sometimes the best place to start is at
the beginning welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 origin story movies hello
kiddo
for this list we’re looking at movies
that depict the backstories of key
characters or concepts in franchises
however we’re omitting the first Harry
Potter movie because his story was
ongoing throughout the series I’m home
by the way from Weasley I’m Harry hi
Potter we’re also excluding movies like
the Batman and spider-man franchises
since we’re giving superhero origin
story movies a list of their own I beg
your pardon
ones missing I guess the research is
working on them
number 10 The Hobbit an unexpected
journey you’re changed
I’m nothing tell me for the better Bilbo
Baggins I’m sorry do I know you
before Frodo and the fellowship there
was a hobbit who just wanted to stay in
Bag End I can’t just go running off into
the blue I am a Baggins hmm of Bag End
in 2012 almost a decade after concluding
his original trilogy director Peter
Jackson returned to middle-earth
to tell the prelude to the Lord of the
Rings can you promise that I will come
back no and if you do
you will not be the sir that’s what I
thought
in it wizard Gandalf recruits a
reluctant hobbit named Bilbo Baggins to
embark on a journey with a company of
dwarves to reclaim the Lonely Mountain
from the dragon Smaug on their quest
they encounter elves goblins and a
mysterious ring in the possession of a
creature named Gollum if Bilbo knew
better he should have just left that
thing alone but then well this wouldn’t
be an origin story now would it
what have you lost number 9 monsters
University
I want to bun you with all your shedding
I don’t shut Whaley if you thought these
two were dysfunctional in the first
movie then you should have seen them in
college monsters university takes us
back to when Harry first met Sally we
mean when Mike first met Sulley during
their formative years at the titular
institution have a great first day hey
okay here’s your orientation packet
thanks Kay although they initially begin
their academic careers as bitter
adversaries
their rivalry soon lands them in enough
hot water that the two are forced to
learn to work together if they ever hope
to succeed reach deep down and let the
scary out huh just feel it
exactly reintroducing us to many of the
characters we know and love from the
previous film monsters you provided
heartwarming context to the friendship
that’s at the core of this charming
franchise so long so so long
number eight prometheus did you did it
35000 yes maybe older big things have
small beginnings despite all the claims
by director Ridley Scott it’s almost
impossible to look at this movie as
anything but an origin tale for the
alien universe whatever that probe is
picking up it’s not dead it’s reading
not for several iconic elements from the
franchise’s for films are revisited
including facehuggers the Weyland
corporation and the space jockey and
even a new creature directly related to
the xenomorph called
the Deacon Prometheus develops one of
the most iconic science-fiction
universes of all time with the same
dependence on practical effects we give
Scott and company major props for
finally answering questions we’ve been
asking since 1979
but we still wish we knew what the
engineers actually did you mind them
commercial engineer number seven
Maleficent arise and stand with me one
of Disney’s most loved animated films
Sleeping Beauty also happens to feature
one of its greatest villains Maleficent
wings I need you to be my wings in 2014
this story was brought back to life in
an entirely unexpected way focusing not
on Princess Aurora but on the dastardly
villain s this time being portrayed in
live-action by Angelina Jolie listen
well all of you the princess shall
indeed
grow in grace and beauty loved by all
meet Julie is fantastic in the role
helping to tell the story of how
Maleficent was originally a disgraced
fairy and how she cursed the princess
the daughter of the man she used to love
no don’t touch me no the evil that’s in
the world you as much a reimagining as
it is an origin this film is surprising
dark and even heartwarming at times that
is an evil in this world and I cannot
keep you from it number six Kill Bill
Vol – are you calling me a superhero
you’d think the title would say it all
the second half of Quentin Tarantino’s
ode to martial arts and kung-fu films
builds on the world of the bride and
shows us and as yet unseen part of her
story you and I have unfinished business
baby you ain’t kidding in Volume one the
titular bill is never shown on screen
but that changes in the opening of the
sequel when Tarantino flashes back to
the bride’s wedding and shows bill and
the deadly Viper assassination squad
murdering her groom and leaving her for
dead
seeing the tragedy firsthand sheds new
light on the bride’s journey for
