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perry79605 , Python (Monty) Pictures Report

#2

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand I first watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail when I was 9 or 10, but I remember for some reason having this preconceived notion in my head that historical movies, particularly those set in medieval times, were only supposed to be serious dramas. (I also didn’t know what Monty Python was.)

So I couldn’t understand why this movie about knights had scenes of guys comically getting their limbs chopped off or getting crushed by Trojan rabbits, and I couldn’t finish it.

A few years later I rewatched it, knowing it was meant to be a comedy, and it remains one of my favorite movies of all time.

Final score:

104points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

"Are you suggesting coconuts migrate ?"

69points

Original_Series_717 , Atlas Entertainment Report

#3

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand 12 Monkeys.

black_flag_4ever:

There are so many layers to this movie. One of the mind bending things is whether or not the person in the next cell is real at all, another time traveler, just a crazy guy, or possibly an alternate version of the main character.

Final score:

93points

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Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

This movie is fantastic

26points

Don’t get the wrong idea, Pandas: we absolutely adore stories with a twist! In fact, we live for them. Yours truly is a massive fan of projects like The Matrix, Coherence, Triangle, Dark City, The Thirteenth Floor, The Truman Show, 12 Monkeys, The Butterfly Effect, etc. I would love to talk your ear off about these movies all day long. And I’m constantly on the lookout for more similar stories.

We love it when filmmakers incorporate ideas of hidden worlds, misperceptions, conspiracies, and warped interpretations into their stories. And if they leave a trail of subtle hints and breadcrumbs for keen audience members to follow—even better! Sometimes, it takes a second or third viewing (along with a sprinkling of articles and YouTube reviews) to fully understand the story.

However, no matter how many captivating twists, layers, and easter eggs this story has, it still has to be presented in a somewhat approachable way.

#4

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Shutter Island.

TurtleRockDuane:

I came here to add to shutter Island. It benefits from an immediate rewatch. There are so many layers and wonderful nuances. For example, anytime during the movie that water is present, the main character is not experiencing true reality. In other words if there’s water dripping, or it’s raining, or scenes where it’s raining from bottom to top, those are untrue. But the moments of clear lucidity, without water, Are generally true (because of the importance of water in the main character’s trauma). Just one small nugget. There are a lot more that again benefit from Rewatching. And anyone that says they called the twist a few minutes in, certainly did not catch all those little nuances on the first watch.

mutherwulf , Phoenix Pictures Report

Final score:

84points

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Moosy Girl 11 months ago

I think movie Teddy was sane all along, and the hospital was evil. I don’t trust Ben Kingsley. :p

18points

#5

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Fight club. Took me more watches than any other movie to actually understand it. Might be one of the most misunderstood movies, especially online. Definitely worth a rewatch if you don’t understand the purpose of the commentary and what each character represents to the protagonist.

towcar:

I also think fight club is a movie like shutter island, where "knowing what you know" makes the second watch that much better.

oMadRyan , 20th Century Fox Report

Final score:

72points

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Zaphod 11 months ago

Where is my mind?

19points

#6

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Blade Runner, though I was around 14/15 when I first saw it mid 80s and 18 the second time.

That second viewing was almost for me a "wake up" moment in my life, it just blew me away, Roy's character blazed put of the screen to me and it was probably the first time I ever truly contempled death.

sevristh1138 , The Ladd Company Report

Final score:

67points

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Zaphod 11 months ago

This is my favorite film. My dad took me to see this opening weekend. It opened my mind to science fiction. Phillip K D**k is a master of the genre. They have made like 12 movies based on his novels. His stories all have creative concepts and are only like 200 pages.

29points

Single-Mountain-1079 , Warner Bros Report

The audience needs to be able to follow along… for the most part. This isn’t to say that filmmakers should be catering to the lowest common denominator. Not by a long shot. But if you want your film to be widely viewed and discussed on a global level, you have to be willing to compromise in certain parts of the project.

