10 Life Changing Movies You Need to See Before You Die

Good art has the power to change lives. From the way we view important issues to our understanding of complex feelings like love, much of the way we view the world is affected by our consumption of various forms of art at certain impressionable times in our lives. Today, let’s focus on movies.
What you’ll find on this list is a collection of 10 movies that can alter your perception of not only pop culture but your view of your place in life and the world itself.
So grab your popcorn and let’s dig in!

1. Donnie Darko

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Donnie Darko is a cult classic by Richard Kelly that revolves around a troubled teen who is pressured by a monstrous rabbit to perform various dangerous pranks.
Donnie Darko is incredibly fascinating for its exploration of multiple realities and parallel universes. The film, like many good ones, is subject to individual interpretation and is still studied and dissected today.

2. The Matrix

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Duh.
The Matrix is a classic that anyone getting into mind bending films absolutely has to watch. The film throws main character Neo into a spiritual awakening in which he discovers that he has been a slave to ‘the matrix’ for his entire life. It really calls into question the way we understand society and the world at large.

3. Waking Life

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Waking Life is full of thought-provoking questions that revolve around concepts such as the nature of reality. The animated movie is really mind bending, with the line between reality and dreams incredibly blurred.
Each character in the film throws many philosophical questions into the mix. The movie takes on the appearance of an intense acid trip.

4. Cloud Atlas

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Cloud Atlas is quite an ambitious and massive movie, with several interwoven storylines that span centuries. It explores how actions of individuals, good and bad, impact future generations and storylines.
The movie is also quite bold for exploring the idea of reincarnation, quite an unconventional theory. It’s a good film to sit and watch if you’d like to ponder.

5. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring is a Korean movie following a monk on his journey to a monastery. The man passes through ‘seasons’ of his life from childhood to senior years.
The changing seasons serve as beautiful metaphors and compliment the storyline, shifting based on lessons and experiences the main character is facing. There’s not much dialogue in the film but it doesn’t need it – the imagery and power of the few characters bring quite a few elements of the human experience into play from love to jealousy and suicide.

6. Samsara

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Samsara translates to continuous flow and, in the context of this film, refers to the cycle of life and death.
The film tackles the massive concept of life and death with breathtaking images that jumps from theme to theme in a beautiful way.
You may find that this movie causes you to realize many things about the human experience that you don’t get to due to the fast paced nature of the world we live in.

7. Detachment

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Detachment follows the lives of several people through the eyes of one Henry Barthes, whose own life is turned upside down by three women; a prostitute, fellow teacher and troubled teen.
Each woman helps Barthes come to grips with various events in his life, such as his mother’s suicide and grandfather’s worsening health.
The film also serves as a very powerful commentary on the education system.

8. Her

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Her follows Theodore, a middle aged man who discovers an artificially-intelligent operating system and meets the woman behind the voice of it. He finds himself falling in love with this woman and the film sees him trying to figure out where his desire for her is really coming from.
The film deals heavily with just how technology-obsessed we as a culture have become and raises many related questions we should all consider.

9. Fight Club

Fight Club is one of my favourites – mine and just about everyone in my age group’s, that is.
The movie dives into many complex topics, such as the nature of consumerism and the emptiness therein. It also raises many questions related to the nature of identity and the state of humanity.
It’s also got one of the best movie endings I’ve ever seen.

10. Life Is Beautiful

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Life Is Beautiful captures the power of optimism and perception. A father tries to protect his son during WWII. The movie also shows us the beauty of innocence through the eyes of the boy in the film.
Feature picture: Another incredible movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Via(Spiritscience)