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What were some movies you had to look up explanations of after watching? (leminal.space)
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Beau is Afraid was the last one I recall. I think it was mostly the latter half of the movie where I started to get a bit confused and needed the ending explained to me.

What movies made you look up some kind of explanation afterwards? I feel like I have done it several times in the past for more surreal movies but can't think of any other examples.

It can also be a TV show.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cloud Atlas (2012)

I didn't think the plot of the film was too confusing, but trying to keep track of which cast member played which character in each respective time period while watching the film was challenging.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It took me like half the movie to understand the pidgin for New Hawaii.

The book doesn't jump around. Each story is like a book opened to the halfway point, with another book inserted. They're all nested like this down to New Hawaii, which plays through straight, before finishing each story in turn.

I love ambitious (if somewhat failed) movies like this, and I'm not really sure if the Wachowskis could have done a better job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I completely agree with the last sentiment you shared! I think of Cloud Atlas as a flawed gem and am glad to have watched it at least once.