This might mean ruthlessly editing your script for better clarity and running your story by various focus groups to see if people ‘get’ it. Films have to be entertaining. They have to be meaningful. They should make us reflect on our relationships with other people and the world at large. If the filmmaker is the only one who’s entertained and found meaning, there’s a serious disconnect. The movie is then more of an intensely personal project than something that ought to be shown on the silver screen.

#7

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand The prestige gets better with every re-watch.

MaestroPendejo:

Which in itself is incredible. Usually any movie with a massive twist that is core to it doesn't really do well on repeat viewings. You know the twist so the buildup is meaningless. This movie is structured so beautifully and acted so perfectly you can't turn away. What you pick up on repeat viewings is astounding.

Final score:

65points

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Omni Unicorn 11 months ago

The last scene gives me chills every time.

10points

#8

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand The Matrix.

83franks:

I was like 11 or 12 when i first watched the matrix and i mostly viewed it as a super cool action movie. I dont even think i knew what the matrix was at the time.

matte_black_heart:

I was 13 when it in was released in theaters. I just thought it was so cool. Knowing what I know now, it’s amazing how they were able to leave so many clues in plain sight that a lot of people probably didn’t see coming. I love it even more now that it is more relatable.

jedipiper , Warner Bros Report

Final score:

64points

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WindySwede 11 months ago

At the time, i thought The Wachowskis were really novel about everything. But seen YT about comparisons to anime an others, not as much. Still a great trilogi. Not counting part 4...

7points

against417 , Summit Entertainment Report

#9

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Memento. I’ve seen it like 5 times, watched explanation videos, read deep dives, but my mind will not perceive it correctly.

Final score:

64points

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Moosy Girl 11 months ago

Ah, but did they see the reverse cut? :p

11points

Bored Panda reached out to the Reddit user who sparked the entire interesting discussion, and they were kind enough to share their thoughts on a few things.

We were very curious to get the OP's thoughts on whether or not all films should be easily understood by the audience the very first time they're watched.

According to the author of the thread, it's not just up to the filmmakers to cater to the audience.

"I don’t think they all need to be easily understood by every one on the first viewing," redditor u/IDontLikePayingTaxes shared their perspective with Bored Panda.

The audience, in turn, needs to put in the proper amount of effort to understand the movie, too. "Sometimes, it’s the audience's fault if some people don’t understand exactly what’s going on in the first viewing," the redditor explained.

#10

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Inception: worth rewatching to catch intricacies that I missed.

trylobyte:

Pretty satisfying on rewatch especially when you see all the emotional manipulation leading into that Inception scene. You get to appreciate Tom Hardy's character more and more. He truly was the creative one, the mvp. Love how the numbers in the safe was planted in each level.

slade51 , Warner Bros. Pictures Report

Final score:

62points

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Tiff Day 11 months ago

Was tom hardy in it

8points

Macaroni_Incident , Paramount Vantage Report

#11

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand No Country for Old Men, I’m actually still a bit confused.

Kapha_Dosha:

My takeaway from the movie was acceptance of what we cannot control.

Final score:

57points

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eMpTy 11 months ago

Your call, heads or tails...

9points

cooperkab , Miramax Film Corporation Report

#12

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Pulp Fiction. On the second watch it was easier to put events in order and see how they connected. The first watch it all seemed like a big jumble.

Sam_Flot:

I felt exactly the same. It's a weird one, because unlike other films I didn't fully understand the first time, once you piece the story together it is not complicated at all

Final score:

55points

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Zaphod 11 months ago

"It's the one that says 'Bad Motherf*cker' on it" When Samuel L Jackson was in the Star Wars movies, they wrote BMF on his lightsaber.

16points

MovieMike007 , Stanley Kubrick Productions Report

In other words, just because someone doesn't 'get' the plot, themes, or twists, it does not necessarily mean that the script or direction is at fault. In some cases, the audience itself needs to pay closer attention to the events, dialogue, and details.

Bored Panda was also interested to find out about the inspiration behind the captivating online thread. The OP was happy to shared this with us and referred to a popular 2016 sci-fi mystery.

