I tried the "completist" approach. I tried to start at the beginning. Do you know how many silent films are in that book? A lot. Do you know how long it took me to watch The Birth of a Nation (a technically brilliant, morally repugnant film that the book rightly includes but struggles to contextualize)? Too long.
Have you tackled this book? Are you a purist who has seen all 1001? Or did you quit at the silent German expressionist phase like I did? Let me know in the comments—I need validation. 1001 movies you must see before you die book
My advice? Stop trying to watch chronologically. Stop trying to watch the "hard" ones first to get them out of the way. Just open the book to a random page once a week. Watch whatever film lands there. No trailers. No Wikipedia spoilers. Just hit play. I tried the "completist" approach