Must Watch: ‘100 Years of History in 100 Films’ Journey Into Cinema
by Alex Billington
July 10, 2025
Source: YouTube
“This peace that we’re supposed to be protecting. It’s blood-stained… that’s the true nature of our peace.” An entrancing new cinema mashup video has debuted on YouTube – called “100 Years of History in 100 Films.” The video is made by a YT creator known as “Kaptain Kristian“, who creates “visual love letters” to cinema. The concept for this journey through cinema history is not about when the film was made, rather what year of history is depicted in the film. The video features clips from 100 different movies, ranging from The Wolf of Wall Street to Bridge of Spies to The Last Emperor to The Pianist to Malcolm X to Apollo 13 to Jackie to Good Bye Lenin! to Jarhead, and so many others. Now I want to rewatch all of these. It doesn’t cover every major event in human history, and mainly focuses on American history, but it does go through 100 years of time. And of course it’s a riveting and invogating reminder of how remarkable movies are, how much they matter, and how these true stories will live on forever thanks to so many talented filmmakers. 🎞
Thanks to YouTube for the tip on this. The brief intro only states this is “a look at the past century through a cinematic lens…” This video was edited and created by the video creator called “Kaptain Kristian” – you can see more of their creations on their YouTube page. Based in the US, Kristian Williams aka “Kaptain Kristian” is a creator of “visual love letters” posted online. They also have a Patreon page you can subscribe to for updates or you can follow him on Twitter @kaptainkristian or Bluesky @kaptainkristian.bsky.social. The full list of films reference in this video can be found on the YouTube page in the comments. All of the films are listed in chronological order there. From Anastasia and Porco Rosso, to Road to Perdition and The Grand Budapest Hotel, along with The Aviator, Milk, Argo, Hunger, Platoon, Jackie, Strange Days, Steve Jobs, Killing Them Softly, Sully, and many others. Doesn’t this just want to make you watch more movies?
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