"I watched Arrival for the second time and actually paid attention and got so much more out of it than the first time," u/IDontLikePayingTaxes shared with us.

"I was wondering if others had similar experiences so I decided to post the question on /r/movies."

#13

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand I was ten when I first saw Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' and it was definitely not the right age for me to get what was going on. Years later on a second viewing, I fell in love with it.

ohliamylia:

I was also a kid (very into space and scifi) and I clearly remember being very enthralled by the idea of understanding what was going on, and less so by what was actually going on. I grasped the broad strokes but I could tell so much of the detail was lost on me, and I was so excited to eventually understand it. Really rewarding to watch it again (and again) as I got older and understand it more and more.

Final score:

53points

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Kat 11 months ago

HAL : just one letter shift from IBM

25points

OneMoreGuitar , FilmNation Entertainment Report

#14

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Arrival totally baffled me the first time I saw it and proceeded to blow my mind the 2nd time when I caught on to the timeline sequencing. Fantastic movie!

IDontLikePayingTaxes:

I recently rewatched Arrival. I’m not sure what I was doing the first time I watched it. I remembered a lot of the scenes and some of the basics about what was going on but either I completely forgot the main point of the entire movie, I wasn’t paying close enough attention, or maybe I just didn’t get it through my thick skull for some reason. I decided to rewatch it last week and I couldn’t believe what I had missed and it’s now one of my favorite movies.

Final score:

52points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

spoiler, really really don't read if you think you're gonna watch this great movie, really. Really ! ok, so spoiler : fantastic story line, the jump from present to future (when you think it's the past) to present (that you think it's future)... and the scene where she explains language, love it. love it all, the actors, the atmosphere, the visual, great movie.

13points

#15

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. The first viewing I was distracted marveling at the oddness and the acting. The second viewing I was able to properly take in the story and I ADORE the movie.

Duel_Option:

I love all the obvious stuff that is pointing the themes out but I was too mesmerized to take in the first time.

The Grandfather in particular is my fav character in the movie, his stunned face at the end when confronted with reality is priceless.

And my fav scene:

“I’m gonna get you” as a rock…

Incredible film.

Grenuille , A24 Report

Final score:

44points

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Zaphod 11 months ago

Ke Huy Quan also played Data in *The Goonies* and Short Round in *Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom*

10points

The problem is that some filmmakers and scriptwriters don’t get (or ask for) a different perspective. They believe that their vision should be completed ‘as is.’ Humility, then, is essential here. And that means asking for blunt and brutal feedback.

It’s easier for someone to understand complex ideas when they’re surrounded by that particular story day in and day out, during the creative process. These same ideas might be nigh incomprehensible to your average moviegoer. It then falls to movie industry pros to either slightly simplify those complicated ideas for the sake of clarity or to rework them entirely in favor of more down-to-earth ones.

Some ideas, no matter how brilliant, might be too complex to cover in just a single scene or a few lines of dialogue. In that case, the filmmakers need to lay the groundwork earlier on in the story. Or they need to find some creative metaphors that would help their audience understand the core issues without sacrificing the depth of the ideas themselves.

#16

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Donnie Darko. Upon a second watch, I finally understood the premise of the movie. Still a classic.

chrispmorgan:

This more than any other example I can think of showed me the power of editing in making a story work and why it must be a really hard part of filmmaking. The original is so weird and because I as the viewer believe understanding is just around the corner, I stay with it. The director’s cut has too much exposition but resolves more conventionally satisfyingly because I actually sort of know what’s going on.

The shift with “Blade Runner” I don’t think is as stark. I got the director’s cut of “The Counselor” and am curious to see if that really weird movie gets better with more/different footage.

If the director’s cut was considered the “real” one, I don’t think film geeks would love the “Donnie Darko” so much.

Kaitality , 20th Century Studios Report

Final score:

43points

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Bored Templar 11 months ago

It would be nice if someone could explain this movie to me... I still don't understand it

18points

callmemacready , Warner Bros. Pictures Report

#17

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand The Shining.

Duel_Option:

Oh man, lot of hidden things going on in this movie which is what makes it so amazing.

