Movies that make you think

[Patronus]

[size=1][color=700000][b]Are there movies when, after the whole movie and when their zooming out of the last scene, make you want to know what happened after the fact? If so, list them here and [u]tell how[/u].

The Fast and the Furious- I know there is a sequel to it, but it doesn't say what happened to Dom and the group. Did Letty and Dom finally get married? Did Jesse live? I want to know.

Bringing Down the House- What happened to the kids and Cherlene? (sp?) Queen Latifah's character was so lovable, I really wanted to know what happened to her.

These really are the only two that make me feel that weird feeling of wanting to know more. If I remember any others, I'll let ya know.

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[Semjaza]

2 Fast 2 Furious and Brining Down the House are the last movies I'd cite as something that makes me think. You don't even need your brain for those movies.

The only way they could answer your question is to basically make the movie another hour long. Some things don't need to be answered because people can just assume and make their own opinions on what happens. I hate when movies hold your hand and tell you every last thing that happens to everyone, personally.

[Patronus]

[size=1][color=700000][b]Well, making people think after the fact [i]is[/i] a good thing. It shows that the movie was good, and the audience wants to see what happens.

Leh[/b][/color][/size]

[Ryan]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Logan [/i]
[B][size=1][color=700000][b]Well, making people think after the fact [i]is[/i] a good thing. It shows that the movie was good, and the audience wants to see what happens.

Leh[/b][/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE]
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True, true. Then more people will pay money to see the sequel. More money for the people who made the movie. See what I'm saying?[/color][/size]

[Ben]

John Q left me with some questions. Like, [spoiler]what happened to John in prison? What as his son like when he got out? Did the new heart work out all right? Did the kid ever become a body builder?![/spoiler] Gah, so many unanswered questions from an interesting movie. :p

EDIT: Spoilers.

[Ryan]

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Yes, John Q was a very good movie. A lot of questions from that movie. I do hope the heart worked out for the little boy. I doubt they will make a sequel, but it would be cool if they did. Just if they didn't make is where it was stupid. Then it would ruin the first movie.[/color][/size]

[Emme888]

[FONT=arial][COLOR=purple] The movies that made me think are:
[SIZE=4]These are MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES!!!! ( but the Matrix isn't on there...I didn't have any questions bout that one!)[/SIZE]

The Elaphant Man: I know at the end the Elaphant Man dies and I always wondered how the doctor could go one living knowing what happened to him. The movie also contains one of my favorite quotes:
"I am not an animal, I am a human being!"

Breakfast at Tiffany's: I wanted to see if Holly and Paul ever got married and had kids. Did they got real jobs or stayed as sort of drifters.
"I can't go back with you.....don't you understand I'm not that girl anymore! I've changed, I can't go back! Please try and understand."

GATTACA: When he comes back from space does he get caught or does he die up there. Does Uma's character get to see him again, does anyone ever find the ashes of his friend in the burner?

if anyone knowes of these movies...does it seem like I like sad, depressing movies, or it just me?

Forgive the typos

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[noodleboy]

*spoiler for the sixth sense*




well they aren't for the reasons u, logan, put but they made me think

the matrix- it really deals with more than the movie there are a couple of books u should have read, bible and other religous books. and there are so many hidden meanings in the movie

minority report- if u break it down like i did in my sociology class it deals with alot of things like the futre but on a more realistic terms of where we could be heading in i believe it was like 50 years

sixth sense (the second time u watch it) because u are searching for signs that he is dead and making sure that the director just didn't put that in the end

those are just a few

edit: eh, my bad

[Semjaza]

You guys really have to use spoiler tags. Some of these questions right out give away key points of these films.

[Corey]

How about Requiem Of A Dream.
That movie, in general, makes you think.

But I'm sincerely interested what happens to the white guy after [spoiler]he loses his arm.[/spoiler] (I appologise for not remembering his name.)

[Pagan]

The last movie I saw that was actually on my mental level was a Beautiful Mind. All the rest are just entertainment to me. He was so smart it made him crazy.

[Gohan Egret]

[QUOTE]The Fast and the Furious[/QUOTE]

Watch [spoiler]after the credits. Dom does make it to Mexico like Letty and him planned (he is driving a Chevelle, IIRC), so...one can assume all went well with everyone and they just hightailed it south of the border.[/spoiler]

As for a movie that keeps me wanting to know more, on a basic level, would have to be "Resident Evil." As a huge fan of the series, I wanted to see [spoiler]what happened to the lovely Ms. Jovavich in a real life Raccoon City [sequel in production - "Resident Evil: Apocalypse"][/spoiler].

