{"id":12465,"date":"2020-04-06T14:26:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T21:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=12465"},"modified":"2020-04-07T23:50:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T06:50:17","slug":"whats-one-movie-you-watched-in-theaters-and-you-remember-your-mind-being-blown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/mind-blowing-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s One Movie You Watched In Theaters That Blew Your Mind?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, we had our inaugural kickoff for <a href=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/atom-movie-club-inception\/\">Atom Movie Club<\/a>. Our first movie chosen was Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>Inception<\/em>. We had fun live-tweeting along with the movie, but one question I asked generated an overwhelming response from people:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I remember my mind being so blown by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Inception?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Inception<\/a> the first time I saw it in theaters. The concept and execution were just so fascinating to me. What movie has made your brain go ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtomMovieClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AtomMovieClub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlishaGrauso\/status\/1246233162780295169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, that wasn&#8217;t the only movie to ever wow me with a high concept done well or to blow my mind with elevating what I thought possible in a movie. But I do remember sitting there and wondering how the hell Nolan managed to keep it all straight in his head when writing the script and, beyond that, how incredibly well done and dynamic every single visual sequence was. I walked out knowing that I had seen just a well-crafted, nearly flawlessly-executed film and appreciating it simply for that reason, alone.<\/p>\n<p>As it was Friday night, I expected only a handful of responses to my question, but the answers poured in and they told a pretty fascinating story.<\/p>\n<h2>Christopher Nolan Topped A Lot Of Lists<\/h2>\n<p>Naturally, thanks to his cerebral, twisty storytelling, quite a few Nolan movies &#8211; namely Memento and The Prestige, made the list.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I remember both Inception and The Town both blowing me away. 2010 was a great year for movies!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lenz on Film (@FilmLenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FilmLenz\/status\/1246236795102257158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FightClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FightClub<\/a> probably qualifies for me, though I figured out the twist (unreliable narrator) fairly early on. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Memento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Memento<\/a> might be closer to my mind being blown and all. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtomMovieClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AtomMovieClub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mel Valentin (@FyodorFish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FyodorFish\/status\/1246242565671673857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s also inception for me. I was 11 when I saw it, and that movie made me fall in love with cinema. It was the catalyst for the cinephile I\u2019ve become.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; joshua (@JoshuaEtchison7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshuaEtchison7\/status\/1246238916451033088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Prestige. I watched it at home one night. I was already tired and sleepy when I started watching it. It was so fascinating and well executed, it drove away the tiredness. By the end of the movie my heart was racing and I was utterly in awe.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samitha Jayathilaka (@SamJayathilaka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamJayathilaka\/status\/1246329644657397760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First time I saw Memento &#8211; mind was definitely blown. Changed the way I look at movies.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Baram (@DannyBaram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyBaram\/status\/1246245262944854017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inception was definitely one of mine. I loved how it portrayed the unconscious mind as increasingly vast the deeper you go.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Ten Ways (@thetenways) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetenways\/status\/1246250060469481473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That movie was the reason I wanted to become a musician and a filmmaker. The last movie that made feel that way was Into the Spider-verse.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Reverse (@ZoomZappers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZoomZappers\/status\/1246271047629930497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inception for me too. Got out of the theatre and then went back in straight away to experience it again. Instantly became one of my favorites of all time.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ?? \u02ac\u2078\u2074 (@daMovieDude) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daMovieDude\/status\/1246443803906539520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And while there were plenty more votes for various Nolan films, the next movie shouldn&#8217;t surprise anyone to see&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;The Matrix&#8217; Topped The Lists Of Plenty Of People<\/h2>\n<p><em>The Matrix<\/em> is another film that blew my mind when I saw it in theaters. The Wachowskis reinvented what was possible with visual storytelling, and it&#8217;s the reason plenty of people grew up wanting to be filmmakers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The camera work of the Matrix was fantastic. After Trinity mid air frozen, room spin. You knew this movie was something special.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Lee Evans (@David_Lee_Evans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Lee_Evans\/status\/1246267327731113984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Matrix. It was like seeing the whole world differently.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeVar Anthony (@igasu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/igasu\/status\/1246235555161137152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was in like 5th grade and I STILL remember how BRILLIANT that marketing campaign was. EVERYONE, literally everyone was like &quot;what IS the Matrix???&quot; and then we found out and were all like &quot;SHIT YEAH THIS IS DOPE&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zukka (@Zukka14408746) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zukka14408746\/status\/1246242584206495747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matrix. <\/p>\n<p>Also?<\/p>\n<p>Animatrix. <\/p>\n<p>Plus?<\/p>\n<p>My Neighbor Totoro. <\/p>\n<p>Reasons? <\/p>\n<p>Totoro.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ethan Slayton (@AtomicAgeEthan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtomicAgeEthan\/status\/1246271552624050177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Matrix as a series continues to boggle my mind.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CJ Thomas #OZYMANDIAS \u2728? (@The_Sea_Jay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Sea_Jay\/status\/1246500472531439619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the Wachowskis&#8217; other films also got some love, too, even if it didn&#8217;t do well in theaters.