20 Interesting Philosophical Movies
One of the interesting part of psychology is philosophy because we can change the people mind just using our words. Here some of the interesting movies list which the story tagline and dialogues in these movies more philosophical and interesting. There are plenty of jokes made at the expense of philosophy students. (My favorite goes: "The Italian word for philosophy major is ‘barista.’") But the truth is that studying philosophy is one of the most rewarding and eye-opening ways there is to get a better understanding of the human condition.
One of the interesting part of psychology is philosophy because we can change the people mind just using our words. Here some of the interesting movies list which the story tagline and dialogues in these movies more philosophical and interesting. There are plenty of jokes made at the expense of philosophy students. (My favorite goes: "The Italian word for philosophy major is ‘barista.’") But the truth is that studying philosophy is one of the most rewarding and eye-opening ways there is to get a better understanding of the human condition.
A lot of people spend years avoiding the questions that
philosophy students tackle head-on, which gives students an intellectual
bravery that’s increasingly rare.
If you’re a
college student with a passion for philosophy — or if you’re just an
enthusiastic newcomer to the field — these movies provide the perfect starting
point for explorations of morality, reality, justice, and the nature of life.
Nature
of Reality and Identity
Pretty self-explanatory: These movies are all about how
you define "you."
TheMatrix: The movie that launched a thousand pot-fueled
conversations about reality, The Matrix offers plenty of intriguing questions
for philosophy students to chew on. For instance, if what we perceive as
reality is nothing but electrical signals in the brain, how do we know that
reality isn’t being faked for us?
eXistenZ:
David Cronenberg’s movies often deal with identity (The Fly and Dead Ringers
come to mind), and eXistenZ is no exception. The story deals with how people
interact with each other via video games and virtual constructs, and the
questions of reality and nature are even more applicable in the age of social
media.
OpenYour Eyes: This Spanish film (titled Abre los ojos) from Alejandro
Amenabar was met with such acclaim that it was remade for American audiences by
Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky, but the original remains the best. A young man
who becomes disfigured in an accident finds his world slowly coming undone as
hallucinations and other twists make it tough to determine what’s real. A great
movie for starting discussions about perception and truth.
Inception:
One of the smartest action flicks in recent years, Inception takes place almost
entirely within the subconscious minds of its main characters. The story is
loaded with twists and what-if moments that are great fodder for those
interested in epistemology, the study of knowledge.
WakingLife:
Richard Linklater’s rambling film about a man caught in a lucid dream winds its
way through a number of philosophical fields, including determinism, free will,
and existentialism. It’s like having a 100-minute discussion with your smartest
friends.
Memento:
Another Christopher Nolan film, and his best. This unique film centers on a man
who cannot make new memories and is forced to keep notes and tattoos so he
knows who and where he is. In addition to the basic questions about identity,
the film also broaches more complicated subjects, like a person’s willingness
to erase their identity for a cause.
Solaris:
Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi film is very deliberately paced (a slowness that
was repeated in Steven Soderbergh’s 2002 remake with George Clooney), but that
gives it room to breathe and to thoroughly explore some interesting
psychological and philosophical problems. The inhabitants of a space station
discover that the planet they’re orbiting can read their minds and create
copies of their loved ones, copies that soon become self-aware. A great film
for examining issues of identity.
The
Big Picture
These films deal with the big questions about existence.
FightClub: Eleven-year-old spoiler alert: The movie’s main
character (Edward Norton) and the charismatic Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) are one
and the same. David Fincher’s film, based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, is a
bracing attack on consumerism as well as an indictment of the dangers of
groupthink of any kind. What’s more, it’s a fantastic exploration of action and
human nature.
BeingThere: "Life is a state of mind," according to one
of the characters in Being There. Peter Sellers is fantastic as a simple
gardener named Chance who’s grown up in a sheltered home and knows almost
nothing of the outside world. His comic, subdued adventures culminate in a
stirring image that seems to defy explanation and underscores just how much our
worlds are constructed by choice.
TheRazor’s Edge: An interesting chance to see Bill Murray do
dramatic work, this 1984 drama is adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel
about a man who returns from war and becomes determined to find a better, more
transcendent meaning of life.
The
Trial: Orson Welles’ film is based on Franz Kafka’s novel, and
it revolves around a man persecuted by an unfeeling governmental body for a
crime that’s never explained. Not a masterpiece, but still a great starting
point for philosophical discussions of what it means to create and live in a
just society.
IHeart Huckabees: David O. Russell’s 2004 film is the
breeziest treatise on ontology ever made, as well as one of the funniest.
Billed as "an existential comedy," the film follows two men (Jason
Schwartzman and Mark Wahlberg) as they go about very different ways of trying
to understand the mysteries of the universe.
The
Soul
Is the soul embodied, or the body ensouled?
BladeRunner: There have been multiple versions of this sci-fi
classic released on home media, so be sure to get a later cut. Ridley Scott’s
film is a cerebral thriller about humans, androids, and what it means to be a
thinking, living creature. Perfect fodder for term papers.
BeingJohn Malkovich: Writer Charlie Kaufman’s dazzling
screenplay takes place in a world where a run-down office building holds a
portal into the mind of John Malkovich, allowing strangers to inhabit his body
and literally become someone else. When Malkovich himself goes through the
portal, though, things get even weirder. One of the smartest comedies in recent
memory, and a brilliant discourse on the nature of the soul.
Morality
"Conscience do cost." These movies examine
theories of justice and human interaction.
Crimesand Misdemeanors: One of Woody Allen’s most subdued and
accessible films, Crimes and Misdemeanors is a compelling tale about the dark
moral choices people can make, raising the issue of just how great the divide
is between control and destruction.
WhyWe Fight: Taking its title from U.S. propaganda films released
during World War II, this 2005 documentary from Eugene Jarecki is a harrowing
look at the nation’s military-industrial complex, which has only grown more
massive and dangerous since President Eisenhower warned of its potential evils in
his farewell address. It’s a fascinating examination of the moral quandaries of
military power.
TheCider House Rules: The title refers to an antiquated list of
rules posted in a work house built for migrant apple pickers. The rules, feared
by the illiterate workers, turn out to be clueless warnings that have no
bearing on their lives. A must-see for philosophy students eager to investigate
how moral codes change over time.
Munich:
Steven Spielberg’s drama revolves around the murder of Israeli athletes at the
1972 Olympics and Israel’s subsequent retaliation via a top-secret group of
covert assassins. It’s historical fiction that asks important questions about
what constitutes justice and how people can be destroyed by their quest for
vengeance.
TheGreen Mile: Based on Stephen King’s novel, parts of the story
aren’t exactly subtle — a character with the power to heal the sick has the
initials J.C. — but The Green Mile makes up for minor flaws with a heartrending
story about murder, retribution, and atonement.
TheSeventh Seal: Ingmar Bergman’s classic drama gets a lot
of mileage from its high-concept premise in which a knight returning from the
Crusades plays a chess game with Death personified, with his life and freedom
tied to his winning the game. The film becomes a meditation on faith and
spirituality that’s simple in its allegories and fantastically detailed in its
executions. There’s a reason it’s been parodied endlessly since its 1957
release; some classics are born that way.
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