What Are Your Favorite DEEP Films Worth Re-watching?
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UPDATED: Monday, August 14, 2023 19:42
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Then there's the classic Sophia Loren (if this is sexist ladies please forgive my horniness).jpg)
From the movie "Boy on a Dolphin" with Alan Ladd (1957)
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Originally posted by Moose:
Jacquiline Bissett...worth watching more than once.
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It's been a while since I've seen Mulholland Falls, but I would agree it needs several viewings; as does Memento and Pulp Fiction (because of their hidden meanings). But those others Saving Private Ryan or Platoon, although deep in the ugliness and utter futility of war; I would not consider for the "deep" part of re-watching. To me "deep" means hidden or profound meaning. Ok, maybe they should be considered under the "profound" label. Ok, you convinced me...."profound" it is.
Blue Velvet
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I was also thinking about Mulholland Falls (1996). I'm not sure how many times I saw it before I felt I had all of the details. And what a cast, making it enjoyable to watch. I think that was the briefest screentime I had ever seen for Ed Lauter. And Bruce Dern as LA Police Chief!!
Which made me consider To Live And Die In L.A.
And then Platoon. And Saving Private Ryan, although I'm thinking only 2 or 3 viewings got me all of it.
And Color of Night. Although entranced by Jane March, I had wondered what parts of the story or foreshadowing I had missed.
OK, Conspiracy Theory.
I'm not sure about Memento.
But Pulp Fiction - maybe. I don't recall how many times I saw it before I thought I'd absorbed all the details.Quote:
Originally posted by 6STRINGJOKER:
Ink
Donnie Darko
Mullund Drive
Did you mean Mulholland Drive?
Ink?
Did you mean this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071804/
Or this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575854/
Or this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5615848/
Or something else?
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You want Blue Velvet added?
That does remind me of The Hot Spot (Hopper Directed), Speed, and Twin Peaks. But I think the story kinks in Hot Spot and Speed were ironed out after a 2nd or 3rd viewing (but both have been re-watched many times by myself).
I will add The Dark Knight.
I should have elaborated - profound wasn't really what I was looking for, but it should work. Many of the films I have indicated had time travel (paradox), or the splicing of sequence, to try to look for the cause/effect relationships. Highlander had time sequence manipulation, using mostly flashbacks (at the time, that was a rarely used device, but became prevalent and easier for the viewer to follow after Highlander). Pulp Fiction, Memento, Terminator, and even Private Ryan had non-linear time sequence displayed. Mulholland Falls and Conspiracy Theory utilized flashbacks or memory revelations. Arrival, Edge of Tomorrow, and I think Inception are included here. And STIV, which was successful enough to spur some TV Series called Next Generation.
Hero was one which I desired to find all of the foreshadowing, all of the signs I missed about what was about to happen, would happen, the iinteracton - which might be largely a dissection of how the scenes were displayed, how the director cut or edited it. Also Ex-Machina, Blade Runner, Fifth Element, SWIV.
Total Recall, Sixth Sense, Matrix, Inception had various versions of reality to hash out, and connect or speculate about. Now I recall Oblivion as well.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Did you mean Mulholland Drive?
Yes
Ink?
Did you mean this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071804/
Or this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575854/
Or this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5615848/
Or something else?
The first one. Might be my favorite movie of all time.
About The Sixth Sense... I missed that one for at least a decade. It was never ruined for me, although I knew all of the hype that surrounded it.
Man... was I disappointed when I realized that it was just a blatant rip off of another movie that should be on this list.
Jacob's Ladder:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref_=nv_sr_2
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12 Monkeys
I think the gist of it, and much of the supporting bits are laid out quite well for the casual viewer, but I kept finding more detail even after numerous viewings. In a way, there may be several layers of story in there.
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I tend to agree with you regarding 12 Monkeys, although I haven't seen it in quite a while. But yeah, that's the gist of "Deep" films, that there are several layers to be uncovered that may slip by unnoticed at first viewing. The perfect most recent examples are The Dark Knight, Cloud Atlas and Arrival.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
12 Monkeys
I think the gist of it, and much of the supporting bits are laid out quite well for the casual viewer, but I kept finding more detail even after numerous viewings. In a way, there may be several layers of story in there.
