One of the key aspects of a fantastic movie is the ability to create conversation afterwards.
I agree. I think the good ones make you pause when they are finished and make you reflect.
Exactly. I think if a movie does that, it not only keeps you entertained, but also engrosses you in the move on a deeper level. It keeps a hold of you as you walk away.
Thought provoking movies, then.
Yes. Like, think of the Matrix, it's highly entertaining and stylized, but it's concept is really intelligent. You can go back home afterwards and chat with your friends about it. Are we living in a computer simulation? It creates debate.
Good horror movies also do that. They leave you uneasy and wondering what you watched and leave you with some type of lasting feeling. Dread, fear, uncertainty.
I agree. The Witch was a good one. It is a slow burning film. The family starts out like any typical one and slowly the paranoia and distrust take the characters over.
That is true. By the end you don't know who has been hexed or who is the witch. Is the rest of the family right, is the main protagonist a witch? Is there someone else in the woods? What is happening to the mother?
Exactly. When the ending hits and you find out all those answers. I felt this feeling of surprise and kind of sadness for the protagonist. That feeling stayed with me after the movie. I was hoping for a better ending for the protagonist. I felt bad for her throughout the movie and it ending how it did. That stayed with me.
That feeling is a lot like what I get when I watch 'The Thing.'
Absolutely. There is paranoia there throughout the movie. Not knowing who the thing is. It is a great atmosphere. That ending is also debated and talked about as well. It has that great feeling of paranoia at the end that stays with you.
Dialogue after the film is good, but just good cohesive story telling is also important as well.
That is very true. There are some films with long bits of exposition that really slow down pacing. The Matrix, The Witch, and The Thing are all really good story telling in my opinion.
Changing genres, the recent Avengers movies and Lord of the Rings movies come to mind as great story telling with lasting impressions.
That is true. Horror comes to mind initially just because those negative emotions come to mind immediately. Those movies have feel good emotions or uplifting feelings at the end.
When Tony Stark does the snap and when Frodo and Sam destroy the ring. Those scenes are timeless and bring all sorts of emotions up to whomever you talk to.