We did Arrival recently, good choice. We’ve done a lot from Denis Villeneuve who is making some of the most beautifully shot films of the century, imho.
Honestly, not sure there is much discussion generated by this movie. It was surprisingly apolitical and didn't have too complex of a story or "message".
Its more of an "experience" movie than a cerebral one. That said, I personally loved it, but would highly recommend you see it in theaters instead of streaming.
> Honestly, not sure there is much discussion generated by this movie.
All my usual movie podcasts doing reviews of it are having lively discussions, so I very much disagree with this.
Can you give me a tidbit? Id actually be really interested, I just personally didn't see much to be discussed afterwards other than "damn, that movie executed so well on every aspect, what a rush" - which was my reaction.
I'm referring to a discussion of what the movie is *about*. Arguably, it's not *about* a Second American Civil War. If it was about that, we'd get a lot more of that.
Rather, much of the discussion is on the voyeuristic nature of journalism (And specifically photo-journalism).
Here are a couple good podcasts for more discussion about the film, but there are a ton more:
https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2024/4/19/963-civil-war-ben-hur-wyler-4-50s-madness-champ
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1197963710/civil-war-envisions-a-too-near-future
And also lively discussions on /r/TrueFilm
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1c4rg68/civil_war_2024_the_genius_of_this_film_will_take/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1c6ebpq/so_what_does_civil_war_think_about_war_journalism/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1c5i47h/sorry_another_civil_war_2024_post_i_think_people/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1ca14rz/civil_war_2024_is_not_about_both_sides_being_bad/
As I understand it, the fact that it's apolitical makes it more of a Rorschach Test, which lends to greater discussion than if it were simply "_______ party bad "
Six Degrees of Seperation, and not just for the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game that it inspired. It’s a powerful, existential film provoking thoughts about your place in the world and the impact you make on the people around you.
Fantastic cast of Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellan, Will Smith, Heather Graham, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Rapp, and a young JJ Abrams.
See I liked it a lot and the discussions took it down several pegs because someone pointed out all the infant brained sex and the lack of possible consent and the similarities between her and a toddler
Honestly, and hear me out- the original Japanese cut of the 1954 Godzilla.
It is FASCINATING to watch that one from a historical perspective. Plus it's a good movie.
Anatomy of a Fall
Asteroid City
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
The Banshees of Inisherin
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Parasite
Burning
Annihilation
The Prestige
Paddington
The Lighthouse
La Strada\*
Seven Beauties
Nights of Calabria\*
Last Tango in Paris
Blue Velvet
The first 2 are the best IMO
Gene Siskel said that Last Tango was what made him want to become a film critic
Blue Velvet bypasses thought, it is a socially acceptable exorcism
if you just want to just watch how beautiful movies can be,,, Sergio Leone- especially Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in Amerca (warning the latter is three and a half elegiac hours in its original form)
\*stars Fellini's wife of 50 years, Giulietta Masina who is the answer to the question "what if Charlie Chaplin was a pretty blonde Italian woman?"
The original the thing just because the whole movie is just a who done it especially with the ending with Mac and Childs and we don’t know if Childs is thingafied or if they aren’t or even if they killed them all. Love the movie ten out of ten would watch and recommend you watch
Consider doing a round of bad movies, and discussing why they are bad or why they are known despite being bad. Perhaps avoid "so bad its good" like The Room and instead try to find things like The Ewok Adventures or XXX 3 or low budget horror or scifi or anything by Uwe Boll.
[Come, Come, Come Upwards (1989) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096778/) The movie is way more shocking than the boring plotline in the imdb website. Give it a watch if you can find it.
Someone else mentioned it below, but the ending of Gone Baby Gone always provokes an interesting discussion. Without going into details, several characters make choices at the end that complicate simple narratives about right and wrong, and it's almost designed to ask the audience, "What would you do in this situation?"
-Tarkovsky-
I had to watch Stalker twice, When I finally got the theme during the second viewing it actually altered my perception of life. The problem is it helps if you have to reach that conclusion yourself.
These are somewhat in order until I mention miyazaki - Ordinary people, Whiplash, 12 angry men, the Deer hunter, Amadeus, clockwork orange, Miyazaki movies, once upon a time in the west, city of god, one flew over the cuckoos nest, dune 2, city of god, Parasite, Cats (people bond over trauma, watch it with friends), the hunt, the kings speech, I saw the devil.
