Five Incredibly Thoughtful Movies
Movies make us feel lots of emotions. They make us cry with happiness or sadness, laugh and inspire us. For the most part, however, we watch movies because we are bored. If we want to take advantage of what they have to offer , we can make them our best allies when it comes to developing our cognitive potential. To do that, we need to watch thoughtful movies.
In this article, we will tell you about 5 thoughtful movies that will make you think and reflect for several days. The next time you feel like an inspirational or motivational movie, these will fit well. Make sure you see them with an open mind so that you are truly receptive to their message.
What would happen if you could erase someone completely from your memory. Who has not thought that life would be good much better if they did not remember their ex? That’s what this movie is about. In this movie, the main character decides to erase all the memories he has of his girlfriend in order to stop missing her.
Just like in real life , things are not easy for Jim Carey’s character. After randomly bumping into her (without remembering her), they begin a new love story that will make you think for days.
Phil Connors is a TV meteorologist from a local TV channel who has to report from the local festivities dedicated to the marmot – Groundhog Day. Due to unknown circumstances, he becomes stuck in time, and he is forced to relive the same day over and over again.
In the beginning, he experiences various types of negative emotions such as sadness and fear. Slowly but surely he begins to realize that he must take advantage of the situation and make it count; so he begins to change his actions in order to enjoy Groundhog Day as much as possible.
This film can make us realize how much impact our small everyday decisions have on our lives. In the end, our actions and thoughts determine the kind of life we live.
Interstellar is another thought-provoking film. This intense, three-hour film mixes science, current affairs and human problems.
This film makes us reflect on things like friendship, family and loneliness. It also shows us that we are responsible for the planet we live on, the conquest of space and the future of humanity. All the events in the movie happen at such a hectic pace that you do not want to look away even for a minute.
In general, film adaptations of books are not as successful as their original sources. However, the cinematographic version of Alan Moore’s graphic novel has become a mass phenomenon. In fact, the ideas in this work of art have given way to an entire social movement in real life.
The film follows in V’s footsteps. V is a mysterious character who wants to end the oppression of the tyrannical government in Britain. In this dystopian world, the country is immersed in tyranny and the main character wants to regain the freedom of the citizens at all costs.
V for Vendetta is without a doubt one of the best thought-provoking films available. After looking at this, it is impossible not to think about things like freedom, sacrifice, values and government control. This movie has definitely become a classic.
In this last film on our list of thought-provoking films, you will find one of the most repeated quotes of all time: ” We buy things we do not need, with money we do not have to impress people we do not like”. This is the main theme of the film: to break society’s expectations and do what we really want.
Instead of showing us in a positive way , Fight Club does it through a dark perspective. Nothing is out of reach. There is a lot of violence, death and madness throughout the film.
Of course, this is not a 100% list. There are many other thought-provoking movies that will reflect on many topics for hours or even days. With these, however, you can get off to a good start.
