Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

Directed by George Lucas

Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Smriti, a true sci-fi and superhero geek, recommends this cult film, that is simultaneously layered with context and timeless. It reminds her of an excerpt from Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche: "How could anything originate out of its opposite? For example, truth out of error? or the Will to Truth out of the will to deception? Or the generous deed out of selfishness? or the pure sun-bright vision of the wise man out of covetousness? Such genesis is impossible; whoever dreams of it is a fool…"