My mom loves foreign movies, and is always recommending them to me. She had been recommending one for awhile that I kept putting off, telling myself I would watch it when I had time. Foreign movies require more attention, because not only are you watching what's happening in the movie, but you have to read the subtitles to figure out what they are saying. The one she recommended was a French movie, The Intouchables, which is about a guy that is a paraplegic and must have someone care for him. When he hires someone, he turn out to be more fun than all the rest. He helps him to get outside more, have his first cigarette, and even have his first real date since his accident. It was one of the better feel good movies that I've seen. The characters were believable, and the plot never seemed rushed or too slow. If you are looking for a good laugh, check it out. Thriller: The Wave (German)
I had a movie in my queue for the last year or two called The Wave, which is about a teacher who tries to teach his class something about autocracy and why a dictatorship doesn't work. This one came from, where else, but Germany. The setting was very well put, the teacher asks if the students knows what an autocracy is. I'll be honest, I didn't fully know until after watching this movie. The students say that it's kind of like the Nazi party, where Hitler had full control. The students get upset, and start protesting asking about why people can't just drop it, that kind of society could never happen again. So, of course, the teacher sets out to prove them wrong by forming an autocratic society in his classroom, which of course by the end of the movie, turns into a fascist society. This was a very disturbing movie, don't watch if you are looking for something easy going. It will have you thinking and, at some points, cringing, such as when one of the students starts following the teacher around and saluting him.Drama: Silenced (Korean)
I'm not sure why I pick the movies I do, sometimes it's just what sounds good, or what has a lot of stars. I usually have a twenty minute rule, if I don't like the movie within twenty minutes, I turn it off. This next movie I had to watch in twenty minute clips, but not because it was bad. I watched the Korean language film, Silenced, which is about an elementary school for the deaf where a teacher is sent to head an art class. The kids act really strange, and he can't figure out why, until he sees one of them being beat mercilessly in the principal's office. He then walks in on another teacher who is running a child through the washing machine. Yes, the child is in the washing machine. And it's running. This was the first point at which I had to turn it off. I came back to it a couple days later, and made it all the way to the scene where one of the girls is being raped by the principal. It was a really good movie, another very disturbing one though, but I would recommend it if you're up for deep thought. Just make sure you have a box of tissues handy.
There is a common theme in all these movies. I don't just pick totally random movies, usually there is one line that always grabs my attention. That line is: based on true events. That's right, every single one of these movies that I watched is based on something that really happened. They are all equally hard to believe, and that makes them that much more captivating.
I will keep trying to find new movies, mainstream are usually nothing too special anyways. I find that the more obscure a movie is, the more it's easier to watch because then I have no preconceived notions of what the movie is supposed to be about. I'm able to judge blindly. So, if you've seen any of these, or watch any of them, post in the comments what you think. Also feel free to post any recommendations, I'm always looking for good ones.
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