vengeance and makes us hope even more
that she actually gets to kill bill and
when I arrive at my destination
I am gonna kill
number five Hannibal Rising rudeness is
epidemic while Hannibal the cannibal got
a prequel of sorts with 2002’s red
dragon
we didn’t truly find out how he became
the killer with a taste for humans until
2007 he ate my sister Sharkey hello this
is the only film in the series to
portray Hannibal as a sympathetic
character as well as the first one since
1986 is Manhunter to not have him played
by Anthony Hopkins
with the film instead opting for french
actor gasps Bach yet my studies are
fascinated and absorbed me completely
yet they’re still for myself thinking
about my sister the men who took the
film shows his evolution from a child
scarred by world war two to a murderous
madman a journey that sees him become a
cannibal and of course dawn his iconic
face mask
number four Rise of the Planet of the
Apes in 2011 the legendary but often
cheesy and confusing eight franchise was
given a modern makeover starring James
Franco as human lead will Rodman and the
amazing Andy Serkis in motion capture as
Caesar the film shows a world in which
chimps evolved due to man’s meddling
with science with Caesar eventually
leading an ape revolution against humans
bolstered by circuses performance and a
smart screenplay this outing in the
series was a greater success than
anybody thought it would be providing a
much-needed new beginning for the
franchise are you a pet no you’re not a
pet
number three Star Trek live long
and prosper by 2009 Gene Roddenberry’s
sci-fi universe seemed like it was never
going to get a proper 21st century
incarnation security seal the
engineering deck we have intruders in
turbine section three set phasers to
stun then director JJ Abrams came along
and decided to reboot the entire
enterprise giving us the story of how
Kirk Spock labora and the rest of the
crew originally came together they
called you a traitor emotions run deep
within our race in many ways more deeply
than in humans actually Star Trek has
the unique distinction of being both an
origin story movie and a reboot at the
same time thanks to some clever use of
alternate timelines but this ambitious
concept is lent a fair amount of
authenticity by the fan pleasing
appearance of the late great Leonard
Nimoy reprising his role as Spock near
as Spock prime whatever betters not my
destiny your destiny he the other Spock
is not gonna believe me
only you can explain me our
circumstances can he be made aware of my
existence you must promise me this
you’re telling me I can’t tell you that
I’m following your own orders why not
what happens number 2 Casino Royale you
don’t trust anyone do you James nope
then you’ve learnt your lesson it’s hard
to believe that the James Bond series
went 44 years on the big screen
without ever establishing a concrete
origin for double-oh-seven
but in 2006 it was decided that the
series would go back to basics and tell
the story of Britain’s most famous
secret agent from the very beginning
you’ve got a bloody cheek sorry
I’ll shoot the camera first next time a
modern update of Ian Fleming’s first
Bond novel the film stripped
double-oh-seven down to his bare bones
showing a bond who had yet to earn his
license to kill
welcome on tinya chicken was – I don’t
know I gave it down Casino Royale shows
him developing his taste for drinks cars
and especially dangerous women and it
was one of the best action films of the
decade to boot I’m sorry that lost hand
you killed me
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
I’ll get that big pile of gold and you
can have a nice pile of bananas right
bananas oh I see because I’m a monkey I
must love bananas right then number one
The Godfather Part 2 come on son what is
your name going on
Vito Andolini from Corleone a julio vito
corleone
how did vito corleone rise to power and
become the head of the most powerful
crime family in new york this sequel
fleshes out what is widely considered
one of the greatest films of all time
exploring the Dawn’s origins from his
birth and Sicily to his journey to
America
what makes Vito story truly
extraordinary is that it’s told in
parallel to the story of Vito son
Michael showing the similarities and
differences between the two mob bosses
at different periods in time I want to
earn my family without you on my back
I want those Lozado brothers dick no as
Godfather author Mario Puzo wrote great
men are not born great they grow great
and that saying can also be applied to
this seminal franchise I don’t feel I
have to wipe everybody out come just my
enemies Jason do you agree with our list
what do you think of the best origin
story films yes I came to collect a head
for more original top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com coasters on standby take
us out
you
