全球政治和科技的崛起的10年，最显著的标志是2001年9月11日，以及随后发生的中东战争，以及社交网络和移动计算的爆炸式增长。这本书涵盖了历史上****的时期所创造的各种各样的标题，包括指环王、盗梦空间和3D电影阿凡达;还有如伯恩动作片、哈利波特系列、红磨坊、波拉特和英格尔德斯娱乐节；社会和政治方面的电影包括倒数危机，巴别塔，哥伦拜恩的保龄，和上帝之城;艺术领域的显著代表如断背山，穆赫兰，道尔维尔，对她说，老无所依，还有黑天鹅。在技术改变之前，电影已经被电脑屏幕所取代，所以这项研究既是对电影的庆祝，也是对即将消失的艺术的哀歌，如果说电影正要终结，那么可以认为21世纪头十年是电影的最后十年。

A decade characterized the rise of a new era in global politics and technology, the 2000s were most notably marked by September 11, 2001 and the ensuing wars in the Middle East, as well as the explosion of social networking and mobile computing. This comprehensive volume covers an inspiringly broad range of titles made during a unique period in history, from the fantastical special effects masterpieces Lord of the Rings, Inception, and the 3D film Avatar; to entertaining fare such as the Bourne action films, the Harry Potter series, Moulin Rouge, Borat, and Inglourious Basterds; socially and politically conscious cinema including Hurt Locker, Babel, Bowling for Columbine, and City of God; and art-house standouts such as Brokeback Mountain, Mulholland Drive, Dogville, Talk to Her, No Country for Old Men, and Black Swan. If indeed we are approaching the end of cinema it can be argued that the 2000s were the last decade of cinema as we knew it, before technology altered it beyond recognition and the movie theater was superseded by the computer screen then this study is both a celebration of moviemaking and an elegy for a soon-to-be-lost art.