Highly suggest watching some YouTube breakdowns, especially about Danny and the bears.

Final score:

43points

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MadOrca99 11 months ago

Read the book, in my opinion it is way better than the movie.

46points

#18

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand A kinda different one than the ones said so far: The Big Lebowski. I had assumed because of how much people talk about it that the story would be bursting with over the top comedy, and it left me pretty confused. It wasn’t until subsequent viewings I realized how subtly infused every single line in the movie is. Now when I watch it I find myself quoting nearly the entire movie.

Fragrant-Hamster-325:

This is a good one. There are some over-the-top scenes but there are plenty of subtle bits that you appreciate more with additional watches. Like “this aggression will not stand” quote. The first time around I missed that he stole the line from Bush.

Not exactly subtle but I f**king love when The Dude sees Jackie Treehorn scribbling something on a piece of paper and thinks he’s found a clue. For a second you think The Dude is onto something, only to find that it’s just a doodle of a guy with a big d**k. But what really gets me, is a couple scenes later when he’s picked up by the cops. They empty The Dude's pockets only to find a supermarket loyalty card and the doodle of the guy with the big d**k.

SModfan , Working Title Films Report

Final score:

42points

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Ban-One 11 months ago

'Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.' ... and I'm absolutely with you on that one. Let's go bowling...

18points

Imagine The Matrix movies without the iconic red and blue pill scene. It summed up a huge chunk of the project’s essence in a memorable way that has ever since become an intrinsic part of pop culture. Without that scene, the issues that the film covers would have been that much harder to comprehend.

Of course, you always have the freedom to film your ideas as you see them in your mind because you fully believe in your vision. You want your project to be genuine. And complicated. And bizarre!

#19

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Interstellar. The multidimensional part was getting too complex to follow the first time around. The second time I was able to process it.

TaiChiShifu , Paramount Pictures Report

Final score:

40points

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Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

Stay.

11points

gottapeenow2 , PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Report

#20

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Honestly Fargo. First time thought it was boring and weird. Second time totally got it, thought it was awesome and weird.

Kapha_Dosha:

I'm lucky I watched Fargo only a few years ago (after having seen a review of the editing on YT). I don't think I would have appreciated the movie anywhere near as much if I'd seen it earlier in my life. The Coen brothers are so, subtle.

Final score:

38points

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Corinne Wheeler 11 months ago

Obvious question...why have they "blacked out" the face?

11points

#21

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Trainspotting. First watch was at a friends. Watched it again like the next day with subtitles and realized I almost got the plot completely wrong because the accents were too heavy for me

Anjunabeast , Channel Four Films Report

Final score:

36points

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T'Mar of Vulcan 11 months ago

Interesting bit of info: Jonny Lee Miller is obviously NOT Scottish, but some people working on the movie didn't know that. When it was finished filming he got into the car and started talking in his real accent, and the people in the car were flabbergasted!

11points

At the same time, you need to remember that movies are a creator’s way of relating to the audience and society at large. You cannot expect people to rewatch the movie a dozen times until they finally ‘get’ the message.

Though, on the flip side, the audience then owes these filmmakers their undivided attention. If you were too busy looking at your phone instead of watching the movie, it's nobody's fault but yours if you feel lost!

#22

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand L4yer Cake. It took me two tries to truly understand the movie. Once I did, it became a favorite.

UprisingAO:

This is a good one. I remember watching this with my parents. At the end my brother, father, and I were puzzled. Then my mom, who had been knitting the whole time broke it down and explained it to us.

Ohnoherewego13 , Sony Pictures Report

Final score:

35points

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Mary Kelly 11 months ago

layer cake is awesome...freaking awesome!

2points

Ok_Needleworker_9537 , Miramax Films Report

#23

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Master & Commander.

PerfectlySplendid:

I hate that this movie wasn’t successful enough for an immediate sequel. There’s nothing else like it. Maybe Greyhound if you consider it modern.

Final score:

29points

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Kat 11 months ago

I can recommend the books. The movie is a mix of several stories.

