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12 Angry Men ---- Walkabout ---- Koyaanisqatsi A profound movie with no words except the chanting of a Hopi word, meaning "life out of balance", or "a way of life that calls for another way of life". ---- My Dinner With Andre "We're bored. We're all bored now. But has it ever occurred to you, Wally, that the process that creates this boredom that we see in the world now, may very well be a self perpetuating, unconsci…
No Baraka?
Couple of them: Children of Men, The Matrix, Le Jetée, Behind the Curve There’s a couple others I can’t for the life of me remember the name of but I can recall very vividly.
Why behind the curve?
My answer might sound like a joke, but I'm being sincere -- the Adam Sandler movie "Click" had a profound impact on me. I saw that movie in theatres on a total whim when I was a teenager. After watching the movie, I felt extremely emotionally affected -- I literally spent the drive home sobbing. I felt so moved by how the movie showed time passing by, especially as the main character started to lose control of how qu…
Checkout "The man who wasn't there"
Tampopo (1985) is perhaps my favorite Japanese movie, all about the beauty of food. A noodle western of sorts that is immensely entertaining.
Human, vol 1-3 [1] Watch it for the mesmerizing aerial footage of parts of the earth you’ve never seen before. More importantly, watch it to hear people from around the world, of many nations, creeds and economic status share their stories, hopes and fears. It will make you smile. It will bring you to tears. It will make you realize that we are all so much alike. I will make you want to embrace humanity. [1] https://…
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The Matrix I wonder why they never made any sequels
It was a trilogy, and apparently one of the original creators will be creating another sequel. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.digitaltrends.com/movies/ma...
My dad took me to see '2001: A Space Odyssey' when I was about 10. He didn't understand it, I only thought I did, or I didn't care. It was beautiful, magical, it boosted my interest in space and in computers, and got me reading science fiction. If you frame 'Groundhog Day' as a story of a self-centered man learning how not to be self-centered, I see one framing of my own life's story.
I had the same experience, dad and all. It was just wonderful to me and I'll never forget it. It makes me a little sad that young people today will probably never see it on the big screen.
Princess Mononoke [1] (1997) had an impact on how I value our environment and also was my gateway into anime [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke
> and also was my gateway into anime Slightly off topic, any recommendations on that area? I've never checked out any anime besides children shows and would like to see something good, preferably mature and recent, to see if I'm missing out on something cool.
Also, Run Lola Run. It was the first movie I'd seen that showed how each seemingly small thing you do each day affects outcomes.