A movie that made me think about our world would have to be "Bowling for Columbine." I highly recommend it (no matter what you think of Micheal Moore). It is a really well done documentary and seriously makes you use your brain.

;)

[eleanor]

[size=1] ....I really don't think that "The Matrix" is hard to understand. I mean, it's a pretty understandable plot, and the [spoiler]conversation with 'The Architect' was a bit confusing and made me think a bit[/spoiler] but not that much.

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[Ben]

Another interesting movie I had to watch in health was called "BANG! BANG! You're dead."

[Delian]

There are quite a few movies that make me think...not just in a 'hope they bring out a sequel way' but also in a more 'wow' that movie had depth. The Green Mile and Philedelphia would be among my list...but the one movie which really got me was a foriegn film called No Man's Land.

[SpikeSpiegel]

if u didnt know...most REAL car enthusiats hated FAF. It was too unreal, show cars running 15 minute (supposidly 10 sec) 1/4 mile runs..it made many guys laugh. oh yeah an look alot closer..Jessie's dead. and NOS doesnt make a car an automatic 12sec vehicle. so sorry to bash ur fav movie. an look up The Profesional an Meet Joe Black. great movies that have so much to think about.

[Gohan Egret]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SpikeSpiegel [/i]
[B]if u didnt know...most REAL car enthusiats hated FAF. It was too unreal, show cars running 15 minute (supposidly 10 sec) 1/4 mile runs..it made many guys laugh.[/B][/QUOTE]

*Sighs* I do not know how many times I have stated this, but...who in their good mind would go and pay $8.00 for a movie ticket to watch an [b]actual[/b] 10 second race!? I could go do that tonight, for free, from a place 20 minutes for my house.

The entire point of the "lengthened" race was A) To show each driver's reaction during the race, and B) Make the race seem "dramatic" and "mimic" what occurs in real races. It was never meant to 100% realistically simulate an actual illegal street car race.

And though NOS alone will not make your car the best out there, if you saw what they are racing in (or at least claimed to) you will see these cars were already fast. Remember the opening cut scene? Brian topped out at 140 MPH. No NOS.

The Fast and the Furious was an ok movie, but it gets to me that some "real" car fans cannot even notice it was all for effect.

[lea]

hmm....what about princess mononoke? that movie made me think....

[SpikeSpiegel]

ur right G.E. my bad. yeah i do know that its all about the effect an stuff for rakin office records an crap but i dont think u realize how many people think that movie is what really happens out on the street. but im wrong for puttin that. again my bad.

[Pyrophobic]

Well, I agree that "Bowling for Columbine" certainly makes you think - it doesn't even seem to start to answer Moore's original question because he illustrates just how complex and often just how hopeless the whole situation seems. You certainly need to look beyond the film, there, and it really does make you perceive things through different eyes. Particularly that section with the news reporter ... ugh.

There are some films that are so deep that one person could never do them justice through their singular thought - if you think about it, all films are received differently by a diverse range of people. "Bowling for Columbine" certainly sticks out in my mind, as does "The Matrix" series. I must've tried to look at the latter from every which angle, and it certainly helps to be a philosophy and ethics student with a bit of sociology on your side! I mean, I'm currently writing an essay for my university application portfolio (wanting to go into English Literature with some Film Studies hopefully as an additional unit) that discusses sex and birth imagery in the film, and I now cannot be convinced after many hours of revised contemplation that the most sexually charged scene is by far the 'burly brawl'! Most films tend to make me think because I just love analysing all the directorial devices.

[Charles]

The most recent movie that made me think was [i]Donnie Darko[/i]. Partly, of course, because when the film had ended I didn't know what the heck happened. So, that lead me to peice everything together and theorize what the film was about, which was quite fun.

I posted my actual ramblings in the thread if anyone's interested.

[i]Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[/i] encouraged a bit of speculation over how time travel, predestination, and how they affect one another. That was surprising considering most of the movie was mindless action. But it ended in such a way, that speculation was necessary to some degree.

Lastly, [i]The Matrix Reloaded[/i] made me think: What were they thinking?

[Epid3mic]

I would list as movies that made me think Blade Runner, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Blade Runner for it's wonderful commentary on AI and Civil Rights.

Brazil for it's grim depiction of the future and dark comedy(If you like this, read 1984, the film was loosely based on it).

12 monkeys for it's whole idea (Oh yea, and it's music :p).

And lastly 2001: A Space Odyssey. I hate to sound like your father, but this movie [b]was[/b] deep, and is a must for any sci-fi fan(If you like this, read [u]Childhood's End[/u], another great Arthur C. Clarke book).