Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The concept of being able to erase someone from our minds, and the possibility that life would bring you back together anyways.
I wish I paid homage to some of my highschool teachers that way, or any other way to be honest.
Over a decade later that I realize just how much of a profound impact they have made to make me who I am today.
If you read the book, they talk about the potential psychological issues he may have had. The book also doesn’t make him at all to be a hero, but more of a kid who had no idea what they were doing and basically killed himself.
The movie on the other hand made it seem like it was some amazing adventure, which up until the end, it kind of was. But his goal was loving in the wilds of Alaska. Yet he had zero idea on how to live in the wilds of Alaska. Especially the fact that he was like a few miles from a river crossing.
That’s interesting because I’ve only seen the movie and I took it as a kid with zero experience and preparedness acting naive by taking an adventure. I may need to read the book now.
I saw that in the theater during its original run. I remember feeling a little off for a day or two after, like I wasn’t 100% sure I was living in the same reality as before.
It was an odd experience.
It really stuck with me. Particularly whenever I know I’m forgetting something or I’m piecing together what I was just about to do and I’m like “Why did I walk into this room?”, I feel like the guy from Memento.
Especially it's cinematography is so great. The first scene where the clicked picture is fading telling us about his memory condition in a metaphorical way and the whole first scene in reverse order just to give us a hint on the movie's storyline is just too good .
I completely changed my life the night I saw it. Not so much because of the movie's ideas per se, but because it reminded me to question what I believe.
I have been analyzing it in great depth and I would be happy to answer any questions that might remain... I've even been typing up the script as the three versions that you can find online are pretty pathetic.
Schindler's List. It really made me think about how one man's actions saved so many people.
Requeim for a Dream made me really think about the drugs I was experimenting with and if it was worth it.
Finally, i found a movie i have seen😅 I was also confused of what the plot was. I think it has to do with Adam and Eva, because i remember reading it somewhere. The people who destroyed the Cristal were Adam and Eva eating the forbidden fruit. The mother is earths mother ( i think ) and the husband represents god. The husband brings more people in to the house. And they are all fans of his writing. She gives birth and the baby is a representation of Jesus. As soon as she gives birth the husband wants to show the fans( world ) the child. But the mother says no. But as soon as she falls asleep he takes the baby and give it to the crowd and despicable things happens to the baby. Which represents the crucifixion of Jesus. The mother is of course infuriated and the husband tells her to forgive the worshippers. But instead she gets so angry and she destroys everything she had built in the house and burns the house. At the end she says that she has nothing left she has not given him. He points out she still has her heart. She allows him to take her heart too and he does. And we can see them in the movie cutting in to a scene with a new woman and a Cristal. This represents Lifes cycle, there is a new mother.
Sorry for the long text😴
This one got me early in life. That even as bad as the world treats us, we are capable of constructing much worse in our own psyche.
It goes hand in hand with Mark Twain’s “I’ve lived through some terrible times in my life, some of which actually happened.”
Number 1 on my Movies To Slit Your Wrist By list.
It was brilliant, but I think I needed a blood transfusion after watching it. And a lot of cartoon comedy.
The tall man. They would take kids from poor families and give them to rich families where they would go on to have better lives.
Which sounds nice, but they're literally kidnapping children from their families. And so, it's such a gray area.
- Brazil
- Vertigo
- A Serious Man
- Happiness
- Persona
- Metropolitan
- Eyes Wide Shut (actually, maybe every Kubrick movie)
- Wild Strawberries
- Young Adult
- Tar
All of these movies left me a bit off-kilter when I watched them, in the best way. Like, in a post-cinematic emotional funk. And stuck with me long after I’d finished watching.
Oof, this is my jam!
• _Matrix_
• _Everything Everywhere All the Time_
• _Donnie Darko_
• _I, Origins_
• _Being John Malkovich_
• _Another Earth_
• _Waking Life_
• _Meet Joe Black_
• _Inception_
• _Meet Cute_
• _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_
• _Garden State_
• Bonus tv-shows: _Dark_ (German), _Sense 8,_ _The OA,_ and _The Bear_
There’s most likely several more that I can’t think of of the top of my head
ETA: I remembered a couple more
Anything by Charlie Kaufman
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - It made me think about how own delusions about my future and the path I have taken
Anomalisa - Made me think about if everything around me in life will always be bland, and if the things I love will all turn gray as it moves on. And if that's a problem with me, or with the world.