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Cloud Atlas&#8217; Was A Sprawling Epic That Hit People Hard<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CLOUD ATLAS. After walking out, I felt I knew how people felt watching STAR WARS for the first time on the big screen. So sprawling, so epic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gQXrhpjHp3\">pic.twitter.com\/gQXrhpjHp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Judd Taylor (@JuddTaylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuddTaylor\/status\/1246464967827689473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cloud Atlas. I expected to hate it &#8211; wow, was I wrong! It was everything I had hoped Inception would be. There are still huge problems with it (Hugo Weaving and other white actors playing Asian roles was both unnecessary and offensive), but it definitely blew my mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/21N9hfZ8TM\">pic.twitter.com\/21N9hfZ8TM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leith Skilling (@LeithSkilling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeithSkilling\/status\/1246430108740734977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cloud Atlas<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mostradamus (@Musachaudhry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Musachaudhry\/status\/1246250600804859905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were a few movies that kept popping up in the comments, including <em>Vanilla Sky<\/em>, <em>Annihilation<\/em>, <em>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/em>, <em>Requiem for a Dream<\/em> and <em>Cabin in the Woods<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>These Movies Also Got Some Love<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It was such a brilliant, high concept premise but the story was incredibly personal and engaging.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Murr (@CollinMurr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinMurr\/status\/1246233553928683521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vanilla Sky is absolutely bonkers<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derrik \/ Rehoboam (@siriusgray91) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/siriusgray91\/status\/1246250635651153920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was a big one for me too. I was obsessed with it in college and even got a film as literature class to do a group project on the book so I could talk about the cinematography in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jenn Murphy (@Lady3Jenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lady3Jenn\/status\/1246467106377326593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vanilla Sky&#8230;I slipped right into its reality and out of my own for a while. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgByjsg81T\">pic.twitter.com\/XgByjsg81T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan socially distancing (@realsusandixon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realsusandixon\/status\/1246234576302657536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TO1XWAqg1W\">pic.twitter.com\/TO1XWAqg1W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dream Hero Prod. (@dreamheroprod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dreamheroprod\/status\/1246265121329934336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cabin in the Woods <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JpNB5qttYl\">pic.twitter.com\/JpNB5qttYl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Felix ~??Shelter TF At Home??~ the Cat?\ufe0f\u200d? (@FelixTheIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FelixTheIII\/status\/1246264342175252482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Annihilation fucked me all the way up.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Vicious (@alleywaykrew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alleywaykrew\/status\/1246594730873573378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And people are still trying to figure out the ending of one particular 2004 movie to this day&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Primer&#8217; Messed People All The Way Up<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My choice. Still gives my brain a hiccup because it&#39;s so good. I imagine the writer having index tacked to the wall, with red yarn looping around every card several times.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Cripps (@JimCripps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimCripps\/status\/1246279682024185856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Primers&quot; still have to go to the YouTube explanation video to understand it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Lee Evans (@David_Lee_Evans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Lee_Evans\/status\/1246263419927441411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Primer. This chart helped&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SeYVwO2Vwr\">pic.twitter.com\/SeYVwO2Vwr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margaux McDonnell (@belminican) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/belminican\/status\/1246282853819781121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were a number of one-off answers that I never would have expected and now I either want to go back and rewatch those movies or watch others for the first time.<\/p>\n<h2>Others Chose A Movie Out Of Left Field<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Perfect blue and paprika by satoshi kon. I\u2019d say perfect blue the most tho.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A. Penley (@Penleydesigns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Penleydesigns\/status\/1246257501051310081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More recently, Mr. Nobody. It suggests every decision you were ever faced with, there exists a reality where you made both choices. Spiritual and sci-fi.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fred Topel #noPROact #fightforfreelancers #fixAB5 (@FredTopel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredTopel\/status\/1246248230679007233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think for me Children of Men. The commentary&#8230; and *that* cry scene at the end. If you\u2019ve watched you know.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sharareh Drury (@ShararehDrury) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShararehDrury\/status\/1246240741526888448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blair Witch 2 kinda did too. A fictional sequel to a pseudo-documentary that basically chastised the audience for falling for the hype and being complicit in the ruse.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Franchise Fred (@FranchiseFred) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranchiseFred\/status\/1246259768307511296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know it sounds kinda lame but when I first saw Vantage Point in theaters, the way the stories came together just blew me away<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grant Hermanns (@grantheftautho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grantheftautho\/status\/1246491053672157184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RUN LOLA RUN will always be the one for me that broke my mind, thinking, &quot;You can do *that* with a movie?&#8230; I wanna do that.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GYoliweYaf\">pic.twitter.com\/GYoliweYaf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ???? ???????\u270d?? (@NateRuegger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateRuegger\/status\/1246259242035580928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sorry To Bother You <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hVMJSfNg7\">pic.twitter.com\/2hVMJSfNg7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ?????????? (@BryanJLevek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanJLevek\/status\/1246284032771530753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such a beautiful film! I never see anyone talking about it!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Callum Lee Harrison (@callumlharrison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/callumlharrison\/status\/1246475338810626049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">C\u00e9line and Julie Go Boating<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alonso Duralde ?? (@ADuralde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADuralde\/status\/1246241428226732032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Game with Sean Penn and Michael Douglas.  The ending blew my mind.