Memento is a movie about a guy who tries to find the murderer of his wife but has a condition where he only remembers the last few minutes, so works with post-its, photos and tatoos to piece things together. Great movie!
Predestination is a time traveling cop trying to prevent a terrorist attack.
I’m leaving the best part out which is thought provoking, but you will find it and appreciate it when you watch both movies I think.
I really liked Memento. An added bonus is that it was Christopher Nolan’s first screenplay and big budget movie.
I have Predestination on my ‘Movies To Watch’ list. And sadly that list seems unbearable to conquer — over 400 movies on my list.
The Fountain (2006) is always my go to, it’s both aesthetically beautiful and thought provoking.
I really wish they’d rerelease this in 4K, the visuals are spectacular.
read up on how they gutted the budget for the visuals for this movie so instead they did it using ancient methods instead of CGI.
I love all of Aronofsky’s film (except Noah; wtf was that). The Fountain is probably his best.
The Fountain was a great movie to watch. Recommended.
They Live (1988).
It’s just getting more relevant over time.Great call
8½ is a pretty surreal. Considered on of the most influential films of all time. One of the earliest examples of post-modernism in film.
Every scene in Ex Machina is basically a dialogue covering different arguments in the philosophy of AI. Plus a surreal dance scene.
I was blown away by Mother when I first saw it. But looking back on it, the allegory wasn’t exactly subtle.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a meta-modern masterpiece.
Tropic Thunder, as a meta commentary on comedy, is actually really good. Aside from the great comedy itself.
Primer. Time travel paradoxes. Two guys accidentally build a time machine and their tests of it cause chaos in their lives.
Seems like a lot of responses think a movie needs a twist to be thought provoking. Not saying they’re wrong, but what about things that make you think about how screwed we are like “The Big Short” or “The Laundromat?” Movies like “Schindler’s List” make you think about human capacity for evil and compassion. “Blade Runner” brings up questions of what makes you a human.
Make no mistake, all the “twist” movies mentioned so far are great. Just trying to introduce another thread to the discussion.
Man from earth (2007)
A low-money dvd production movie about a man telling his friends he has survived since the origins of humanity. Very thought provoking.
Yeah, I love that movie!
Man what a throwback! I really liked this one too.
The Seventh Seal [Ingmar Bergman, 1957]
As the plague ravages Scandinavia, a Swedish crusader returning home is greeted at the shore of his homeland by Death. To buy enough time to make it back to see his wife he challenges Death to a game of chess.
A film about different human reactions to the inevitability of death. One of Bergman’s masterworks.
It became a meme by now but Sixth Sense when it came out and Identity.
*thought
Soul. It’s not ground breaking revelation of a question but it really made me think deeply about how I’m spending my limited time on this planet and what am I looking for in this world.
After the Dark.
Thought experiment film about who would you take into a bunker to continue the human race?
I would advise that you stop watching after the students return their text books.
I haven’t heard about this, thanks.
Dead man walking. What it means to be against death penalty not just because of the error rate.
Also for me Sean Penn’s best performance even compared to mystic river or I am Sam
I’m a big fan of Day of the Dead (1985)
On the surface, it’s a bunker zombie movie. But like truly good zombie movies, it’s not about the zombies. It’s more about humanity’s response to existential dread and how groups can fail to cooperate with each other.
The movie’s been remade a few times, but imo the original is the most thought provoking.
“Soul” by Pixar. It’s very good.
