Have you ever seen a movie so powerful you think everyone should see it at least once in their life?
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Not a movie, but an Anime Series: Steins;Gate.
If it has to be a movie, then it would be Mad Max Fury Road.
But, really, watch Steins;Gate. It is the best.
I would read the novel too but Papillon is one that struck a chord with me.
@ragingloli Would you say that “It is like somebody taped an episode of The Big Bang Theory over a copy of Donnie Darko.” is an accurate assessment?
@ARE_you_kidding_me I’ll read the book first. I can’t watch something if I know there’s been a book before it, just because books are always better.
I assume a lot of people will say Schindler’s List. I think it definitely qualifies to be in the top 5 movies everyone should see. Well, I don’t care if Jewish people see it if they were born before 1980.
“Powerful” is in the emotional eye of the movie beholder. What’s powerful to me—moves me, resonates with me—can easily be merely ho-hum to someone else.
For example, I recently warched (and then watched four times again because it hit me so hard) “Clouds of Sils Maria” which deals with the passing of time and how aging so dramatically affects one’s perspective on every facet of his life… and I can’t get even my closest movie-lover friends to watch it, let alone connect with it as I have.
I hate to be trite. but “The Wizard of Oz” or ”Clockwork Orange”
Ends of the spectrum.
@Pachy I agree. But I’m open and that’s why I asked. :) If I can find it, I’ll watch it.
@ibstubro Nothing wrong with that. Is there any reason in particular you chose those two movies?
I felt that way when I first saw Shawshank Redemption and Dead Poets Society.
Shawshank is fantastic. Definitely top 5.
More recently, I was really moved by The Theory of Everything.
Star War – the Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West
@DrasticDreamer I hope you are open enough for foreign movies since my list is full of them :p
- He Who Must Die. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Jesus came back to life? This movie will give you the answer. Pretty powerful bittersweet ending with a lot of meaning.
– Stormy Waters. The plot doesn’t involve anything special, just ordinary people with realistic life struggles. It’s easy to identify with them and minor spoiler: the protagonist has saved a lot of people from faraway places but fails to save his own wife in his own home.
– Detective Story. Just a day at a police station. What could go wrong? It’s about a cop who can’t see the world in any shade of gray having to face so many ambiguous moral choices in just one day. The movie got me thinking for days.
Crash, the 2004 film, not the crappy 1996 film of the same name.
It is a very moving film of the daily lives of average people of various classes, occupations, beliefs and prejudices in one big city and how they can interconnect and affect each other directly and indirectly, in both positive and negative ways. It’s an incredible film. I never want this film to feel old and worn, so I only allow myself to see it every couple of years.
Venus in Fur, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Johnny Stecchino…
@Mimishu1995—I’ve been a huge fan of “Detective Story” for years. Way ahead of its time. Highly recommend to all.
And while I’m recommending movies, you can’t do better than any film produced/written/directed by the British team The Archers (Powell & Pressburger). “The Red Shoes”, “Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” and on and on—they’re old but as relevant today as ever. And sooo beautifully filmed and acted.
One more recommendation for a movie that holds up year after year—“Shane.”
Grad Illusion by Jean Renoir about two soldiers at the ed of World War 2.
Night of Shooting Stars
Edit: It’s Grand Illusion Not Grad Illusion which sounds like the sequel to an early Dustin Hoffman movie!
@janbb I think everyone knew what you meant, penguin, but Grad Illusion sounds ever better than Paper Chase.
@Pachy Yes! And anything by Merchant-Ivory Productions (Check their spectacular filmography) is always a good bet.
GRAD ILLUSION—I love that!
That’s what college students have when they expect a $100K job is waiting for them after commencement.
@Espiritus_Corvus Merchant Ivory productions were great; they did some wonderful E.M. Forster adaptations.
When I think about films so powerful that everyone should see them, though, the bar is pretty high.
No, seen plenty of rollocking good movies but never felt that a mass of people should watch it
The Remains of the Day… ahhhhhhh.
Powerful? As in truly immersive experience?
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner.
Choose the high resolution digital remaster. It vastly improves the already stunning visuals (without any George Lucas style fluff).
I completely disagree with @Espiritus_Corvus opinion on Crash.
While not his greatest work, David Cronenberg’s crash offers something original, different.
The 2004 film of the same name is just another in a long line of cheaply manipulative movies cashing in with a slurry of class warfare and “social justice.”
Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Gary Oldman is a truly depraved Dracula.
@Espiritus_Corvus I enjoyed Crash, too.
@Mimishu1995 Yes, absolutely. I watch a lot of foreign stuff. :)
There’s a lot of good stuff here. I’ll be adding what I haven’t seen to my list of stuff to watch. Thanks, everyone. :)
@Zaku Harold and Maude
Oh yes.
A friend of my dad was obsessed with Harold and Maude. I bet he has seen it 50 times.
^^ This movie changed me. I want to show it to my son now.
Simon Birch Official Trailer! – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGU8cOHxSxo
First came out in 1998
The book was better, but I liked this theme.Now synchronicity comes into play.
We are all here for a purpose to complete.
God Father I & II; A.I. Artificial Intelligence, ThePassion of the Christ
Sorry, @DrasticDreamer. I’m having internet issues, so I couldn’t respond.
The Wizard fired my youthful imagination.
Clockwork made me shiver as a college kid. The strangeness of the world. A look into insanity?
“Helen Keller”, with Patty Duke was powerful.
“Philadelphia” made me cry.
Honestly, there a so many tried and true movies out there, why are they making new?
^^Philadelphia was amazing.
I really like Joy Luck Club. I’m not sure if it’s good enough for this list or not.
And, Beaches.
Fight Club
Forrest Gump
It’s a Wonderful Life
50/50
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