Movies that "break reality"
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This, but also add Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Pretty much all of Charlie' Kaufman's work messes with reality, and I love him for it.Marter said:
EDIT: Also, because I see that no one else has mentioned it, In The Mouth of Madness. Best Lovecraftian horror film ever made, and a film that brilliantly intertwines fiction and reality. One of John Carpenter's best films, anyone who has not watched it yet really should.
Just read the synopsis on Wikipedia. WATCHING IT!!!! Thanks for the suggestion.BreakfastMan said:This, but also add Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Pretty much all of Charlie' Kaufman's work messes with reality, and I love him for it.Marter said:
EDIT: Also, because I see that no one else has mentioned it, In The Mouth of Madness. Best Lovecraftian horror film ever made, and a film that brilliantly intertwines fiction and reality. One of John Carpenter's best films, anyone who has not watched it yet really should.
So... basically Final Destination, but without sucking.tippy2k2 said:
OT: I can only think of two movies, Inception, and The Game.
I don't know how much I can say without ruining the movie...WanderingFool said:
Kind of. It's more like The Butterfly Effect where everything he tries to do to "fix" what's going on causes more problems. Shit keeps piling up and up and up and he has no clue how to fix it. Death isn't actively trying to kill him but it is trying to convince him that he is not supposed to be alive.
Depending on how you view the movie, this might change but this is what I saw: He gets the chance to go back to the moment that he was supposed to die. He sacrifices himself (allows himself to get killed) in order to put the status-quo back into play and allows everyone else to live the way they were supposed to.
Again though, your view of it may be different. Puzzlenaut in an above quote has a different interpretation of the movies events.
Again though, your view of it may be different. Puzzlenaut in an above quote has a different interpretation of the movies events.
Granted, it's been a while since I've seen the movie so things I remember may be different than what actually occurred
Oh, Ive seen the movie before, I was actually making a joke at Final Destinations expense. Did not like them at all...tippy2k2 said:I don't know how much I can say without ruining the movie...WanderingFool said:
Kind of. It's more like The Butterfly Effect where everything he tries to do to "fix" what's going on causes more problems. Shit keeps piling up and up and up and he has no clue how to fix it. Death isn't actively trying to kill him but it is trying to convince him that he is not supposed to be alive.
Depending on how you view the movie, this might change but this is what I saw: He gets the chance to go back to the moment that he was supposed to die. He sacrifices himself (allows himself to get killed) in order to put the status-quo back into play and allows everyone else to live the way they were supposed to.
Again though, your view of it may be different. Puzzlenaut in an above quote has a different interpretation of the movies events.
Granted, it's been a while since I've seen the movie so things I remember may be different than what actually occurred
...what the fuck did I just watch!?!Marter said:I liked it. Not quite as much as Cabin in the Woods, but it's kinda surprising how, like, nobody saw it and yet everyone loved Cabin in the Woods. (Director, as was pointed out to me by somebody, clearly had a lot to do with it.)tippy2k2 said:It's on my Netflix list (not due to your recommendation, although that will probably push it toward the top of the list now
Rubber is even weirder, though. Perhaps not as well-made, but I think it's funnier and even more original.
That was awesome! Once again, Marter comes through with an awesome recommendation. Now that Scorpion King 3 is on Netflix, I may have to actually give it a try...
C'est La Vie, I suppose. I actually quite love the ending of Dark City. I also am of the few that dig the final fight scene, which someone on Escapist once described as "A Harry Potter Style Fight Scene", as a pejorative.canadamus_prime said:
Actually, the little boy version of Me quite digs the fight scene, The music definitely makes it.
OT: I guess Hausu breaks reality. It's a tad silly, but when its over, you really can't comprehend what you've seen, other than "WTF".
Oldboy, maybe. That movie transcends reality (and most things).
Suzan Pitt's Asparagus, an animated short, does the same thing. It's got erotic overtones, and it's an animated short, but it might get the job done. You can find it on Youtube in its entirety, I just don't recommend watching it at work.
I need to watch more movies soon. Glad winter is coming round.
Identity - Awesome movie. I wish I still had it. Lost it long ago to a friend or something.
A Scanner Darkly - Sorta fits reality breaking but sorta doesn't. Still a good movie in my opinion.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - This movie fucked with my mind. I had to watch it 3 times to finally figure everything out.
A Scanner Darkly - Sorta fits reality breaking but sorta doesn't. Still a good movie in my opinion.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - This movie fucked with my mind. I had to watch it 3 times to finally figure everything out.
My problem with the ending isshogunblade said:
the protagonist effectively gains the power to shape reality to his will. The reality of the city anyway and what does he do with it? He makes a beach? A bloody beach. A beach based on false memories implanted in him by the aliens that originally built the city in the first place. The thing is he knows the memories are false by that point too.