Movies That Need To Be Viewed Twice

[mark]

my favorite resnais is Muriel. it gets better with each viewing.

[Phillip]

speaking of altman, i remembered liking streamers quite a lot when it was released, but haven't seen it in like 25 years...

[Madeline]

I love Inception, but I need to see it again because it was so confusing the first time.

[Lyn]

Thought I would jump in and share my guilty pleasure (and perhaps my age too) all at the same time. I watch a lot of movies in lots of genres (excepting horror; interesting that that is such an active thread here), but the movie that comes to mind immediately when I think of viewing it more than once (I rarely want to view movies more than once)are:

All That Jazz (for the superb Bob Fosse choreography)

Love musicals. I skimmed through the long explanation of whether this thread was for movies you need to see twice to fully comprehend, or movies you want to see more than once, so if I got it wrong, picture me slowly backing out....

[Lyn]

The thing about Inception for me, was, even if I would need to see it again to understand all the details, I never cared and thought the whole plot was too silly to get invested in.

[Esther]

Lyn wrote: "Thought I would jump in and share my guilty pleasure (and perhaps my age too) all at the same time. I watch a lot of movies in lots of genres (excepting horror; interesting that that is such an ac..."

I like musicals too, and ALL THAT JAZZ is indeed special -- strange and different, darker than most. I want to watch it again.

I also watch modern opera on film from time to time -- two that blew me away were Shostakovich's LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK and Britten's OWEN WINGRAVE.

[Bea]

I'm going to take the approach mentioning films I'm glad I saw a second time because I'd have really missed out. Of course, there are many, many movies I can and do watch over and over again because I love them.

I'm more interested in movies that I didn't "get" or actively disliked on the first viewing that I'm so glad I gave another chance. The main one that comes to mind is "L'Avventura" by Antonioni. After seeing "L'Avventura", "L'Eclisse" and "La Notte" the first time, I came to the conclusion that Antonioni made boring movies about boredom and I wanted nothing further to do with him.

Ten years later, I watched "L'Avventura" again and my eyes were opened to a world of meaning and beauty. I've had this experience with several other films that aren't coming to mind right now. I think life experience and mood can have a big influence on how we react to a movie and some just have to wait for the right time.

I have to disagree about "Ikiru" though. Even though the story is about someone who is facing the end of his life, I don't think you have to be old to appreciate the very life-affirming message of the movie. It's a film that invites me to reassess what I am doing with my life and has worked for me for decades.

[Cindy]

Bea wrote: "I have to disagree about "Ikiru" though. Even though the story is about someone who is facing the end of his life, I don't think you have to be old to appreciate the very life-affirming message of the movie. It's a film that invites me to reassess what I am doing with my life and has worked for me for decades. "

I agree. After seeing IKIRU, I wrote in my review (on another site) that this film should be shown to every student during their senior year of high school. Maybe it would keep more people from wasting their lives in careers they are bored with and unsuited for.

[Abhayan]

Bea wrote: "I'm going to take the approach mentioning films I'm glad I saw a second time because I'd have really missed out. Of course, there are many, many movies I can and do watch over and over again."

Yes, absolutely! Same here. I love watching movies a second or third or fourth time. Sometimes, when the initial curiosity (of what it is, etc) is out of the way (by watching it the first time) you open yourself to finding more "meaning" in it. Sometimes movies need multiple viewings to "get it", with all the subtexts, etc and sometimes movies just become more beautiful with the second viewing.

[Phillip]

Esther wrote: "I also watch modern opera on film from time to time -- two that blew me away were Shostakovich's LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK and Britten's OWEN WINGRAVE. ..."

love shostakovich's lady macbeth from mtensk district - which performance was that? (what company?, i mean) there is also a fine version on dvd from russian that was created to be more like a film - a fantastic cast and art direction.

[Phillip]

Cindy wrote: "Bea wrote: "I have to disagree about "Ikiru" though. Even though the story is about someone who is facing the end of his life, I don't think you have to be old to appreciate the very life-affirming..."

LOVE ikiru ... love it, love it, love it

[Abhayan]

Phillip wrote: LOVE ikiru ... love it, love it, love it

:-) I think almost everybody does.

[Esther]

Phillip wrote: "Esther wrote: "I also watch modern opera on film from time to time -- two that blew me away were Shostakovich's LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK and Britten's OWEN WINGRAVE. ..."

love shostakovich's lady m..."

Yes, I think that's the one I saw, though it doesn't seem to be available on Netflix now. Opera on Netflix is erratic.

[Esther]

One movie that I've seen recently that stuck with me was BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS. Set in a Chinese re-education camp during the Cultural Revolution - I expected it to be grim, but it wasn't at all -- a charming romance that was, well, different.

[Maxine]

Most of the movies that I will watch again and again have been already posted but I just feel like saying them again

Tremors
Evil Dead
Dawn of the Dead (both versions)
The Bicycle Thief
Maltese Falcon
Sixteen Candles
Ran
Seven Samurai
and, yes, definitely, Ikiru

[Ivana]

Sue wrote: "Matchpoint
Catch and Release
Remember Me"

Match Point, not only twice. I have seen it many times... Superb...

[Hayley]

All About Lily Chou-Chou; I didn't understand at all what was going on in the first viewing.

[Shan]

Melissa wrote: "I'd have to say the movie Stay. With Ewan McGregor. After watching it once and finally having the whole story reveal itself in the end, I had to go back and watch again because I wanted to see al..."

I saw it twice and I didn't understand it & hated it because of that ... could you tell me what does the end means????

[Shan]

"seven pounds" by will smith
despite of all the meanings the movei carry it will reveal so much more meanings in the second time
inspiring and great movie

"inception" by leonardo decaprio .. because it need extra attention and concentration but it's a greeeeeeeeeat movie

[Phillip]

the Farce wrote: "Primer."

gladly

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl)]

A lot of Leonardo di Caprio movies after Titanic. *shrugs*

I remember I had to watch SIGNS twice in a ROW to get it. O_o Either I'm slow that day or I just didn't get it.

There's a lot of movies like this. I just can't think right now because I'm slumming it at work hahahah....