Some people are not into the straightforward Hollywood films, films with a linear story-line, filled with romance, comedy, drama or action, and is easily predictable. There are many people who are into films that are complex. That’s right, we’re talking about the movies which will make you scratch your head, these movies will question your reasoning. Let me warn you! If you are looking for the movies where the guy gets the girl, have a good laugh, the movie ends in a fairy tale style, and they live happily ever after then this list is not for you.
These are the movies that will bend your mind, twist it, turn it upside down. Once you’re done watching these movies, the first thing you’re gonna say is WTF?
These are the type of movies which you won’t understand at first, you simply can’t figure out the concept in one watch, but when play it over and over you get it. You need to re-watch to fully understand and appreciate.
Note: We have excluded most of the famous titles from this list because they are already featured in “25 Best Mindfuck Movies That Will Blow Your Mind”
Join us as we present to you 5 Movies That You Need To Watch Twice To Completely Understand!
PRIMER
It’s about two engineers who accidentally discover a means of time travel. It’s made up of extremely low-budget, and is noted for its complex plot, philosophical implications, and confusing ending. The best way to understand what the hell is going on in the movie is to do a Google search for “Primer graph”. This is something that you won’t like, you would watch it expecting some movie with entertainment and fun part, but you would end up feeling disappointed. This is for serious movie watchers.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
2001: A Space Odyssey is the best space exploration movie ever filmed. The visuals of the film are simply breathtaking, the cinematography is out-of-this-world, only the words “genius”, “masterpiece” can be used to describe this piece of art created by Stanley Kubrick. The film is full of ideas, themes, production details, and visual queues that you simply can’t grasp in just a single watch.
THE FOUNTAIN
Three stories – one each from the past, present, and future. The three stories are about men who are in pursuit of eternity with their love. All the stories are interwoven, they intersect and parallel, how their quest for eternity with their true love fails and succeeds. Hugh Jackman plays three different characters of a conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher looking for a cure for his cancer-stricken wife; and a space traveler hallucinating his lost love.
12 MONKEYS
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a deadly has wiped out almost all of humanity. The remaining survivors are forced to live underground and research about the origin of the virus. A convict is selected for the mission of gathering the information about the deadly man-made virus and is sent back in time. The story-telling is non-linear, the film is filled with excellent performances and mind-blowing plot twists.
THE TREE OF LIFE
This is a film which is just not about seeing it, but experiencing it. The film tells the story of Jack (Sean Penn), a middle-aged man who tries to reconcile the complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). The film takes us to the big bang, the beginning of the life and origins of this universe, and how this ultimately shapes our lives. How all this is connected, how did we get here? why? what did God really have to do with this? or is God in other words Love?