In this odd time, it’s best to watch heavy movies that you can’t get over thinking about. Why, you ask? Now is the time to appreciate such brilliant direction and performances when we have all the time on our hands. Start by planning and keeping a complete day free. Be it with family or all by yourself – these movies are best enjoyed with full concentration and a big bowl of snacks for accompaniment. (BONUS – healthy snack hack at the end of the article)
Please note – this article lists movies that are totally worth the hype and 100% worth watching.
1. Silence of the Lambs
One of my personal favourites. This gripping psycho-thriller by Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs is a fictional novel that tells the tale of an FBI agent Clarice Starling and her quest to find a serial killer who abducts women. However, to catch one you need to think like a serial killer. She must learn how such a criminal mind works, for which she seeks help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) who is a psychiatrist imprisoned for being a serial killer who cannibalized his target victims. In short, this interesting jaw dropping movie is truly a MUST WATCH classic for anyone.
2. Black Swan
Ever wanted something so badly, you disconnected from yourself and became a whole other person, just trying to achieve it? That’s what happens to Nina (Natalie Portman). A shy, talented and ambitious ballet dancer who has an ardent ambition to land into the lead role in the Swan Lake play. As this would be a life-changing opportunity for her, she stops at nothing to get it.
Her mother’s pressure, the play’s director, and an unhealthy rivalry with another dancer will lead Nina to lose herself in her own head and get sick. She starts to confuse reality with her imagination. Nina gets caught in a web of problems she made for herself with her other personality…
3. Get Out
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) an afro-american and his white girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the point in their relationship where they meet-the-parents. Rose invites him for a weekend getaway at her family home. At first, Chris is shocked by family’s overly warm welcome especially considering the fact that they have an interracial relationship. But as the trip progresses, he discovers a series of scary events that lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
4. Rosemary’s Baby
A young wife, Rosemary comes to believe that her offspring is a little strange. Waifish Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) lives with her struggling actor husband Guy. (John Cassavetes) They move to a New York City apartment building with a weird, odd reputation and even weirder neighbours. As Rosemary becomes pregnant she becomes increasingly isolated, even by her own husband and the diabolical truth is revealed only after Rosemary gives birth.
5. Orphan
After the loss of their unborn baby, Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a daughter. At a catholic girls orphanage, they both feel drawn to a little girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) named Esther. After making a quick decision, the couple take their new daughter home to their already existing family of 2 kids. But as time passes and a disturbing series of events unfolds, Kate begins to suspect that there is something odd about her angelic “daughter”.
Healthy & Quick Snack Option
- Walnuts + dark chocolate
- Salted popcorn + wheatgrass powder (Great taste + wheatgrass wont even taste like anything! Simple and healthy snack hack)
- Bread Pizza (Toast + Pizza Sauce + Cheese + Oregano & Basil. YUM!)
- Caramel popcorn (Normal popcorn kernels + Peanut butter + coconut oil + cocoa powder + 1 tbsp of nutella + simple syrup + mixed nuts)
Watch these intense movie until we come back with more movies… and snacks.
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