A list of movies, tv-shows and anime that made me rethink my life and the whole idea of what it means to be a human being.
1. Past Lives (2023)
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
2. Arrival (2016)
As an alien species arrives on earth, an expert linguist is tasked by the military to help them decide whether they come in peace or not.
The aliens are just a plot device to ask a more profound question: If given the knowledge of what's going to happen in the future, would you change it or embrace it?
The aliens are just a plot device to ask a more profound question: If given the knowledge of what's going to happen in the future, would you change it or embrace it?
3. Normal People (2020)
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other’s lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
4. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Not a love story, but a story about love
Not a love story, but a story about love
4. La La Land (2016)
Mia and Sebastian, an aspiring actress and a jazz musician, are faced with the consequence of mounting success as their relationship is put on a test.
5. Your Lie in April - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (2014)
Kousei Arima, a child prodigy who has given up on playing piano due to the sudden death of his mother, meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an eccentric playing style. Through a little lie, these two young musicians grow closer together as Kaori tries to fill Kousei's world with color.
6. Inception (2010)
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
A true masterpiece of Nolan's storytelling and cinematography.
A true masterpiece of Nolan's storytelling and cinematography.
6. Your Name - Kimi no Na wa (2016)
Taki and Mitsuha, two high schoolers and complete strangers to each other, suddenly start to switch places in each other's bodies. They try to search for one another, which leads them to understand how destiny works
and how they are tied to one another by the red thread of fate.
7. Interstellar (2014)
When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft,
along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space
Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space
8. How I Met Your Mother (2005-14)
A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks,
the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Never underestimate the power of destiny. Because when you least expect it, the littlest thing can cause a ripple effect that changes your life.
Never underestimate the power of destiny. Because when you least expect it, the littlest thing can cause a ripple effect that changes your life.