15points

#24

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Jacob’s Ladder. Did not understand on the first watch. Had a little explanation provided on the ending and then it made a lot more sense on the second viewing.

Metboy1970 , Carolco Pictures Report

Final score:

28points

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Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the Earth.

21points

Seahearn4 , Warner Bros. Pictures Report

#25

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand My first thought was Training Day, but it took more than 2 viewings. I couldn't even pay attention enough to know that Alonzo was doing all that to pay a debt to Russian gangsters. But Denzel was so electric in it, I watched it for him.

Now, I think of it as an allegory for where you, the audience member, would decide to give up your future in the face of all the things he puts Ethan Hawke through. And also how easily bad people can use the system against young people with aspirations.

Final score:

27points

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SonicAlchemy 11 months ago

I think the biggest thing people miss on first viewing is the fact that everything occurred in just one day. It's easy to miss that with so much going on. Denzel at his finest, and yes, ladies, I mean his acting 😉

6points

sexmormon-throwaway , Warner Bros Report

#26

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand I actually 100% believe TENET is meant to be viewed twice. Just as the protagonist has to experience the story before he can fully understand, so does the audience. SO MUCH better the second time.

Final score:

26points

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Princeofdarkness 11 months ago

Hated it

12points

fbibmacklin , Working Title Films Report

#27

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Tbh, I’m still not sure if I understand it all.

The_Bee_Sneeze:

Came here to say this. I first saw it on a date with a Harvard girl. I didn’t want her to think I was stupid, so I pretended like I wasn’t so confused. Turns out, she was afraid I would think she was stupid, too. It took us about 10 minutes of talking afterwards for us to admit we were both out to sea.

But that started an obsession. I’ve probably seen it 10 times now. There are a lot of masterful craft choices that make it such a tonally satisfying movie. That said, there are still some really, really strange choices.

Case in point: there’s an elevator scene where Benedict Cumberbatch mentions to Ciaran Hinds that his hand is bleeding. Then they go to lunch together. In the book, the whole reason his hand was bleeding was he broke into someone’s desk! No mention of that in the movie, and it never comes up again. Bizarre.

Final score:

24points

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VonBlade 11 months ago

I was in the BBC adaptation. If you can count driving one of the cars that went past on the motorway being in something.

10points

LuckyFranky212 , Embassy International Picture Report

#28

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Brazil. When I first watched it I thought it was awful but upon rewatching it is a classic. Same with Last Action Hero on the first watch thought it was awful on a rewatch it is a fun, but action comedy which breaks the 4th wall.

Final score:

24points

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Powerful Katrinka 11 months ago

It's an incredible, disturbing movie. The final scene just destroyed me.

14points

#29

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand The Dark Knight.

I didn't know what to make of the Joker. He wasn't like any representation prior. I eventually landed on the Joker being almost a supporting character as the true story arc was centered on the rise and fall of Dent. But that didn't seem right either. After several viewings it dawned on me as I payed closer attention to the interrogation room scene. He was the antithesis of Batman. The anarchist to the rule-bound. The killer to the one who does not kill. One who sees the villain in everyone to the one who sees the good in everyone. It was there all along, I was just so caught in earlier interpretations of the Joker that I really struggled to see what this version was supposed to be. Now that I see it, the movie fits together a lot better for me.

Meauxterbeauxt , Warner Bros Report

Final score:

23points

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Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

And he (the Joker) has absolutely nothing to lose and is okay with dying to prove his point. Theres nothing Batman can do to him or hurt him with. Counter to Batman who wears the mask to protect those he loves (Alfred and Rachel). "So this is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object."

17points

DreadChylde , Dino De Laurentiis Corporation Report

#30

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand I saw David Lynch's "Dune" when it came out. I was nine years old and hadn't read any of the books. I was pretty confused.

Final score:

18points

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DB 11 months ago

First time I saw it I also had not read the book. Watched it again after reading it and I was pleased at how much better I understood everything.

11points

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#31

This isn't a problem of comprehending the story so much as understanding the appeal, but I'll share anyways.

