Admittedly, I am not the type to watch a ton of movies. Mostly, this is because finding quality content is somewhat rare and I refuse to let myself be programmed by sub par content.
So I thought, who better than the Steemit community to help me (a wanna-be movie buff) expand my current "movies watched" list into a more complete list of quality movies?
Specifically, I am looking for movies with conscious undertones, a truth-seeker vibe, or perhaps aliens/other worlds.
Below is a list of of the aforementioned types of movies that I have seen and enjoyed, in no particular order.
I added short descriptions for anyone who hasn't seen them.
I would love for you to add your own in the comments!
1. THE MATRIX
(Okay, it's like THE conscious flick, which makes it a classic that simply had to be on this list.) A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
2. INCEPTION
A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.
3. LOOPER
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
4. THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.
5. V FOR VENDETTA
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
6. FIGHT CLUB
An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
7. INTERSTELLAR
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
8. AVATAR
A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
9. THEY LIVE
A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.
10. ARRIVAL
When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors.
11. BEFORE I FALL
February 12 is just another day in Sam's charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over one inexplicable week, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's losing.
12. DARK CITY
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun.
13. CLOUD ATLAS
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
14. DOCTOR STRANGE
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Have you seen some or all of these? Hope you enjoyed the list and looking forward to your additions in the comments!
Sam, I'll add a good sci-fi one that is mostly overlooked: Solaris (2002) George Clooney - see if you can tell me what this movie is an allegory of?? It will really make you think ;)
Awesome! Can't wait to check it out. Thank you :)
I'll give you a clue - the author of the book is from the country I'm going to next week. This country holds the key to your allegory :)
Good to see you Steeming on Sambo ... you have so much to give here with all your love and kindness ;)S<3
If you enjoyed Cloud Atlas I recommend you watch the movie "I, Origins"
I guarantee it will blow your mind
I've actually heard good things about this movie. Definitely going to have to watch!
happy to say I have seen all of these and watched interstellar again today with trunnnng! hahah <3 love this
Interstellar was sooo wild. Loved it.
Looper is def one of my favorites - I cried during it
UGH YES. I loved Looper. I also just really love Joseph Gordon-Levitt haha