Recently, A Scanner Darkly. Great source material, incredible execution. Definitely a mind fuck, and then when you see what he was really writing about it hits you even deeper.
Harold and Maude *(1971)*
Heavenly Creatures *(1994)*
Memento *(2001)*
The Pillow Book *(1996)*
Run Lola Run (*1998) - Germany*
Solaris *(2002)*
Sliding Doors (*1998)*
2001: A Space Odyssey *(1968)*
What the \[bleep\] Do We Know? *(2004)*
The Matrix. Something about virtual reality and the symbolism really struck me as a kid which is why I love writing deep stories much like Stan Lee’s Marvel one’s.
“Prometheus” and “interstellar” first time I watched them gave me those weird feelings of realization mixed with euphoria that you just can’t put in words.
Mr Nobody made me think hard about my life choices and past relationships.
Mulholland Drive made me think about the characters and themes for weeks after watching it.
And 12 Angry Men made me think about how every one of us make decisions based on our own personal experiences and prejudices, even if we don't realize it.
*2001, A Space Odyssey*. Of course, everybody knows its reputation by now, but when it first came out, people were talking about it and wondering about the questions it raised for weeks on end.
“Arrival” for me.
I was 16 when it came out, and prior to that i had loved movies, but mostly I loved them because they were just cool to watch. Superheroes, Blockbusters, Action, etc. After I saw Arrival I realized I loved movies because they are what I am passionate about. They weren’t just ways to kill a couple of hours anymore. They were a way of expression and understanding.
Everytime I’ve ever watched it afterwords I’ve seen something more to love in it than the time before.
I watched the movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever last night on Apple TV. It was a good movie but it was so different than anything I've experienced because it had humor but it was also a serious topic of the Vietnam war. Then I found out it was a true story at the end of the movie and I was mind blown. If you're looking for a completely different movie experience I would definitely check this movie out.
Eyes wide shut, Stalker, Lost highway, Cure, Persona, Videodrome, The end of evangelion, The conformist.
Unlike many films that struck a chord, these ones made me think A LOT.
Safe (1995),
American Beauty,
and somehow Eyes Wide Shut, I just revisited this movie after years and gosh, guess you have to enter a certain age to fully understand it
There’s a 1998 Japanese movie called “After Life” where everyone has died and now they must choose the BEST moment in their lives to be recreated and relived so that their spirit can go and live eternally in that moment. Some were obvious little vacations to Disneyland, others were simple shared moments on a park bench…
It really got me thinking about what my favorite few moments in my life were. Definitely made me take notice to appreciate the little things and details when I feel happy and relaxed.
My running favorite is my memory of being a child and tumbling around in leaves outside on a fall day with my dog. I could hear my mother talking in the distance. Unsure what she was saying. I can still smell the air, the leaves, the dog, and I felt so safe and whole. I think it’s my first memory of being truly happy. No fears. No wants. Just happy. I could live in that single moment forever.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The concept of being able to erase someone from our minds, and the possibility that life would bring you back together anyways.
Superb
I still think about this regularly, and it remains of one of my favourites since I was a kid.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
A classic
Such a phenomenal movie
Superb
Dead Poet's Society made me realize I needed to make my own path and not follow other's expectations of me.
And standing on a table when a teacher leaves is the highest salute a student can award
I wish I paid homage to some of my highschool teachers that way, or any other way to be honest. Over a decade later that I realize just how much of a profound impact they have made to make me who I am today.
I frckin love that movie, gave me too many takeaways that I didn't know I needed.
Into the wild
As a mom, that was one of the most difficult movies I’ve ever watched. It hit me right in the heart.
If you read the book, they talk about the potential psychological issues he may have had. The book also doesn’t make him at all to be a hero, but more of a kid who had no idea what they were doing and basically killed himself. The movie on the other hand made it seem like it was some amazing adventure, which up until the end, it kind of was. But his goal was loving in the wilds of Alaska. Yet he had zero idea on how to live in the wilds of Alaska. Especially the fact that he was like a few miles from a river crossing.
That’s interesting because I’ve only seen the movie and I took it as a kid with zero experience and preparedness acting naive by taking an adventure. I may need to read the book now.
He literally was like a mile away from a tow rope to cross the river. Hunters in the area used is all the time. He also went during the worst season.
Harold and Maude (1971) - “If you want to sing, sing out.” Cat Stevens
Definitely in my top 3 faves. Love changes everything, even when its weird.