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Quite frankly, to me sci-fi is perfect as a direct model for this category of film, the "Deep" film. Why? I'm glad that you asked; because sci-fi, as far as I consider it, is generally social commentary on any number of topics that are of general concern or belief.
For example, to me, the Matrix is about believing in yourself and not falling prey to "sheep mentality" - FREE YOUR MIND! Among other things (i.e. who controls you).
Arrival - about communication among humans, irrational behavior and suspicious thinking toward "aliens" or people of differing cultures. It speaks directly toward the reactionary right wingers who see all Muslims as hostile (Syrian refugees).
Use your weapon is really use your ability to communicate through language.
You get what I'm driving at, don't you? "Deep" films make you think and it usually
comes disguised as butt-kicking, or profound, filmmaking. Sometimes a little of both (The Matrix, Pulp Fiction).
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
You want Blue Velvet added?
That does remind me of The Hot Spot (Hopper Directed), Speed, and Twin Peaks. But I think the story kinks in Hot Spot and Speed were ironed out after a 2nd or 3rd viewing (but both have been re-watched many times by myself).
I will add The Dark Knight.
I should have elaborated - profound wasn't really what I was looking for, but it should work. Many of the films I have indicated had time travel (paradox), or the splicing of sequence, to try to look for the cause/effect relationships. Highlander had time sequence manipulation, using mostly flashbacks (at the time, that was a rarely used device, but became prevalent and easier for the viewer to follow after Highlander). Pulp Fiction, Memento, Terminator, and even Private Ryan had non-linear time sequence displayed. Mulholland Falls and Conspiracy Theory utilized flashbacks or memory revelations. Arrival, Edge of Tomorrow, and I think Inception are included here. And STIV, which was successful enough to spur some TV Series called Next Generation.
Hero was one which I desired to find all of the foreshadowing, all of the signs I missed about what was about to happen, would happen, the iinteracton - which might be largely a dissection of how the scenes were displayed, how the director cut or edited it. Also Ex-Machina, Blade Runner, Fifth Element, SWIV.
Total Recall, Sixth Sense, Matrix, Inception had various versions of reality to hash out, and connect or speculate about. Now I recall Oblivion as well.
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Oh yeah. 12 Monkeys was a great one. That was my first date with one of my first girlfriends back in the day. She picked it. She had a huge crush on Brad Pitt. I've probably seen that movie about 5 more times over the years since then.
If you guys like that, you should watch the TV show if you haven't. It's really expanded on the idea even though it's strayed quite a bit from the movie roots.
I love spotting all the little nods to the original movie they've got, like the sweater....
Emily Hampshire plays at least a good a psycho as Brad Pitt was.
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Originally posted by 6stringJoker:
Oh yeah. 12 Monkeys was a great one. That was my first date with one of my first girlfriends back in the day. She picked it. She had a huge crush on Brad Pitt. I've probably seen that movie about 5 more times over the years since then.
If you guys like that, you should watch the TV show if you haven't. It's really expanded on the idea even though it's strayed quite a bit from the movie roots.
I love spotting all the little nods to the original movie they've got, like the sweater....
Emily Hampshire plays at least a good a psycho as Brad Pitt was.
Maybe you saw a different film than me. Jeffrey wasn't a psycho. He was medicated. Are you one who confuses "bipolar" with something that is not drug-dependancy?
Anyhow, I didn't even know there was a TV show there.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Maybe you saw a different film than me. Jeffrey wasn't a psycho. He was medicated. Are you one who confuses "bipolar" with something that is not drug-dependancy?
Anyhow, I didn't even know there was a TV show there.
Obviously we saw the same film. I think you're just kind of being a dick. But sure... she is as good as being _____________ (whatever you'd like to call it here).
You should watch the show. It's really good.
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