Good Movies w/ Protagonist Narrating Throughout The Entire Movie?
I've noticed these kinds of movies get real deep into a character. But they also display the external disparity between what's said verbally to other characters, and what truths the protagonist tells the audience through narration.
"Leon Morin, Priest" is a good example. |
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"American Beauty"
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Fight Club.
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Amadeus
A Bronx Tale Goodfellas My Father's Glory/My Father's Castle Molly's Game Mr. Nobody The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane (Hey, not all of them need to be serious) |
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2248021)
Fight Club.
Off-story, but a girl from college let me borrow this VHS. We hung out pretty late, had classes the following day, and when I tried to watch it, I fell asleep mid-way and woke up right before ... the spoiler. |
Originally Posted by matt72582 (Post 2248019)
"American Beauty"
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Originally Posted by matt72582 (Post 2248163)
Off-story, but a girl from college let me borrow this VHS. We hung out pretty late, had classes the following day, and when I tried to watch it, I fell asleep mid-way and woke up right before ... the spoiler.
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Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2248169)
Ha, well, that sure must have been a viewing like no other. How does it feel to miss the build-up and get right to the meat? I guess some would say no point in rewatching it for you now, but I really love the film and think it’s not about the spoiler at all.
It was 20 years ago, but I think I might have re-watched it. I'm going to guess I didn't love the movie much, because I wouldn't have fallen asleep (especially at 3pm) otherwise. |
Detour (1945) is a good one.
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Sin City
Deep Cover |
You hear Benjamin Button narrate his own story throughout The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I'm only just starting to realise that the character needed more personality to him for it to be a really memorable film. He was kind of a blank slate. An observer - and documenter. In other words - boring. He'd describe things, but he never really tells us what he thinks about anything. It was a good film that just couldn't make it that extra step to being a really good film.
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Originally Posted by PHOENIX74 (Post 2249291)
You hear Benjamin Button narrate his own story throughout The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I'm only just starting to realise that the character needed more personality to him for it to be a really memorable film. He was kind of a blank slate. An observer - and documenter. In other words - boring. He'd describe things, but he never really tells us what he thinks about anything. It was a good film that just couldn't make it that extra step to being a really good film.
Interesting you bring that movie up. Someone yesterday said, "Man that was a disturbing movie". I never saw it. |
Trainspotting
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Stand by me right? i havnt seen it in along time.
Overlooked movie Jesus' son |
The Lady From Shanghai (1948)
Double Indemnity (1944) |
Rounders (1998)
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Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2248021)
Fight Club.
Originally Posted by PHOENIX74 (Post 2249291)
You hear Benjamin Button narrate his own story throughout The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I'm only just starting to realise that the character needed more personality to him for it to be a really memorable film. He was kind of a blank slate. An observer - and documenter. In other words - boring. He'd describe things, but he never really tells us what he thinks about anything. It was a good film that just couldn't make it that extra step to being a really good film.
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Originally Posted by The Rodent (Post 2250844)
Another Brad Pitt movie is Interview With The Vampire.
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Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2250847)
True. Haven’t seen that in a decade or so. Nostalgia for when vampires weren’t corny by default creeping up on me.
When David's hand bursts into flames in the cave scene, she wondered why. I told her real vampires don't sparkle in sunlight. |
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American Psycho
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