the beginning welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 origin story movies hello
kiddo
for this list we’re looking at movies
that depict the backstories of key
characters or concepts in franchises
however we’re omitting the first Harry
Potter movie because his story was
ongoing throughout the series I’m home
by the way from Weasley I’m Harry hi
Potter we’re also excluding movies like
the Batman and spider-man franchises
since we’re giving superhero origin
story movies a list of their own I beg
your pardon
ones missing I guess the research is
working on them
number 10 The Hobbit an unexpected
journey you’re changed
I’m nothing tell me for the better Bilbo
Baggins I’m sorry do I know you
before Frodo and the fellowship there
was a hobbit who just wanted to stay in
Bag End I can’t just go running off into
the blue I am a Baggins hmm of Bag End
in 2012 almost a decade after concluding
his original trilogy director Peter
Jackson returned to middle-earth
to tell the prelude to the Lord of the
Rings can you promise that I will come
back no and if you do
you will not be the sir that’s what I
thought
in it wizard Gandalf recruits a
reluctant hobbit named Bilbo Baggins to
embark on a journey with a company of
dwarves to reclaim the Lonely Mountain
from the dragon Smaug on their quest
they encounter elves goblins and a
mysterious ring in the possession of a
creature named Gollum if Bilbo knew
better he should have just left that
thing alone but then well this wouldn’t
be an origin story now would it
what have you lost number 9 monsters
University
I want to bun you with all your shedding
I don’t shut Whaley if you thought these
two were dysfunctional in the first
movie then you should have seen them in
college monsters university takes us
back to when Harry first met Sally we
mean when Mike first met Sulley during
their formative years at the titular
institution have a great first day hey
okay here’s your orientation packet
thanks Kay although they initially begin
their academic careers as bitter
adversaries
their rivalry soon lands them in enough
hot water that the two are forced to
learn to work together if they ever hope
to succeed reach deep down and let the
scary out huh just feel it
exactly reintroducing us to many of the
characters we know and love from the
previous film monsters you provided
heartwarming context to the friendship
that’s at the core of this charming
franchise so long so so long
number eight prometheus did you did it
35000 yes maybe older big things have
small beginnings despite all the claims
by director Ridley Scott it’s almost
impossible to look at this movie as
anything but an origin tale for the
alien universe whatever that probe is
picking up it’s not dead it’s reading
not for several iconic elements from the
franchise’s for films are revisited
including facehuggers the Weyland
corporation and the space jockey and
even a new creature directly related to
the xenomorph called
the Deacon Prometheus develops one of
the most iconic science-fiction
universes of all time with the same
dependence on practical effects we give
Scott and company major props for
finally answering questions we’ve been
asking since 1979
but we still wish we knew what the
engineers actually did you mind them
commercial engineer number seven
Maleficent arise and stand with me one
of Disney’s most loved animated films
Sleeping Beauty also happens to feature
one of its greatest villains Maleficent
wings I need you to be my wings in 2014
this story was brought back to life in
an entirely unexpected way focusing not
on Princess Aurora but on the dastardly
villain s this time being portrayed in
live-action by Angelina Jolie listen
well all of you the princess shall
indeed
grow in grace and beauty loved by all
meet Julie is fantastic in the role
helping to tell the story of how
Maleficent was originally a disgraced
fairy and how she cursed the princess
the daughter of the man she used to love
no don’t touch me no the evil that’s in
the world you as much a reimagining as
it is an origin this film is surprising
dark and even heartwarming at times that
is an evil in this world and I cannot
keep you from it number six Kill Bill
Vol – are you calling me a superhero
you’d think the title would say it all
the second half of Quentin Tarantino’s
ode to martial arts and kung-fu films
builds on the world of the bride and
shows us and as yet unseen part of her
story you and I have unfinished business
baby you ain’t kidding in Volume one the
titular bill is never shown on screen
but that changes in the opening of the
sequel when Tarantino flashes back to
the bride’s wedding and shows bill and
the deadly Viper assassination squad
murdering her groom and leaving her for
dead
seeing the tragedy firsthand sheds new
light on the bride’s journey for
vengeance and makes us hope even more
