It's a very haunting film, that you'll never forget, but it's definitly worth it.Dart378 said:
If any movie could be considered art, it's this one.
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If any movie could be considered art, it's this one.
*sniff, Brother. yes Gurren Lagann truly is a mind blowing experience that makes me wanna punch a nun then help her cross the street.KBKarma said:
But my first mind blowing was in fact Ghost in the shell, 1998, I'm an eight year old, I wanted to see an action packed cartoon my cousin delivers with an epic mind altering work.
When I was about 11, I was pulling a sickie from school and just lazing in bad, flicking through the channels on TV.
I caught the beginning of the 1957 film 12 Angry Men, and after about a minute I was completely enthralled.
It blew my mind because at that age I thought films were just meaningless entertainment, having only mainly watched crap action 'blockbusters', plus I ignorantly thought that black and white films = old and boring.
It opened my mind up to the concept that films could be meaningful and thought provoking works of art, and not just cheap entertainment.
I caught the beginning of the 1957 film 12 Angry Men, and after about a minute I was completely enthralled.
It blew my mind because at that age I thought films were just meaningless entertainment, having only mainly watched crap action 'blockbusters', plus I ignorantly thought that black and white films = old and boring.
It opened my mind up to the concept that films could be meaningful and thought provoking works of art, and not just cheap entertainment.
Happened twice.
1. First time watching Revervoir Dogs. When the credits started to roll, I just stared at the screen with my mouth gaping open, trying to voice the word "whoa"
2. Finished the book Fools Die by Mario Puzo. That is more of a personal thing. It was just such an amazing story and never thought I could read something so great.
1. First time watching Revervoir Dogs. When the credits started to roll, I just stared at the screen with my mouth gaping open, trying to voice the word "whoa"
2. Finished the book Fools Die by Mario Puzo. That is more of a personal thing. It was just such an amazing story and never thought I could read something so great.
the end of the farseer trilogy by robin hobb (or actually every time fitz lost molly) - a bit NO! surely you can't... i'm sure he'll... but but but, thats the last page... :'(
the end of the Bartimaus trilogy (johnathon stroud) - that was unbelievably OH MY GOD NO OH MY GOD WHY!?
most of the endings of the saw films, the first one and the one with the guys kid especially.
a clockwork orange is also an amazing film, but i was more shocked by the ending of that,
will have to read the book and find out what the ending was in that, apparently it was different.
as for anyone claiming to have had their mind blown by david eddings books - you are wrong.
sure they are awesome books, they draw you in and hold you to the end, but come on - look at belgariad, malorian, elenium, tamuli and the redemption of althalus,
you can't have your mind blown without a twist.
also the whole bioshock thing was insane.
the end of the Bartimaus trilogy (johnathon stroud) - that was unbelievably OH MY GOD NO OH MY GOD WHY!?
most of the endings of the saw films, the first one and the one with the guys kid especially.
a clockwork orange is also an amazing film, but i was more shocked by the ending of that,
because i thought he would at least get his damn revenge
as for anyone claiming to have had their mind blown by david eddings books - you are wrong.
sure they are awesome books, they draw you in and hold you to the end, but come on - look at belgariad, malorian, elenium, tamuli and the redemption of althalus,
in a shocking turn of events NO ONE DIES, everyone ends up happy and everything is fine. kurik is the only character who had been built at all to die, and then gets replaced by his son who is identical in every respect. don't even mention toth. durnik is brought back to life in pretty much the same chapter he dies (iirc) and who hadn't worked out that eriond is the god?
you can't have your mind blown without a twist.
also the whole bioshock thing was insane.
Totally, have to agree with Fight Club- I am John's busted sleen. I was very quite after coming out of that film.
Entering the street after seeing The Matix was VERY bizzare. Why? because I lived in Sydney at the time, and some of it was filmed in that street! (Pitt St.) I felt very unreal- as the premise of the film was "this is not real". I was IN that film.
Still, my favourite film of all time is O Brother, Where Art Thou. It's sense of whimsy is unbeat. It might be hard to understand, my mother was dying at the time and it helped comfort me a lot. If you know the film and it's songs you might know what I mean.
Entering the street after seeing The Matix was VERY bizzare. Why? because I lived in Sydney at the time, and some of it was filmed in that street! (Pitt St.) I felt very unreal- as the premise of the film was "this is not real". I was IN that film.
Still, my favourite film of all time is O Brother, Where Art Thou. It's sense of whimsy is unbeat. It might be hard to understand, my mother was dying at the time and it helped comfort me a lot. If you know the film and it's songs you might know what I mean.
Twilight. yeah, it transported me to a whole new world...there were guns and knifes everywhere, I could hear 4000 people screaming in pain, My hands were covered in blood, and there were bullet shells all around me...
But really, when I was in 4th grade I read a book "Flight 116 is Down!" I remember going to bed at 10pm and reading until I looked up and it was 1AM. I bet if I read it now, it would seem like the worst book ever.
But really, when I was in 4th grade I read a book "Flight 116 is Down!" I remember going to bed at 10pm and reading until I looked up and it was 1AM. I bet if I read it now, it would seem like the worst book ever.