So basically 'rom-coms' with a realistic twist. I mean more like the introspective story that they captured, which was honest/realistic about love even if the subject matter was sci-fi (such as with Eternal Sunhine and Her).
Books, films, tv, whatever's fine - so long as it has a narrative story about life and love!
Edit: Just thought of some more I've already seen/read (and love) so thanks-but-no-thanks to these potential suggestions - Silver Linings Playbook, Juno, Chasing Amy.
Also I've seen someone else request cute indie-style films just a few hours ago, but to clarify - I want ones dealing with love, and it doesn't necessarily need to be in that cute, indie style. It can be in any 'style' (ala the more Hollywoodish Her) so long as it deals with love honestly and deeply. And again, I'm not restricting it to films.
Edit after many replies with even more suggestions: Thanks a TON for these recommendations. This is definitely an awesome subreddit. I was going through them all replying one-by-one but it's starting to sound a bit insincere, since there's only so many ways you can rephrase "I need to re-watch this!", "I've heard of it but for some reason haven't watched it yet" or "I haven't even heard of that one!". But again, thanks for anyone who's responding and keep 'em coming!
I plan to binge through a few next week in the evenings, so will actually come back and give mini-reviews in case anyone else reading this is interested in them but want a second opinion first, and also to let the people who suggested them know what I thought of them!
As the title said, do you have any suggestion for those kind of movies which have that unusual story? That are really different.
It's been 2 years and I know that I pressed forward but everytime I feel down, you're the first person that I could think off.
The movie was right. We met at the wrong time.
But maybe in a parallel universe, we're together and happy with each others back.
Di ko tuloy alam baka ginayuma mo ko or what lmao
Cheers for the love we can't have! 🥂
Camera fades out of black to a bald man sitting at a desk, wearing glasses and poring over papers. He is not wearing a shirt, and appears to have on gloves and elbow pads. He stops reading the papers, looks at the camera, and acts surprised.
Oh, hi! I didn't see you there. I was doing things. My name is Ryan Sunshine, and I'm here to explain to you why I'll be the greatest superstar ever in WIR.
Firstly, I am a man of supreme talent. I mean, come on. I think it's pretty obvious, and these papers full of charts and graphs and statistics clearly show that these claims aren't just hot air.
Secondly, the ladies love me. I mean, come on. How could they not? Ladies love a smooth head and a hairy chest. As these bar graphs, pie graphs, cake graphs, and other baked goods graphs enumerate, it's a scientific fact.
Thirdly, I can do this. He looks straight at the camera and wiggles his ears for a couple of seconds. I think a man who possesses the kind of physical gifts that can allow for that is the kind of man who can do a lot of other physical things.
But, lastly, there's one big reason I'll go down as the greatest ever, and it's this.
Sunshine stands up, takes off the glasses, and walks to the camera so that it focuses on his face and his face alone.
It's because I'm Ryan Sunshine. I'm a man who's never let himself be kept down by anyone or anything. I'm sure I'll lose a couple along the way, and that's fine. Everyone's gotta lose a couple. But everytime I lose, I only get tougher, I only get stronger, I only get faster. I. Only. Get. Better. I'm the one and only Bald Adonis.
The name is Ryan Sunshine. And don't you ever forget it.
Has anybody else’s consciousness been altered in some way during or after contracting covid 19? I feel as if everything is different. Not only do I feel off but the way I see life itself has changed. I had covid back in May and still feel symptoms daily. Mostly dissociation, brain fog and fatigue.
IIL Unconventional romance (or maybe coming-of-age) films with great Piano-ish Soundtracks that leave you with a bittersweet feeling?
Thanks a ton!
I wish I could erase you, Clementine and Joel style.
I wish I could erase the first moment it all made sense, the moment I knew you were different. I wish I could tell myself not to smoke that cigarette, on that porch, on that cold March day with you.
I wish I could untangle myself from you. I wish my hands had never felt what it was like to play with your hair. I wish I had never felt what it was like to be in your arms after all this time.
I wish I could forget the words “I love you” coming from your lips. I wish I could forget what it was like to see your eyes light up with hope for the first time in years.
I wish I could remake each memory with you. Make it fair for you this time around, find a way not to hurt each other over and over again.
I wish I could speak to you one last time. I wish you would just talk to me. Maybe let me hold you again. Give you one last chance to really fight for me, the right way this time around.
Ok, fine. Maybe, I don’t really want to erase you after all. Maybe, having you in the constant loop of my memories is better than never having you at all.
Has anyone seen anything about this relase? Did it get pulled/delayed? Can't find anything about it since last August.
Honestly feeling pretty depressed right now.
Everyone knows the indie gamer boy and the goth punk girl and after watching The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind I find that this movie is the root of that troupe. My mind is always fixated on those dynamics in any genre and not even the same gender as the stereotype but every time I think about it I want to date them and I want to be them. Every time it just ends up with just being more stressed and being more infatuated by the dynamic with even more of a desire to be both of the stereotypes. Why can’t I just be both, why won’t I let myself be both, why do I feel like everything is falling around me every time I feel like that, why am I so afraid of myself being both and do I let myself forget those problems and be both.
They need not be sci-fi but shouldn't be typical RomComs either
Still one of the most wholesome movies I have ever encountered. The theme of it is quite personal as well after going through a break up quite recently. I realised that no matter how badly things may have ended to the point where it crippled me emotionally, and also no matter how badly I want to make the other person a villain, I can't change the fact that we both impacted each other's lives quite significantly and the lessons I've learned from the said person are important in making me aware of where I fall short in love and endurance. The good memories as well as the bad can't override each other; it's a personal journey of mine to accept that and move on.
I know people were hoping this would be a Criterion release. Is there ever any overlap?
Hi!! I'm looking for a very specific genre of media that I'm not even sure has a name? The closest I can think of is psychological thriller, but I've seen MANY psychological thriller movies, and none of them really affected me the way the 3 movies I listed in the title did. I looked up movie suggestions similar to Eternal Sunshine and Ending Things, and they're all just... love stories. That's not the aspect of it I enjoyed.
I'm looking for stuff that will make you constantly question if you truly have a grasp on what you're watching. Stuff that truly keeps your brain on its toes. Stuff that is impossible to fully comprehend in just one watch. One of the reasons ESotSM and IToET really enthralled me is because the setting is literally affected by the decaying of the protagonists' brains. I love Mother! so much because of how much it genuinely feels like a live feed of a nightmare. In all cases, it just didn't feel right. The viewer doesn't watch someone lose their grip on reality; they experience it. My favorite book is House of Leaves and one of my favorite art projects is Everywhere at the End of Time for these same reasons; the experience is built up on a foundation of losing yourself. It really captivates me.
I'm sorry this is so specific, haha. Please suggest me everything that sounds anything like this!! Movies, shows, books, games, anything. I am desperate. Please don't suggest any other Charlie Kaufman films or anything by David Lynch, though, because I've seen those all already. Thanks again!!
This is spoilers for the movie but I loved the idea of the two main characters trying to run away from past hurts by wiping their memory, only to fall in love all over again because fate, or whatever. Would love to find some books similar to that. At the very least just playing around with memory somehow.
Just watched this movie and the credits mentioned "JC Penny" instead of Penney
