I've got a couple of bleak and dreadful weird ones to share today.
Embers (2015)
Do you remember Nolan's Memento (2001)? Yeah. What if it were the whole world? Imagine how much that would suck, everyone in the world, losing their memory every 15-20 minutes. This movie follows the stories of a few different characters trying to navigate in this broken down world. I found the idea of being so untethered, so lost, incredibly disturbing. And the exploration of each individual existence that we get to see, felt very personal and frightening.
Aniara (2019)
In films about space, getting knocked off course with a fuel shortage is merely a matter of clever problem-solving and dramatic music as the protagonists try to hit their window exactly right. In reality, you'd be SOL. The nitty gritty of it is a floating sarcophagus traveling for thousands of years to even get a chance of getting back on course in the vastness of space. This film is awful in how detailed it explores such an existential nightmare.
YellowBrickRoad (2010)
I really like this movie. Think: The Blair Witch Project except with an actually tantalizing mystery pushing the story forward and genuinely frightening circumstances. This film also explores the trope of the Brown Note, a sound or music that drives people to madness.
Embers (2015)
Quote:After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. (imdb)
Do you remember Nolan's Memento (2001)? Yeah. What if it were the whole world? Imagine how much that would suck, everyone in the world, losing their memory every 15-20 minutes. This movie follows the stories of a few different characters trying to navigate in this broken down world. I found the idea of being so untethered, so lost, incredibly disturbing. And the exploration of each individual existence that we get to see, felt very personal and frightening.
Aniara (2019)
Quote:A spaceship carrying settlers to Mars is knocked off course, causing the consumption-obsessed passengers to consider their place in the universe. (imdb)
In films about space, getting knocked off course with a fuel shortage is merely a matter of clever problem-solving and dramatic music as the protagonists try to hit their window exactly right. In reality, you'd be SOL. The nitty gritty of it is a floating sarcophagus traveling for thousands of years to even get a chance of getting back on course in the vastness of space. This film is awful in how detailed it explores such an existential nightmare.
YellowBrickRoad (2010)
Quote:1940: the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked up a winding mountain trail, leaving everything behind. 2008: the first official expedition into the wilderness attempts to solve the mystery of the lost citizens of Friar. (imdb)
I really like this movie. Think: The Blair Witch Project except with an actually tantalizing mystery pushing the story forward and genuinely frightening circumstances. This film also explores the trope of the Brown Note, a sound or music that drives people to madness.