I hate hate hated The Grand Budapest Hotel the first viewing. I was a teenager, and all I could think of was everything looked freakishly symmetrical, the humour was surreal and made no sense, the acting was beyond over the top, and the aspect ratio changing was pointless

It wasn't until my second viewing years later after seeing Fantastic Mr Fox and thinking I might now get the appeal, and get the appeal I did. Christ, my sides hurt so much and I legitimately almost peed myself laughing.

I absolutely lost my s**t at "You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, f**k it."

I understood that the comedy comes from everyone being so cartoonish kind, optimistic, or literal twirl moustaches villains that it's not meant to be taken seriously. It has one serious moment from what I remember, but that scene is fully warranted.

It's become one if my all time favourites!

CouchMunchies777 Report

Final score:

12points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

i'm a little hermetic to wes anderson style, but this movie get me too, very funny :) and the actors <3 !

3points

#32

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand I'm still f*****g confused by Zardoz. I get the broad strokes, but... what the hell?

ZorroMeansFox:

Here's what it boils down to --ideas which I think are truly great:

After a world-"ending" apocalypse, the planet's Elites live within a shielding power dome, where they have become immortal. And strange.

These Elites manipulate the "savages" who live in the ruins beyond their dome, giving them guns and getting harvested foods in return, using a False God as a means of control --a giant floating stone head called Zardoz.

The way the immortal Elites have become "strange" is the central focus of the film: They have become bored and jaded and impotent and petty and vengeful, turning on their own with cruel punishments for minor offenses.

One of these Elites has an undercover plan to end all this. This great scientist, the creator of Zardoz, starts to breed the savages over many generations, until he ultimately creates a Man who is superior in all ways to the Elites. He's smarter, stronger, more potent, and proves to have greater psychic abilities. He's bred this Man to create a being who could finally lead an invasion of the domed village, bringing the death that's subconsciously desired by the Elites, and ending their vacuous existences.

Sean Connery is The Man --who ultimately has the truth revealed to him when the scientist allows himself to be chased through the ruins of a Library, where Sean is shown the book that mirrors his existence (and reveals the meaning of the movie's title):

The Wizard Of Oz

The ending is a gonzo portrayal of Sean and his savage army destroying the Elites, and the final scene is a time lapse showing how Sean and his "wife" eventually went on to have a child before having a natural death from old age.

slte9162 , 20th Century Fox Report

Final score:

11points

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Powerful Katrinka 11 months ago

The sight of Sean Connery wearing a bright red diaper is forever etched in my memory. And not in a good way.

19points

#33

Watchmen is definitely better second time round as there's so much to take in visually and getting to know the characters better. I love that film. However I won't be watching Interstellar again. Lol.

TedsterTheSecond Report

Final score:

11points

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ValdaDeDieu 11 months ago

I just ADORED Watchmen. Everyone there was larger than life.

2points

#34

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Akira (1988). I actually had to read the whole manga then rewatch the movie to really grasp what was going on.

monachopzis , TMS Entertainment Report

Final score:

10points

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Lara Verne 11 months ago

I saw it about twelve years ago, it was pretty confusing. I rewatched it at 35th anniversary at the cinema and I loved it.

1point

hunterdean94 , Plan B Entertainment Report

#35

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand The Big Short.

Pinkumb:

Gets better every time! I think I've seen this movie 10+ times and I gain a better understanding of the issue each time.

Choice-Bus-1177:

Yeah even though they stop the movie and break things down to explain it like I’m 5, it still took a couple of watches to fully understand it. The economical crash was quite complicated for a simpleton like me.

Final score:

9points

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Michael Largey 11 months ago

If you want to understand this movie, read up on the Glass–Steagall Act (1933) and the effects of its repeal in 1999. There are a number of good explanations out there on the Internet.

0points

#36

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand I saw Joe v the Volcano as a kid and was meh about it, but I really love it as an adult.

Duel_Option:

Saw it at 10 years old and loved it for all the little things…

As an adult I understand this movie is about a man searching for real life and avoiding pitfalls and taking a leap of faith with his partner.