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ahhdelmonte (@ahhdelmonte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahhdelmonte\/status\/1246240134967603200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My high school english teacher took our class to the local uni to see &#39;All That Jazz&#39;. I&#39;d seen musicals before &#8211; Sound of Music, etc &#8211; this was so utterly new and different and it absolutely snapped my mind open to what could happen in a film. Great question! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kaJ88JUSH9\">pic.twitter.com\/kaJ88JUSH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave &#39;the goose&#39; Goossen (@davegoossen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davegoossen\/status\/1246311834757390338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That was brilliant! When Maxine turns to the bartender and says &quot;Check!&quot; &#8212; I laughed so hard I had to go into another room.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Hal Chester (@davidhalchester) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidhalchester\/status\/1246261520759021569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jurassic Park. Not only did it blow my 9yo mind, it (erroneously) Made me realize how powerful digital was going to be and pushed me away from wanting to do practical monster effects for a career. Seriously. Never recovered.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt R. (@ImHere4Contests) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImHere4Contests\/status\/1246254663898464256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clerks made me appreciate that good writing is king <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6UqO7uXH6y\">pic.twitter.com\/6UqO7uXH6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John D. Robinson (@JohnDRobinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnDRobinson\/status\/1246261832484114432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">12 Monkeys.<br \/>First time I saw it I nodded off briefly, but I missed something that made the ending baffling. <br \/>I wrote it off as a bad movie. <br \/>Then I watched it again without falling asleep. Amazing.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jock High (@jockhigh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jockhigh\/status\/1246330538346139649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Akira. I saw it at The Alamo (theater) in Austin, TX, in 1990, and it got out at midnight. Knew nothing going in except that it was sci-fi and animated. MIND BLOWN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wicker Man Studios (@parkcooper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/parkcooper\/status\/1246245172041711617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Player. <br \/>I couldn&#39;t tell which celebs were playing characters vs playing themselves ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FKEuW8s16O\">pic.twitter.com\/FKEuW8s16O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StPaulSue ?\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@Suemo123) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Suemo123\/status\/1246506714972774401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the one movie that appeared the most in the comments was one not everyone might expect. In fact, it appeared so many times that\u00a0a few people were going to choose it only to see that everyone had already beaten them to it&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The Shocking Reveal In &#8216;Arrival&#8217; Floored Just About Everyone<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maybe a weird choice but the first John Wick movie knocked my socks off with how simple but effective it was. I was gonna say Arrival but I see everyone else already said that ?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Reece (@KyloReece) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyloReece\/status\/1246290325640843265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrival, Eternal Sunshine<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danielle SepulvereSpellingBee (@ellesep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ellesep\/status\/1246234392407814144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading Arrival\u2019s script I literally jumped out of my seat at one point<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baddestmamajama\/status\/1246241805089169409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">??\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/plrFvpx3PE\">pic.twitter.com\/plrFvpx3PE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Johnny Valderramos (@ThatJohnnyFive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThatJohnnyFive\/status\/1246318310347718656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;we&#8217;ll just ignore Neil DeGrasse Tyson being a killjoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When and how Arrival reveals itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lm8xZXnGA6\">pic.twitter.com\/Lm8xZXnGA6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Anderson (@Git_Shiddy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Git_Shiddy\/status\/1246263088610975745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrival for sure. As for foreign films, my pick would be Hero<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nguyen Le ?@? (@nle318) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nle318\/status\/1246326938475671556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrival, Sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carmen (@estivaldawn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/estivaldawn\/status\/1246259891418746880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrival, because it tricked me into thinking Louise was depressed because of her daughter and I didn&#39;t realize it until the twist. I was so involved in the aliens arriving that I didn&#39;t stop to think whether or not Louise&#39;s reaction was normal even in the face of depression.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manuel (@Manuel27285485) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manuel27285485\/status\/1246286146340032515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrival<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cathy Rubey (@CathyRubey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CathyRubey\/status\/1246400900094210048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Prestige, Arrival and&#8230; Gone Girl<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; thamsanqa ?? (@ThamiMzolo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThamiMzolo\/status\/1246454873853493254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrival<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabi\u00e1n LB (@fabianlb506) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabianlb506\/status\/1246604364883677185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arrivals<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sharon-S (@sharryscotland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharryscotland\/status\/1246614936568160256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was 2016&#8217;s <em>Arrival<\/em>, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner and written by Eric Heisserer and based on a short story by Ted Chiang, that won in a landslide.<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re looking for a list of brain-bending movies to watch, here you are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Arrival<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Matrix<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Primer<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Cloud Atlas<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Annihilation<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Cabin in the Woods<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Vanilla Sky<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Prestige<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Memento<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>But the whole list of movies is worth skimming through so I encourage you to read through the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Would your choice be on the list above? 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