ever
I was reading this Roger Ebert article about Best Of lists and how he feels about such things. As I was reading it I realized that with a lot of lists we fall into the sports fan mentality. When you love something you start to identify with it. Then along comes a competition (the list) and when "our team" doesn't do well we get mad. It feels like your opinion was rejected.
Some meaningless lists!
Top Five Movies I Can See Without Getting Out of my Chair
5. Princess Mononoke
4. Trainspotting
3. Death Proof
2. The Seven Samurai
1. 2001
Top Five Books I Can Recall Reading at Some Point
5. The Time Machine
4. Childhood's End
3. Moby Dick
2. The Hobbit
1. God Emperor of Dune
Top Five Albums Stacked On My Computer
5. Benefit-Jethro Tull
4. Bitte Orca-The Dirty Projectors
3. Trans Europe Express-Kraftwerk
2. Piper at the Gates of Dawn-Pink Floyd
1. Tonight's the Night-Neil Young
Some meaningless lists!
Top Five Movies I Can See Without Getting Out of my Chair
5. Princess Mononoke
4. Trainspotting
3. Death Proof
2. The Seven Samurai
1. 2001
Top Five Books I Can Recall Reading at Some Point
5. The Time Machine
4. Childhood's End
3. Moby Dick
2. The Hobbit
1. God Emperor of Dune
Top Five Albums Stacked On My Computer
5. Benefit-Jethro Tull
4. Bitte Orca-The Dirty Projectors
3. Trans Europe Express-Kraftwerk
2. Piper at the Gates of Dawn-Pink Floyd
1. Tonight's the Night-Neil Young