“Where will we go?”

“Away from the things of man my love…away from the things of man”.

It’s a hidden masterpiece.

Jrk67 , Warner Bros. Report

Final score:

9points

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AtMostTheFabulist Premium 11 months ago

I love the part with the luggage salesman. "May you live for 1000 years". That guy almost steals the movie in 2 minutes

1point

ByrneCruise , Ghoulardi Film Company Report

#37

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand There Will Be Blood. I was bored af as a 17-year-old and now it's possibly my favorite movie at 33 lol.

Final score:

9points

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Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

Bastard in a basket

2points

#38

Cloud Atlas. It actually took me a couple of times to start it and pick up what was going on before I could make it through the whole thing.

lovely_virgo Report

Final score:

9points

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Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

What we do in life echoes in eternity.

4points

Johnny_Trappleseed Report

#39

Taxi Driver and American Psycho. Every time I rewatch them I notice something new that helps me bridge together the ending.

Final score:

9points

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Ban-One 11 months ago

Spoiler Alert: If you're confused about the ending of American Psycho: the book is very clear about it and Bret Easton Ellis even said himself that the majority of the murders were real.

6points

Apprehensive_Sir8967 Report

#40

Looper.

CouchMunchies777:

I love that film. It feels like it's one space between our own world and blade runner, just sitting square in the center.

I love the world, I love the characters, I love the story, Kid Blue is hilarious, Time Mutilation is a new fear, and it's just so damn interesting. I really felt the world they were giving us.

Final score:

8points

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#41

Eyes wide shut.

Duel_Option:

Hated it first time I saw it…now it’s my fav Christmas movie.

Almost time for a re-watch!

Professional-Boss833 Report

Final score:

8points

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Kookamunga 11 months ago

Love this one, even if it has that short toothy crazy guy in it.

4points

#42

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Mulholland Drive. Namely, rewatching it and seeing the first person view of someone, you know, putting their head on a pillow and going to sleep sort of clarified things.

peioeh:

I saw it in theaters, it was a special day where after seeing a movie you could watch another one right after it for cheap. Mulholland Drive was the 3rd movie I watched in a row that day. It fried my brain, I don't even remember what the other 2 were. I was really wondering if it was the movie or if I was actually going crazy because 3 in a row was too much.

I should probably watch it again eventually.

rgumai , Les Films Report

Final score:

7points

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Rostit. . 11 months ago

I tried. This just feels like you're supposed to see something that isnt there. kind of like the emperor's new clothes. Maybe I just dont care for david lynch.

2points

HRzNightmare , Ugly Duckling Films Report

#43

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Coherence.

The first time we watched it we had to keep backing it up to rewatch scenes, trying to understand the continuity or LACK of continuity to figure out who was from "where." The second time we watched it we STILL replayed a few scenes, but it was fewer times.

Final score:

7points

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Pandora 11 months ago

One of my favourite films.

3points

#44

I would say Scott Pilgrim vs the world. When I saw it the first time I didn’t truly and fully understand Scott and see him as a cool guy and that’s why I didn’t understand that NegaScott was a really nice guy.

the_tea_mirror Report

Final score:

7points

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Two_rolling_black_eyes 11 months ago

The more I watch the movie, the more I really don't like Scott Pilgrim.

5points

OpenUpYerMurderEyes Report

#45

Heavens Gate The first time I found it painfully pretentious. But the second time it just clicked and now it's one of my all-time favorites.

Final score:

6points

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#46

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand The Lobster. If you love dry, twisted, sick humor, this is a gold mine. I bet I’ve watched over 30x by now.

tideshark , Element Pictures Report

Final score:

6points

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leendadll 11 months ago

Such a weird movie!

3points

#47

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Us— the first time I watched it in theaters, I found it hard to follow. I watched it again recently and I think the big key to me getting it was subtitles. I couldn’t understand what Red was saying and missed lots of little things that made the plot better and more intense. Great movie.

lmnoknop , Blumhouse Productions Report

Final score:

6points

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Roxy222uk 11 months ago

We watch everything (at home) with subtitles now, it genuinely helps catch lots of little comments etc that might have been missed otherwise.

