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Takes Two To Tango

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These movies had a strong effect on me and perhaps inspired me in some way, influenced my perspective or just entertained me like no other.

Braveheart - The fight/battle scenes were so raw and realistic to me, I just couldn't help be awed by it all.

Se7en - The visual impact it had on me was bone chilling and the story with the ending. Was completely blown away by it.

Forrest Gump - I never felt like so inspired to do anything I wanted after watching that film.

The Matrix - The philosophical concept of the film really made me think of what's going in this existence. And the spectacular fight scenes in the film are divine.

12 Angry Men - Never thought dialogue and just pure acting can get you absolutely tantalized and engaged like nothing other.

It's a Wonderful Life - What a heartbreaking and beautiful performance by Jimmy Stewart. It's one for the ages.

The Shawshank Redemption - Perfect script, perfect acting, perfect direction, editing you name it all and it ends off perfectly. Just perfection.

Willow - As a young boy this transported me to another place, another universe. It was completely magical and unforgettable.

RoboCop - That one scene with the woman who was about to get rape that messed my mind, it creeped me out and scared me as a kid.
 
The first Alien. I saw it as a kid and it traumatized me lol. I saw it again as an adult and I loved it. Something about a horror from the cosmos incomprehensible to humanity. The second Alien movie kind of ruined that imo.
Annihilation was like that for me too.

Free Willy and Fern Gully as a kid instilled some environmental values. I always loved nature and those moves resonated with me as a child. I see dolphins and other animals in captivity make me want to bash the tanks and set them free.

The Matrix probably influenced a lot of people at the time. Especially as a kid when it came out for me. My parents were worried about me watching violent action movies but they should've been more worried about me watching/reading stories that had me questioning authority and mainstream narratives.

There are more movies I watched as an adult like the Fountain, the Arrival, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - made me think about accepting the journey of experience despite the bad stuff.
Same for La La Land. I saw it after a break up and the last scene resonated with me.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things stayed with me as well.
 
pugilistico said:
The first Alien. I saw it as a kid and it traumatized me lol. I saw it again as an adult and I loved it. Something about a horror from the cosmos incomprehensible to humanity. The second Alien movie kind of ruined that imo.
Annihilation was like that for me too.

Free Willy and Fern Gully as a kid instilled some environmental values. I always loved nature and those moves resonated with me as a child. I see dolphins and other animals in captivity make me want to bash the tanks and set them free.

The Matrix probably influenced a lot of people at the time. Especially as a kid when it came out for me. My parents were worried about me watching violent action movies but they should've been more worried about me watching/reading stories that had me questioning authority and mainstream narratives.

There are more movies I watched as an adult like the Fountain, the Arrival, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - made me think about accepting the journey of experience despite the bad stuff.
Same for La La Land. I saw it after a break up and the last scene resonated with me.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things stayed with me as well.
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Thanks for sharing that.
 
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Jaws. I grew up on boats and living alongside the River Thames in England. Was not keen on swimming in it after that . Made worse by a film that I think was never made or released called '"Pike " .

So although I knew Jaws logically was unlikely to attack me I always had this thought about an oversized Pike attacking me instead...
 
Tone C said:
Jaws. I grew up on boats and living alongside the River Thames in England. Was not keen on swimming in it after that . Made worse by a film that I think was never made or released called '"Pike " .

So although I knew Jaws logically was unlikely to attack me I always had this thought about an oversized Pike attacking me instead...
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That on top of the shitty food and the bad teeth makes you pretty much equal to a Somalian on the suffering scale.
 
Wonderful list.

1.Star Wars
2. The Thing
3. Used Cars
4. Jaws
5. Escape from New York
6. Animal House

stayed tuned......
 
Requiem for a dream. This one still affects me when I think about it. Watched it a bunch of times in my 20s and 30s. Don't really want to watch it again but I still think about it. The hopelessness of drugs and addiction in general has never been shown better in movies. Makes me want to stay more or less completely sober or at least not be ruled by a drug, which I was for a good part of my life.

Good will hunting. Watched this one alot in my early 20s. Lots of good themes in this but for me it boils down to, He had to go see about a girl. The older I get the more I realize like will in the movie and how he gave up alot to go see about the girl. I have done this in many ways with different women. No desire to change this though. But I know I really should.
 
The Fly - Jeff Goldblum puking acid on the dude at the end gave me nightmares as a kid
Jarhead when the Nam vet gets on the bus at the end (it's a shitty movie otherwise but that scene brings the feelz)
 
liner said:
What a great dark ending. As a kid I couldn't believe a movie could end this way.
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I was 8 when this came out unless you didn’t see it on the big screen you don’t know ,I thought this guy was gonna get me the way it came at you on screen this is my second favorite sci fi movie only to Clash of the Titans I’ve seen this more though it’s got touch more replay value .
 
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