10 Movies That Made You Question Life Itself
(Nearly) everything you ever wanted to know about life but were afraid to ask...
Focus FeaturesIn an ideal world, all movies ought to make us ponder the more important questions in life, such as: why we are here? Whats it all about? Does God exist? And just what the hell is going on with Keanu Reeves acting? These, and many other questions, must surely have been asked by countless viewers over the years, as they try to make sense of mind-bending hits like The Matrix, Inception and Donnie Darko. Yet lifes very deepest questions can also be levelled at some of the more straightforward movies to have graced our screens in recent years, too. Viewers could hardly be blamed for questioning the existence of a God who would allow not just one but four Transformers movies to be green lit. But their success is proof, if proof were needed, that one mans existential nightmare is another mans adrenaline-filled bounty. It is also proof that any list which dares to whittle down the collective canon of movie philosophising to a mere 10 deep works of cinematic genius is never going to please everyone. But what the hell, let's try anyway. So read on valued seeker, that the secrets of the movie universe may be revealed to you in all their glory or not, depending on your faith in a mere 10 films abilities (in order of release date) to transcend plot and narrative, and become something far, far greater...