MindFuck Movies

Imagine you woke up...not knowing where you are...who you are...or what...

you've done...and you look just like Adrian Brody...dun dun dun!

This movie actually looks kinda cool, as of right now, I'm hooked enough to want to learn more.

And I DON'T CARE what people say, I'm a big Adrian Brody fan, I think he's a fantastic fucking actor!

Okay, So maybe this film, Wrecked, DOES just seem like another movie in the line of psychological thrillers that MIGHT fall flat towards the third act and still make profit due to a conflictingly vague trailer.

But maybe not...I mean hey, I don't see Shaymalon's name (Typo, I don't care) anywhere, which is a good start. And it sort of seems to have a cool premise, (memory loss, wrecked car, dead man in back seat, gun in hand, trapped). Nice! Check out this trailer here, promising?

It also sort of reminds me of that once forgotten movie...Unknown, (with Jim Caviezel) about a group of people trapped in a warehouse, with no memory...and one of them is...a liar! I never saw that movie though...was it good? Can anyone let me know their thoughts about it?

But the point is, these memory loss, or mind fuck movies, seem to be a pretty big hit with the general public, people like being outwitted. It challenges us, makes us see things from a different perspective. We are intrigued with the idea of being taken for a ride, and playing the fool, and are generally disappointed when we have figured out the twist, trick or gimmick too soon.

One golden rule in film making: be one step ahead of your audience. Seems simple enough.

I have compiled a list of some of the most successful MindFuck movies, (What constitutes as mindfuck here, is any psychological thriller (maybe with a twist) that not only takes you for a ride but bends you perception of reality, society and the world around you, even after the movie is done. I've made top ten lists before, but that ALMOST ALWAYS leads to people saying "no, blank shoulda been number 3, and how could you POSSIBLY but blank before blank". So here's my list, in alphabetical order.

Let me know what you think (on my facebook [since comments seem to be not working yet]).

12 Monkeys (1995)

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)

American Psycho (2000)

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Donnie Darko (2001)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

eXistenZ (1999)

Fight Club (1999)

Frailty (2001)

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Lost Highway (1997)

Memento (2000)

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Naked Lunch (1991)

Oldboy (2003)

One Hour Photo (2002)

Pi (1998)

Primer (2004)

Requiem For a Dream (2000)

Scanners (1981)

Session 9 (2001)

The Game (1997)

The Machinist (2004)

The Matrix (1999)

The Others (2001)

The Prestige (2006)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Total Recall (1990)

Unbreakable (2000)

Vanilla Sky (2001)

Videodrome (1983)

Well...that's it for now, What have I forgotten? Left out? Let me know on Facebook!

And Check out that Wrecked Trailer!