that she actually gets to kill bill and
when I arrive at my destination
I am gonna kill
number five Hannibal Rising rudeness is
epidemic while Hannibal the cannibal got
a prequel of sorts with 2002’s red
dragon
we didn’t truly find out how he became
the killer with a taste for humans until
2007 he ate my sister Sharkey hello this
is the only film in the series to
portray Hannibal as a sympathetic
character as well as the first one since
1986 is Manhunter to not have him played
by Anthony Hopkins
with the film instead opting for french
actor gasps Bach yet my studies are
fascinated and absorbed me completely
yet they’re still for myself thinking
about my sister the men who took the
film shows his evolution from a child
scarred by world war two to a murderous
madman a journey that sees him become a
cannibal and of course dawn his iconic
face mask
number four Rise of the Planet of the
Apes in 2011 the legendary but often
cheesy and confusing eight franchise was
given a modern makeover starring James
Franco as human lead will Rodman and the
amazing Andy Serkis in motion capture as
Caesar the film shows a world in which
chimps evolved due to man’s meddling
with science with Caesar eventually
leading an ape revolution against humans
bolstered by circuses performance and a
smart screenplay this outing in the
series was a greater success than
anybody thought it would be providing a
much-needed new beginning for the
franchise are you a pet no you’re not a
pet
number three Star Trek live long
and prosper by 2009 Gene Roddenberry’s
sci-fi universe seemed like it was never
going to get a proper 21st century
incarnation security seal the
engineering deck we have intruders in
turbine section three set phasers to
stun then director JJ Abrams came along
and decided to reboot the entire
enterprise giving us the story of how
Kirk Spock labora and the rest of the
crew originally came together they
called you a traitor emotions run deep
within our race in many ways more deeply
than in humans actually Star Trek has
the unique distinction of being both an
origin story movie and a reboot at the
same time thanks to some clever use of
alternate timelines but this ambitious
concept is lent a fair amount of
authenticity by the fan pleasing
appearance of the late great Leonard
Nimoy reprising his role as Spock near
as Spock prime whatever betters not my
destiny your destiny he the other Spock
is not gonna believe me
only you can explain me our
circumstances can he be made aware of my
existence you must promise me this
you’re telling me I can’t tell you that
I’m following your own orders why not
what happens number 2 Casino Royale you
don’t trust anyone do you James nope
then you’ve learnt your lesson it’s hard
to believe that the James Bond series
went 44 years on the big screen
without ever establishing a concrete
origin for double-oh-seven
but in 2006 it was decided that the
series would go back to basics and tell
the story of Britain’s most famous
secret agent from the very beginning
you’ve got a bloody cheek sorry
I’ll shoot the camera first next time a
modern update of Ian Fleming’s first
Bond novel the film stripped
double-oh-seven down to his bare bones
showing a bond who had yet to earn his
license to kill
welcome on tinya chicken was – I don’t
know I gave it down Casino Royale shows
him developing his taste for drinks cars
and especially dangerous women and it
was one of the best action films of the
decade to boot I’m sorry that lost hand
you killed me
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
I’ll get that big pile of gold and you
can have a nice pile of bananas right
bananas oh I see because I’m a monkey I
must love bananas right then number one
The Godfather Part 2 come on son what is
your name going on
Vito Andolini from Corleone a julio vito
corleone
how did vito corleone rise to power and
become the head of the most powerful
crime family in new york this sequel
fleshes out what is widely considered
one of the greatest films of all time
exploring the Dawn’s origins from his
birth and Sicily to his journey to
America
what makes Vito story truly
extraordinary is that it’s told in
parallel to the story of Vito son
Michael showing the similarities and
differences between the two mob bosses
at different periods in time I want to
earn my family without you on my back
I want those Lozado brothers dick no as
Godfather author Mario Puzo wrote great
men are not born great they grow great
and that saying can also be applied to
this seminal franchise I don’t feel I
have to wipe everybody out come just my
enemies Jason do you agree with our list
what do you think of the best origin
story films yes I came to collect a head
for more original top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com coasters on standby take
us out
you
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