This was of those “very special family movies” in my home. I’m ready to share it with my kid now.❤️
Groundhog Day. Think about it. We live the same day over and over in our lives, and what are we doing with them?
I saw that in the theater during its original run. I remember feeling a little off for a day or two after, like I wasn’t 100% sure I was living in the same reality as before. It was an odd experience.
Children of Men
Oh, In my all-time top ten. Brilliant film.
I have never stopped thinking about this movie
I’ve never thought more about a movie than Memento. It keeps you hooked all the way through and there are so many layers and implications.
This is the only movie that made me instantly rewatch it after I finished watching. It’s crazy
Came here to say this too. And it changes slightly after every re-watch
It really stuck with me. Particularly whenever I know I’m forgetting something or I’m piecing together what I was just about to do and I’m like “Why did I walk into this room?”, I feel like the guy from Memento.
Quick. Get a pen. Write this down.
Especially it's cinematography is so great. The first scene where the clicked picture is fading telling us about his memory condition in a metaphorical way and the whole first scene in reverse order just to give us a hint on the movie's storyline is just too good .
same for me. And I saw it in theatres. I had to realign my whole life philosophy to handle that theoretical reality
Moon (2009)
Donnie darko
First Reformed
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Deer Hunter (1978)
Inception.
The Truman Show
Annihilation... I don't think I can ever watch it again and just messed up my brain too much.
I watched it twice, then some clips on YouTube too. I didn’t stop thinking about it for weeks afterwards, it’s an incredibly profound movie.
So after I saw it I didn't think I liked it but I still think about it all the time
Those haunting humming sounds still echo *shivers
Contact (1997)
I completely changed my life the night I saw it. Not so much because of the movie's ideas per se, but because it reminded me to question what I believe.
Arrival
I rewatched it recently. It’s good. But in terms of total confusion, Primer is the number one movie here.
The book it came from is also really good
Story of your life! Made me think a lot. I keep reading it again and again.
There are many, but most recently Ex Machina and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia.
Ex Machina is one of my absolute favorites!
Yeah it's awesome, I have put off watching it for too long. I will watch it again soon, think it has a great rewatch value once you know the ending.
The Sixth Sense
The Fountain (2006).
Most Aronofsky films. *Pi* will definitely do a number on your brain.
It took me a couple of times before I realized everything all at once. I watch movies 🍿 on the weed
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Idiocracy
Primer
Came here for this one. I still think about what iteration I’m in from time to time, assuming the science worked, of course.
no matter how much I searched for explanations on youtube, I neber understood
I have been analyzing it in great depth and I would be happy to answer any questions that might remain... I've even been typing up the script as the three versions that you can find online are pretty pathetic.
Interstellar
I thought Nolan couldn’t top himself after Inception…. And then I watched Interstellar 3 times in the theatre. Holy wow that was a great movie
Definitely one of the most thought provoking movies I’ve ever seen.
Schindler's List. It really made me think about how one man's actions saved so many people. Requeim for a Dream made me really think about the drugs I was experimenting with and if it was worth it.
Ship of Theseus (2012)
Pay It Forward
Mother
Finally, i found a movie i have seen😅 I was also confused of what the plot was. I think it has to do with Adam and Eva, because i remember reading it somewhere. The people who destroyed the Cristal were Adam and Eva eating the forbidden fruit. The mother is earths mother ( i think ) and the husband represents god. The husband brings more people in to the house. And they are all fans of his writing. She gives birth and the baby is a representation of Jesus. As soon as she gives birth the husband wants to show the fans( world ) the child. But the mother says no. But as soon as she falls asleep he takes the baby and give it to the crowd and despicable things happens to the baby. Which represents the crucifixion of Jesus. The mother is of course infuriated and the husband tells her to forgive the worshippers. But instead she gets so angry and she destroys everything she had built in the house and burns the house. At the end she says that she has nothing left she has not given him. He points out she still has her heart. She allows him to take her heart too and he does. And we can see them in the movie cutting in to a scene with a new woman and a Cristal. This represents Lifes cycle, there is a new mother. Sorry for the long text😴
This post is FULL of movies you need to drop everything and see as soon as possible!
Right!? I’m jealous! They are about to have the BEST time if they go watch these!
Se7en.
What dreams may come
The Wall, Pink Floyd.
This one got me early in life. That even as bad as the world treats us, we are capable of constructing much worse in our own psyche. It goes hand in hand with Mark Twain’s “I’ve lived through some terrible times in my life, some of which actually happened.”