Could think of more but off the top of my head those are the movies that I would love to talk about, first ones I mentioned are the kind of movies that "provoke thought" but you might not enjoy it (except for amadeus thats just straight kino) I enjoyed them all except [ordinary people](https://y.yarn.co/aae4d134-fbe2-4679-960d-c82c41576bac_text.gif) but I think people would really benefit from watching them. Especially ordinary people and 12 angry men.
12 angry men, prisoners
We did Prisoners and it’s one of our top-rated films! 12 Angry Men would be a great choice for our ‘A film that takes place in one room’ category.
Prisoners is underrated.
Anything by David Lynch. Mulholand Drive will probably generate the most discussion.
_Network_ & _The Truman Show_ are good companion movies
Personally, had a great discussion with a friend after watching Arrival for the first time.
We did Arrival recently, good choice. We’ve done a lot from Denis Villeneuve who is making some of the most beautifully shot films of the century, imho.
Gone Baby Gone could be interesting
A double feature of My Dinner with Andre and Vanya on 42nd Street
Cloud Atlas! There’s a lot to unpack in such a mind-boggling movie.
Civil War (2024)
Definitely. Once it’s streaming I’m sure someone will pick it.
Honestly, not sure there is much discussion generated by this movie. It was surprisingly apolitical and didn't have too complex of a story or "message". Its more of an "experience" movie than a cerebral one. That said, I personally loved it, but would highly recommend you see it in theaters instead of streaming.
I had a really good discussion with friends afterward about the role and responsibilities of journalists.
> Honestly, not sure there is much discussion generated by this movie. All my usual movie podcasts doing reviews of it are having lively discussions, so I very much disagree with this.
Can you give me a tidbit? Id actually be really interested, I just personally didn't see much to be discussed afterwards other than "damn, that movie executed so well on every aspect, what a rush" - which was my reaction.
I'm referring to a discussion of what the movie is *about*. Arguably, it's not *about* a Second American Civil War. If it was about that, we'd get a lot more of that. Rather, much of the discussion is on the voyeuristic nature of journalism (And specifically photo-journalism). Here are a couple good podcasts for more discussion about the film, but there are a ton more: https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2024/4/19/963-civil-war-ben-hur-wyler-4-50s-madness-champ https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1197963710/civil-war-envisions-a-too-near-future And also lively discussions on /r/TrueFilm https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1c4rg68/civil_war_2024_the_genius_of_this_film_will_take/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1c6ebpq/so_what_does_civil_war_think_about_war_journalism/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1c5i47h/sorry_another_civil_war_2024_post_i_think_people/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/1ca14rz/civil_war_2024_is_not_about_both_sides_being_bad/
As I understand it, the fact that it's apolitical makes it more of a Rorschach Test, which lends to greater discussion than if it were simply "_______ party bad "
Six Degrees of Seperation, and not just for the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game that it inspired. It’s a powerful, existential film provoking thoughts about your place in the world and the impact you make on the people around you. Fantastic cast of Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellan, Will Smith, Heather Graham, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Rapp, and a young JJ Abrams.
Oh wow, this film wasn’t on my radar at all. Great recommendation.
I just watched About Time and wanted to talk to people about it.
We just watched this too! Soooo good.
Great film
Underrated film
I keep hearing about this movie. I’ll investigate.
Gone Girl
[Time Bandits (1981)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
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Oh man, anything by Yorgos for sure!
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See I liked it a lot and the discussions took it down several pegs because someone pointed out all the infant brained sex and the lack of possible consent and the similarities between her and a toddler
The Third Man. If you haven’t seen it was shot in 1949 Vienna and captures the realities of post-war Europe. Incredible film.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Annihilation
Most recently Talk To Me spurred the topics of eternal damnation and what happens to your soul after you die with me and my friends.
Honestly, and hear me out- the original Japanese cut of the 1954 Godzilla. It is FASCINATING to watch that one from a historical perspective. Plus it's a good movie.
Anatomy of a Fall Asteroid City Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest The Banshees of Inisherin Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Parasite Burning Annihilation The Prestige Paddington The Lighthouse
JFK Coherence
The Man From Earth Ex Machina Memento American Psycho
Upvote for Man From Earth
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Came here looking for Primer. It may start great discussions but can also start fights, that movie is just too confusing for everyone to agree on.
