Thursday Movie Picks: Movies That Confused You

Movies That Confused You

Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.

Today’s theme is Movies That Confused You, so here are my choices!

Interstellar (2014)

I only realized after the fact that I chose 3 Christopher Nolan films! I suppose I would have added Tenet, but I haven’t seen that one yet. I really do adore Interstellar. It may be my favorite Nolan film (though The Prestige is up there, too). But, honestly, the whole discussion and explanation of time and space and…I have no idea. It’s too much for my brain, and I’m just too dumb to really grasp it other than “time works differently in space,” and that’s all you need to tell me! But this is a beautiful, visually stunning movie!

Inception (2010)

Another great Nolan film! Fantastic performances with a “what the f*ck?!” ending that I still see being debated and discussed today (it totally fell, IMO). Instead of messing with time, this movie messes with the subconscious and dreams. I guess it probably messes with time, too. I don’t know; it’s been a while since I’ve seen Inception, but the dream within a dream within a dream thing… got a little complicated and confusing for me. That didn’t mean I didn’t enjoy watching it! Great movie.

Memento (2000)

I don’t know, I haven’t seen this movie in a really long time. It’s over 20 years old, and I don’t remember much about it other than that it told the story in a non-linear timeline, which was pretty cool but also super confusing. This is a movie that requires multiple viewings, I believe. I remember Brooklyn Nine-Nine did an episode that referenced Memento a lot when one of the characters was having short-term memory loss and decorating his body in tattoos to try to remember things (like buying toilet paper).
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