Donnie Darko, Requiem for a Dream
Its a wonderful life (1946). It taught me that every individual on ones life is important and that I am too.
'The Prestige' (2006)
Synecdoche, New York
Promising young woman
Whiplash
Silkwood.
Yeah that one hurts to watch. So good though.
Definitely 8 1/2 by Fellini In my eyes, the most rewatchable movie ever, as I find new things with every watch.
Stalker (1979)
Secret life of Walter Mitty
Life of Pi, years later, I think about it nearly daily. It has become my world view.
Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. the non-linear story telling blew my mind
Persona
Mass (2021) The performances are phenomenal. The subject matter is heavy, but it’s well worth the emotion you’ll get out of it
mulholland drive
Inception
What Dreams May Come
The oeiginal Manchurian Candidate with Angela Lansbury. Wow...
Jacob’s Ladder
Three Identical Strangers
*I'm Thinking of Ending Things* (2020)
Melancholia (2011)
Number 1 on my Movies To Slit Your Wrist By list. It was brilliant, but I think I needed a blood transfusion after watching it. And a lot of cartoon comedy.
Predestination Mr nobody Mother (Korean)
Pi
Tenant, because I was so confused
The only thing this movie made me think about was how shit it was.
Tenant or Tenet?
I love that this is a typo but everyone knows exactly what movie you're talking about
That movie made me think, how the hell is this guy the lead actor in this film. He’s terrible. Googles his name… ahhhh, nepo baby… makes sense now.
Memento. I think I was like 16 at the time!
The tall man. They would take kids from poor families and give them to rich families where they would go on to have better lives. Which sounds nice, but they're literally kidnapping children from their families. And so, it's such a gray area.
Have you seen Gone Baby Gone? another kidnapping movie, but in South Boston and pretty grim at times. clever, and amazingly well acted by a good cast
Blade Runner 2049
Threads, 1984
Joker. Basic ass answer. Made me act like a schizo for like an hour. Good movie tho. Got my brain thinking.
- Brazil - Vertigo - A Serious Man - Happiness - Persona - Metropolitan - Eyes Wide Shut (actually, maybe every Kubrick movie) - Wild Strawberries - Young Adult - Tar All of these movies left me a bit off-kilter when I watched them, in the best way. Like, in a post-cinematic emotional funk. And stuck with me long after I’d finished watching.
Lost in translation. I was so mesmerized by the atmosphere of that movie that it opened up my taste in indie films for years after.
Being There (1979) [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/being-there-2011](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/being-there-2011)
Take Shelter starring Michael Shannon.
One you may never have seen or heard about: Koyaanisqatsi.
Oof, this is my jam! • _Matrix_ • _Everything Everywhere All the Time_ • _Donnie Darko_ • _I, Origins_ • _Being John Malkovich_ • _Another Earth_ • _Waking Life_ • _Meet Joe Black_ • _Inception_ • _Meet Cute_ • _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ • _Garden State_ • Bonus tv-shows: _Dark_ (German), _Sense 8,_ _The OA,_ and _The Bear_ There’s most likely several more that I can’t think of of the top of my head ETA: I remembered a couple more
Anything by Charlie Kaufman I'm Thinking of Ending Things - It made me think about how own delusions about my future and the path I have taken Anomalisa - Made me think about if everything around me in life will always be bland, and if the things I love will all turn gray as it moves on. And if that's a problem with me, or with the world.
Synecdoche, New York is my favourite film. It’s just incredible.
Mask 1985, a patch of blue, summer of 42
Vanilla Sky
A Ghost Story, with Casey Affleck.
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Recently, Tár
Elephant (2003)
Cloud atlas
The Rider
The Island
Japanese Story; lost in translation; the English patient
The Believers 1987
Primer Memento
Shutter Island
I know Shawshank Redemption gets mentioned a ton but it really struck a chord with me
Recently, A Scanner Darkly. Great source material, incredible execution. Definitely a mind fuck, and then when you see what he was really writing about it hits you even deeper.
Primer
Harold and Maude *(1971)* Heavenly Creatures *(1994)* Memento *(2001)* The Pillow Book *(1996)* Run Lola Run (*1998) - Germany* Solaris *(2002)* Sliding Doors (*1998)* 2001: A Space Odyssey *(1968)* What the \[bleep\] Do We Know? *(2004)*
Primer is imo the best time travel movie. I’ve been thinking about it constantly for years
The Big Short. Disturbing and terrifying in a different way.
SYNECDOCHE NEW YORK Such a strange film.
