What are some movies that are best experienced going in completely blind? (leminal.space)

submitted 7 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/moviesuggestions@lemmy.world

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I feel like everyone has had a movie partially spoiled by a trailer but I also feel like descriptions, movie posters, and even genre tags can be a give away and make a plot twist or scene less impactful.

One movie I vaguely remember watching without any context was the 2021 movie Oxygen. I enjoyed it but I feel like it would have been slightly more predictable if I had looked at the genre tags and that would have effected my enjoyment.

I feel like you need to have a pretty good sense of someone's tastes to make a "trust me"-style recommendation like this.

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[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 10 points 7 months ago

I suppose I could see that. The IMDb description is

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

and the "much more" and mention of soap might be a bit of a giveaway of the latter part of the movie.

The IMDb page also has the drama tag instead of action.

[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Yeah it's a deceptively different movie. I unfortunately knew too much going in but it still changed me.

[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 7 points 7 months ago

Yeah it's a bit like someone's comment of the Matrix. I feel like it had such a cultural impact and has been referenced so many times even someone who hasn't seen it has a rough idea of the plot.

[-] livus@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, there are a lot of films here that I saw at the cinema but it just wouldn't be possible now to not know what they are about.

The Matrix advertising was mostly just these posters everywhere that said "what is the matrix?" and I basically went to it to find out what tf the matrix was.

[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Even knowing that though the movie is a great ride. The initial lines yell at you what's about to happen. Then all the other little hints.

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