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The 25 Most Misunderstood Movies Ever Made (lifehacker.com)
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Saving you all a click and so many adverts for streaming services.

  1. Starship Troopers (1997).
  2. Skinamarink (2022).
  3. Fight Club (1999).
  4. The Shining (1980).
  5. Barbie (2023).
  6. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
  7. American Psycho (2000).
  8. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
  9. Taxi Driver (1976).
  10. Child’s Play 3 (1991).
  11. Land of the Dead (2005).
  12. A Serbian Film (2010).
  13. Jennifer’s Body (2009).
  14. (500) Days of Summer (2009).
  15. Inception (2010).
  16. Juno (2007).
  17. It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
  18. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
  19. Into the Wild (2007).
  20. Josie and the Pussycats (2001).
  21. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985).
  22. Spencer (2021).
  23. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961).
  24. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).
  25. The Philadelphia Story (1940).
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've seen a lot of these, what's misunderstood?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think in general any time someone makes a movie criticising some idea by satirizing what that idea looks like when taken seriously, some percentage of people will miss that it's satire and just think it's seriously advocating that idea. For example starship troopers is a fantastic movie and a great critique of militarism using satire. But a decent chunk of people watch it and think it is unironically glorifying militarism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I can see that scenario playing out for son of these but American Psycho or Wolf of Wall Street. Surely they are as easy to read as Scarface!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's ironic that people misunderstand the movie of The Shining, when Kubrick clearly misunderstood the point of the book it was based upon.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No mention of Tarkovsky's Stalker

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

good one! That must be an US aimed list

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe because people don't understand the movie at all instead of misunderstanding it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I would add "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" to this. Everyone I know recalls that movie as: "They could all fly, and in the end, she flew away off the bridge to live happily ever after".

I interpreted the movie as a total tragedy of the main character's life, and, in the end, she jumps from the bridge to commit suicide.

Maybe I'm wrong though.