I watch over 100 movies every year from all over the world, and with that I have so much to take from that I just cannot put my finger on one single movie and say that it's the perfect candidate. If I would pick one, I would probably pick a movie that covers as many aspects of human life and behavior as possible, which would be Lord of the Rings. The twelve hour epic tale is a superb blend of cultures from all great epochs, a capture of the great human conflicts, individual heroism, failure, deceit, betrayal, greed, cultural clashes and unlikely friendships. The visuals, the audio, the storytelling techniques, the decor, the designs and the landscapes is the best humankind have to offer, worldwide. Lord of the Rings is not only a modern classic, but a testament of our time, of human history and everything we stand for, good and bad.
However, it's still not the movie which effected my life the most. That's probably Star Wars, which similar to LoTR captures many different cultures and aspects of humans and human behavior, although perhaps at a simpler level. Star Wars captures our world on a more political level, as well as the human conflict in any modern man, the conflict between thoose of your duty, cultural reponsibilities and thoose of your own inner feelings.