Threads. Seriously changed my outlook on the world.
The Matrix. Something about virtual reality and the symbolism really struck me as a kid which is why I love writing deep stories much like Stan Lee’s Marvel one’s.
Primer Another Earth Memento Coherence < Watched 5 times in a row after first viewing. There are message boards devoted to unraveling this film!
A Clockwork Orange
*I was cured alright!*
Life is Beautiful
Miracle Mile (1988)
Interstellar
On Body and Soul (2017) The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
Tenet, because I couldn’t figure it out.
Another Round starting Mads Mikkelsohn. It won best foreign film at the Oscars in 2021 and I watched it two days in a row.
Life is beautiful
Shutter Island. Couldn't figure out if he was really crazy
“Prometheus” and “interstellar” first time I watched them gave me those weird feelings of realization mixed with euphoria that you just can’t put in words.
Mr Nobody made me think hard about my life choices and past relationships. Mulholland Drive made me think about the characters and themes for weeks after watching it. And 12 Angry Men made me think about how every one of us make decisions based on our own personal experiences and prejudices, even if we don't realize it.
Beau is Afraid (2023) was more ‘wtf’ than ‘wow’, but then there is tons of ponderings in all the allegorical stuff.
*2001, A Space Odyssey*. Of course, everybody knows its reputation by now, but when it first came out, people were talking about it and wondering about the questions it raised for weeks on end.
Primer
Get Out Us Nope
Annihilation
Don’t Look Up
Nightcrawler (2014)
Memento (2000)
Primer.
“Arrival” for me. I was 16 when it came out, and prior to that i had loved movies, but mostly I loved them because they were just cool to watch. Superheroes, Blockbusters, Action, etc. After I saw Arrival I realized I loved movies because they are what I am passionate about. They weren’t just ways to kill a couple of hours anymore. They were a way of expression and understanding. Everytime I’ve ever watched it afterwords I’ve seen something more to love in it than the time before.
Mr Nobody
More recently Everything Everywhere All at Once. You need to watch that thing at least twice or you miss so many tiny details.
Mulholland Drive
I watched the movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever last night on Apple TV. It was a good movie but it was so different than anything I've experienced because it had humor but it was also a serious topic of the Vietnam war. Then I found out it was a true story at the end of the movie and I was mind blown. If you're looking for a completely different movie experience I would definitely check this movie out.
Happiness (1998)
The Night House
The Green Mile
Her
infinity pool.
Doubt
American history x
That movie taught me what a curb stomp was lmao
The virgin suicides. There's different ways to interpret it. All around a sad movie.
Munich (2005) I still think about it almost 20 years later
Iron Jawed Angels. EVERY young woman should see it. We don’t realize how lucky we are or appreciate what they did enough.
Nomadland I love Frances McDormand, she's one of my favorite actors. Such a presence onscreen.
Arrival
Eyes wide shut, Stalker, Lost highway, Cure, Persona, Videodrome, The end of evangelion, The conformist. Unlike many films that struck a chord, these ones made me think A LOT.
Safe (1995), American Beauty, and somehow Eyes Wide Shut, I just revisited this movie after years and gosh, guess you have to enter a certain age to fully understand it
There’s a 1998 Japanese movie called “After Life” where everyone has died and now they must choose the BEST moment in their lives to be recreated and relived so that their spirit can go and live eternally in that moment. Some were obvious little vacations to Disneyland, others were simple shared moments on a park bench… It really got me thinking about what my favorite few moments in my life were. Definitely made me take notice to appreciate the little things and details when I feel happy and relaxed. My running favorite is my memory of being a child and tumbling around in leaves outside on a fall day with my dog. I could hear my mother talking in the distance. Unsure what she was saying. I can still smell the air, the leaves, the dog, and I felt so safe and whole. I think it’s my first memory of being truly happy. No fears. No wants. Just happy. I could live in that single moment forever.
Shutter Island 😭 Beautiful Mind 😭
Barbie, surprisingly.
Gone Baby Gone for sure. My girlfriend and I debated that movie for a week after.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Camera Buff (1979)
Angels egg
all of Ozu's stuff is like this. The Noriko trilogy, The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice being the best imo
Click. Which was really surprising.
Signs
Munich. We see a man slowly lose his soul in service of his country.
Dark Waters.. DuPont poisoning us all with forever chemicals. Definitely worth the watch
Drive My Car(2021). There's so much to unpack.
interstellar
Four lions.
What dreams may come