6points

#48

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Michael Clayton. Watching it when I first did.... Was over my head.

Squigglificated:

This is such an awesome movie! I’ve watched it several times and it just gets better every time. I wouldn’t say I missed the main plotline on first watch, but it has enough depth to make repeat viewings very rewarding.

MegaMan3k , Samuels Media Report

Final score:

5points

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Imagineer 11 months ago

I should watch this again. It's been awhile.

1point

#49

Sideways.

therealrickdalton Report

Final score:

5points

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kansasmagic 11 months ago

The book is better, if only for the painfully accurate portrayal of hangovers!

0points

#50

Anchorman.
First time I thought it was the dumbest movie I'd ever seen. About a month later I watched it with my kids and I was laughing so hard I was crying. I guess I wasn't in the right frame of mind for that humour the first time around.

Photmagex Report

Final score:

5points

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Imagineer 11 months ago

I cannot watch anything with Will Ferrell. I just don't see the humor from this guy. It's more just stupid.

11points

#51

KUNG POW : ENTER THE FIST

it is a movie that only gets better and better the more u watch and get the jokes.

some jokes are so insane...

like the ''i am a birdie too'' when master pain... i mean Betty, tries to send a signal as a bird chirp.

OldLebaneseNerd Report

Final score:

4points

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Zaphod 11 months ago

The whole movie is wackadoodle. The scene with the cow is hilarious.

3points

#52

Midnight Cowboy. I first watched it in my late teens and didn't get the subtext. Watched it again in my 30s and it all came together.

SgtSharki Report

Final score:

4points

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Zaphod 11 months ago

I'm walkin here!

5points

#53

“It Fried My Brain”: 30 Movies People Had To Watch Again To Fully Understand Primer. Although I'm not sure two views was enough.

TonyDungyHatesOP:

Get the study guide… and even then it’s a head scratcher.

tomtttttttttttt , StudioCanal Report

Final score:

3points

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similarly 11 months ago

Came here thinking of just this one. Classic movie.

0points

#54

Synecdoche, NY. I remember Ebert saying how he watched it 3 times. First to watch, second because he needed to, and a third because he wanted to.

groviegroves Report

Final score:

3points

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Brian D 11 months ago

Yes, one of my favourites! Really an excellent examination of mortality and how everyone struggles with it. Want some fun? Say "Synecdoche, Schenectady" over and over, (preferably to yourself!), and see if you can do it! [sin EK do key]

2points

#55

I’m thinking of ending things.

samthemaninacan Report

Final score:

3points

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Moosy Girl 11 months ago

I only remember feeling incredibly relaxed after watching this, don’t ask me why.

0points

#56

The Life and Death of Col. Blimp is now one of my favorite movies of all time but when I first saw it I found it just okay. Several things kept me from really getting into.

I thought it was a Peter Sellers comedy based on the thumbnail on Netflix.

It has a very odd structure beginning in the “present” of 1943 before flashing back to 1904 and spending nearly half the movie there. It then rushes past forty years before spending the last third in the present.

The main character is purposefully not very likable. He seems to represent the out of touch and pompous nature of the British Empire.

On second watch, the beauty of it really hit me. It seems to touch on all the ridiculous pain and love of being human from when you are young to when you get old. In that way it reminds me of Don Quixote. I watch it regularly now.

Unleashtheducks Report

Final score:

2points

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XenoMurph 11 months ago

Yes I'm the same. Left a big impression on me for some reason.

0points

#57

The Master. When I first watched it, I hated it. Upon my second viewing it finally clicked and it’s my favorite PTA film.

Finkleflarp Report

Final score:

2points

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#58

La Grande Bellezza. Every time I watch that movie I pick up on more of its subtleties and nuances. Just a beautiful, brilliant film.

GarageQueen Report

Final score:

2points

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QUINN SANE 11 months ago

Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Under the Skin’ should be on this list.

2points