Recommend me a film which makes you think!

Gustov said:
Hardly, it's told from various perspectives & doesn't follow the conventional 3 act structure. There are no antagonists and protagonists per say.

If you're going to be pedantic, at least get it right.
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:D

Good shout with Crash.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest?
 
The Shawshank Redemption
Rollerball
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 Version)
Rain Man

All enjoyable and watchable films but every single one of them makes one think about one aspect or another of the Human Condition.
 
Brian8bit said:
What's the difference between that and the 30's version? I have the 30's version and am contemplating getting the 79 version as well. Is it a shot for shot of the earlier version, just with updated special effects?
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I've seen both but can't really recall the differences. I saw the 30's version so very, very long ago. I only saw the 79 about five years ago. I just feel that the 79 version would keep the modern viewer far more involved. Certainly it wasn't just a case of sfx. Its more that modern shooting techniques and the quality of the shots makes one feel much more like you are there, so to speak.

EDIT - I would also say that the 79 version isn't overly cosmetic though. If you've ever seen the 1999 film The Trench that film's message and intimacy is ruined for me because the stage make-up used in it makes everyone look like they should be on the beauty counter at your local department store.
 
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The Fountain.

Vanilla Sky.

The Road.

The Seventh Seal.

K-Pax.

2001.

Lost Highway.

Dark City.

12 Monkeys.

Brazil.

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.

Requiem for a Dream.

A Clockwork Orange.

The Deer Hunter.

Threads.

Southland Tales.


and many more, I've come to the conclusion I watch too much TV.
 
What do you mean by "Makes you think"? Inception has a very simple concept at heart, and is played out in a way that isn't very confusing. It's linear and narratively simple.

Do you mean films that are psychological and have convoluted story lines? Or do you mean films that make you ponder the subject/s the film deal with?

For the record, I have to recommend both Hidden by Michael Haneke and Week End by Jean Luc Goddard. The latter of which is counter cinema at it's very finest, and is absolute bat**** crazy. And I mean that in the very truest sense of the word.

Gustov said:
Hardly, it's told from various perspectives & doesn't follow the conventional 3 act structure. There are no antagonists and protagonists per say.

If you're going to be pedantic, at least get it right.
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It's better watched with In The Mood For Love. Also, it helps if you consider Wong Kar Wai as an auteur.

A film doesn't have to comply to the narrative structure of "antagonists and protagonists". There are many other ways of creating films and chiefly, one does not have to follow "the three act structure", as you put it, and can still be conventional. 2046 is very conventional as it still possess many of the same attributes that make it a straight forward watch.
 
Surrogates
Repo Men

are the only recent ones which made me think, they're action movies though I guess.

Adaptation is good one.
 
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I had the misfortune to watch Memento whilst nursing the biggest hangover i've had to this day back when it was released on DVD. My god i was confused :(

Excellent film though.
 
Late post but here goes, just adding ones not mentioned already:

Thin Red Line
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Amelie
Metropolis (2010 restored version)
Brick
Rashomon
Being John Malkovich
 
Memento

There is no definitive ending, but's it's not a lame 'wtf was that' film


Also..

Prestige
 
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