We all take it for granted that there's enough time to watch all the movies that we want to watch before our batteries run out and we vanish into the great unknown - if you're yet to see some of the all-time classic motion pictures, chances are you've mentally scheduled them for viewings at some point in the future. "I've got my whole life to watch The Godfather," you might say to yourself. "I don't need to bother with it now." Generally speaking, that's true... but there's also the slight chance that you won't end up ever getting to see The Godfather, 'cause apocalypse. So this whole "I'll watch it another time" thing got us thinking: what movie would you chose to watch if it was your last day on Earth? If you knew that in 24 hours the skies were going to open up and everyone would find themselves consumed in a fiery rage of death - and for some reason you had to watch a movie - which one would you pick? Would it be your all-time favourite film, as to comfort you in your final moments? Or how about a movie that meditates on the notion of death or the afterlife? Something hopeful and spiritual? That classic movie you never got around to? Our pick goes to the Japanese film, Ikiru, which - despite its title, which means "To Live" and is therefore inherently depressing for a "last day" movie - is a picture about coming to terms with mortality. Slow and reflective, it's a beautiful film that celebrates life and death in equal measure, as the main character - an old man with stomach cancer - searches for meaning before he passes on. It sounds downright morbid, but is actually enlightening and lovely. To watch it in a calm state of mind in the moments before the Earth vanished forever would be comforting. Which movie would you pick for your last day on Earth? Let us know in the comments section below.
