To show that being a nerd is a source of pride, Rolling Stone Brazil has prepared a list of 10 films to enhance the nerd that inhabits you
THE Towel Day or Nerd Pride Day It is celebrated every May 25 by the Geek community, but being a nerd has not always been seen as good. A few decades ago, if you were called a nerd, it is because you would fit into the stereotype of the excluded class, probably with bottle glasses and social clothing (and butterfly tie if possible), and that spent hours and hours in front of the computer. Ah, pimples were also part of the nerd combo!
For a few years now, the term nerd has become a source of pride, and much of this is due to the fact that so many works offered to the public Geek became popularized and also for the celebration of towel day and nerd pride day. Here’s a list of 10 movies to praise the nerd that dwells on you:
1. The Guide of the Backpack of the Galaxies (2005)
Could not start the list otherwise, if the Towel Day There is thanks to the work of Douglas Adams that gained film adaptation in 2005. In The Guide of the Backpack of the GalaxiesAn ordinary man discovers that his best friend is an extraterrestrial and that the earth is about to be destroyed. He embarks on a space journey armed with his towel and following the rules of the galaxy backpacker guide.
Where to watch: Play Market
2. The social network (2010)
What Mark Zuckerberg It’s nerd nobody doubts, right? So imagine being a nerd and creating one of the most famous social networks in the world? I mean, the most famous. Its story won a film in 2010, directed by David Fincherand starred by Jesse Eisenberg (The true pain). It was nominated for several Oscars and won 3: best adapted script, best soundtrack and best editing.
Where to watch: Max
3. Outstanding (2019)
For a long time, the cinema only showed boys being nerds, but girls are too! In Out of standard, two girls about to go to college (Beanie Feldsteinfrom Lady Birdand Kaitlyn Dutyfrom The Last of Us) decide to recover the lost time in high school at a party watered with a lot of drink. The 2019 feature is directed by Olivia Wilde (Don’t worry, dear) and was highly praised by public and critical.
Where to watch: Google Play (rent and purchase)
4. The spy who knew less (2015)
The character of Melissa McCarthy In the spy who knew it can be seen as a nerd. She is a CIA analyst who never goes to the field and does not gain recognition for the agency’s successful missions. Everything changes when she is chosen for a mission alongside Rick Ford (Jason Statham, Relentless redemption) to investigate the murder of his former partner (Jude Law, The Young Pope).
Where to watch: Disney+
5. Breaking the bank (2008)
In this movie, another nerd decides to break the system. It’s Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE), a genius student at the Massachussets Institute of Technology, MIT, who has difficulty paying the tuition and decides to use their mathematical gifts to make money at Las Vegas casinos.
Where to watch: Netflix
6. Superbad – It is today (2007)
One of the most celebrated characters by the nerds of recent years is Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kick -Ass – Breaking Tudo). How do you not remember your Hawaiian home driver’s license who called Mclovin? In the comedy, Fogell joins friends Seth (Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street) and Evan (MICHAEL CERA, Juno) In search of a graduation party that will make them part of the school’s popular class.
Where to watch: Netflix
7. Scott Pilgrim Against the World (2010)
MICHAEL CERA Born to interpret nerds, right? In Scott Pilgrim Against the Worlddirected by Edgar Wright (Everyone almost dead), Nerd culture is elevated to tenth power, has everything: a lot of music, references to comics and games and of course: a dispute for the perfect girl.
Where to watch: Google Play (rent and purchase)
8. Back to the Future (1985)
One of the nerd franchises is Back to the FutureThat’s why she couldn’t be left out of this list, right? McFly’s adventures (Michael J. Fox, The Boy of the Future) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd, The Addams Family) They populate the nerd imagination to this day. Who never wanted to take a walk in Delorean or surf on a flying skateboard?
Where to watch: Google Play (rent and purchase)
9. Kick-ass – Breaking everything (2010)
Another thing that all nerd ever wanted is to face the bullies that bullied with him. Who decides to do this is Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson, Kraven, The Hunter), a young man without any special power that assumes the secret identity of Kick-Ass and now fights the crime.
Where to watch: Google Play (rent and purchase)
10. Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
To close the list with a golden key, the movie that started everything: Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope. The film tells the origin of the Skywalker saga, starring Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and marks the birth of one of the most successful cinema franchises. If you are a nerd and haven’t seen it yet, you are being wrong!
Where to watch: Disney+
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Source: Rollingstone
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