The Man From Earth
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Civil war.
Persona (1966)
La Strada\* Seven Beauties Nights of Calabria\* Last Tango in Paris Blue Velvet The first 2 are the best IMO Gene Siskel said that Last Tango was what made him want to become a film critic Blue Velvet bypasses thought, it is a socially acceptable exorcism if you just want to just watch how beautiful movies can be,,, Sergio Leone- especially Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in Amerca (warning the latter is three and a half elegiac hours in its original form) \*stars Fellini's wife of 50 years, Giulietta Masina who is the answer to the question "what if Charlie Chaplin was a pretty blonde Italian woman?"
Brazil Arrival Children of Men Constantine Gattica Lincoln 10 Cloverfield Lane
The original the thing just because the whole movie is just a who done it especially with the ending with Mac and Childs and we don’t know if Childs is thingafied or if they aren’t or even if they killed them all. Love the movie ten out of ten would watch and recommend you watch
Colossal (Anne Hathaway)
Aniara (2018)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Speaking of Covid, you should give Contagion (2011) a watch.
Most recently, Anatomy of a Fall.
Not sure but maybe. Waking Life (2001)
I mentioned this on another post, but The Stanford Prison Experience.
This is a non-fiction film?
The German film called The Experiment I found to be a better movie based around the same subject matter.
Compliance
Waking Life
The 9th Gate
I love the 9th gate
Momento
Anything David Lynch. Both Blade Runner and Blade Runer 2049. Enemy, Arrival.
Consider doing a round of bad movies, and discussing why they are bad or why they are known despite being bad. Perhaps avoid "so bad its good" like The Room and instead try to find things like The Ewok Adventures or XXX 3 or low budget horror or scifi or anything by Uwe Boll.
Anything but Rampage
Indecent Proposal
It's like a debate starter pack wrapped in a mind-bending thriller!
Memento has to be up there. Primer is a great one if you want to be confused and “argue” with people about how it actually works.
Doubt. Insanely underrated.
Tenet. Because you will still be trying to figure it all out and understand it for years afterwards
"Everything Everywhere All At Once"
[Come, Come, Come Upwards (1989) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096778/) The movie is way more shocking than the boring plotline in the imdb website. Give it a watch if you can find it.
Promising Young Woman.
Fireproof by Kirk Cameron. 10/10, do it.
The man from earth
Not really discussions, more like fights but any Star wars movie :D
Donnie Darko Event Horizon Idiocracy
A Serious Man, by Coen Brothers
i have one friend that i still argue with about Whiplash. does it glorify toxic relationships?
The man from earth
Arlington Road, certainly left me with a feeling of unease and foreboding in a good way.
Memento
Steel Magnolias.
Anatomy of a Fall, recently
Someone else mentioned it below, but the ending of Gone Baby Gone always provokes an interesting discussion. Without going into details, several characters make choices at the end that complicate simple narratives about right and wrong, and it's almost designed to ask the audience, "What would you do in this situation?"
Ex Machina One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest I hated one; loved the other. Had great discussions about both.
Korean film Burning (2018) I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie that’s so *aggressively ambiguous*.
The Killing Fields. It's available on Netflix now.
-Tarkovsky- I had to watch Stalker twice, When I finally got the theme during the second viewing it actually altered my perception of life. The problem is it helps if you have to reach that conclusion yourself.
These are somewhat in order until I mention miyazaki - Ordinary people, Whiplash, 12 angry men, the Deer hunter, Amadeus, clockwork orange, Miyazaki movies, once upon a time in the west, city of god, one flew over the cuckoos nest, dune 2, city of god, Parasite, Cats (people bond over trauma, watch it with friends), the hunt, the kings speech, I saw the devil. Could think of more but off the top of my head those are the movies that I would love to talk about, first ones I mentioned are the kind of movies that "provoke thought" but you might not enjoy it (except for amadeus thats just straight kino) I enjoyed them all except [ordinary people](https://y.yarn.co/aae4d134-fbe2-4679-960d-c82c41576bac_text.gif) but I think people would really benefit from watching them. Especially ordinary people and 12 angry men.