EPTIntellectual Movies - Page 7
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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tiffany
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Gryffindor_us
United States5606 Posts
I'll give you the beginning of the movie: 54 school girls go to the train station and while smiling and holding hands jump off the platform into the oncoming train. Bam. | ||
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Gryffindor_us
United States5606 Posts
On April 13 2005 22:09 tiffany wrote: suicide club is very intense. so is uzumaki I'll have to see that then. Thanks. | ||
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tiffany
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splat
Seychelles358 Posts
On April 13 2005 14:53 {88}iNcontroL wrote: thanks dude that all makes sense (i watched directors cut). ty again! SPOILERS A lot of people were angry when the director (R. Scott) publicly declared whether or not Deckard was an android. However... this does not explain why the head replicant let the head blade runner live. The best theory is given by the monologue at the end of the movie: the head replicant, at the end of his own life, wanted and appreciated life so much that he could not bear to end life in any other being, even the life of his enemy. It's kind of like being on your deathbed and being able to crush an ant, but letting it live because you so badly wish that you could have what this puny organism would have: continued life. | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
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rS.Loco
Canada68 Posts
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SW)RIF
United States563 Posts
Does it hurt you guyses feelings that I think 90% of everything said is contrived? Sounds more like a sounding board for peoples favorite movies rather than intellectual integrity. Heres what i see the 4 cornerstones of instant acceptance to this list. 1) Plot Twists 2) Psychological thriller 3) A film revolved around anything time 4) Politcial/Social/Cultural commentary...which btw anyone can comment on these, doesnt make them the least bit right or entertaining. That about sums it up | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
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splat
Seychelles358 Posts
On April 14 2005 02:36 SW)RIF wrote: I cant really say i agree with many of these movies. We could lists hundreds of movies that are entertaining and 'intellectual' if we were to use the movies listed as a guide from this thread. Does it hurt you guyses feelings that I think 90% of everything said is contrived? Sounds more like a sounding board for peoples favorite movies rather than intellectual integrity. Heres what i see the 4 cornerstones of instant acceptance to this list. 1) Plot Twists 2) Psychological thriller 3) A film revolved around anything time 4) Politcial/Social/Cultural commentary...which btw anyone can comment on these, doesnt make them the least bit right or entertaining. That about sums it up I don't accept all of your criteria. However, I agree with your questioning what exactly an "intellectual" movie is. I wasn't exactly sure what the original poster meant, so I just made a list of movies that I personally think are intellectually interesting. I don't understand why an "intellectual" movie has to be a psychological thriller. I think 2001 Space Oddysey and Citizen Kane (for 2 of a huge number of examples) are not psychological thrillers, and yet are very intellectual on most people's standards. I think you typo'ed on point (3). Point (1) is common to almost(?) all movie plots; why even list it? | ||
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Rez
India1 Post
and recently I liked the speech given Gerald Butler in the law abiding citizen... he gives it back to the judge. A beautiful mind Goodwill Hunting Pi Memento | ||
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blomsterjohn
Norway474 Posts
edit: AAA this is hardcore necroing, mine are 2006+ and this thread is øøld. Watch them, or go trailer | ||
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dyren
United States260 Posts
make sure you watch it on acid. | ||
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Hammy
France828 Posts
The other movies that come to mind have already been brought up but I specifically recommend Gattaca, Fight Club and Usual Suspects. | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
Terry Gilliam deserves some love here. The Imagination Trilogy is certainly thought provoking! Time Bandits is a good start, though it turns into little more than an adventure film in the end (the first ten minutes are classic though) Brazil is the strongest of the three. It is a Dystopian comedy and cutting social commentary. You will find yourself laughing and then cringing as the horrible truth of Gilliams point hits you. Absolutely brilliant The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen is in a similar vein, though it starts to lsoe its focus. On April 14 2005 01:49 {88}iNcontroL wrote: Great, now perhaps the deeper meaning in Clock Work Orange? Or is it merely a look at the flawes of anarchy and mind control? This answer is a little late, but better late than never! Spoilers incoming, ofc. + Show Spoiler + A CLockwork Orange explores the philosophy of morality. The main question is whether it is intentions or deeds that constitute good and evil. Alex is unable to perform evil acts after his treatment, simply physically unable. The film (and book that came before it) argue that Alex is not a good man because his desires are still evil, he is simply unable to act on them. This point is driven home by the final scene in which Alex gleefully gives himself over to images of violence and rape. | ||
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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
edit: but theres nothing to think about on that one .... Then let me recommend Pandorum, its a relatively unknown and recent sci fi movie that will blow your fucking mind. Its amazingly good!! and except by the sci fi genre, it has nothing to do with avatar. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
On April 14 2005 02:18 rS.Loco wrote: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. Butterfly Effect 3 imo + Show Spoiler + rofl syfy | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21245 Posts
Oh and regarding Good Will Hunting -> http://spikedmath.com/152.html | ||
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