(reviving this thread)I just remembered a
very good movie which would fit in the philosophical movie thread:
Cube. Note that it has two sequels,
Cube 2: Hypercube and
Cube Zero, but let's leave those behind for now.
CoverThis movie is about five people, complete strangers to one another, who wake up in this maze type place, kinda like a huge Rubrick Cube (or however you spell that), filled up with deadly traps, having no idea how they got there. They are Quentin, a cop; Holloway, a doctor; Leaven, a mathematics student; Rennes, the Wren, a convicted criminal, expert in getting out of prisons; Worth, a guy who "works at an office", as he puts it; and Kazan, the mentally challenged guy.
Now, they figure out they are trapped and they'll have to work together to get outta there. As they go, they find out new details, such as clues to how to find trapped rooms. But it's no so easy as they initally thought. So, after hours of no food or water, tempers start to get heavy.
They raise some interesting questions when they're in there. Holloway start's questioning the reasons behind the cube. "What does
it want? What is
it thinking?", while the Wren tells them the only thing that matters is what's right in front of them.
(Shock) And, of course, those questions can apply to us, as well. Should we mind only what's in front of us or try to figure out the big picture? The movie also proposes how one's mind can only focus on one's survival on extreme situations (like War of The Worlds, eh) and screw logic or morality. Or even this particular bit about leadership in this sort of situation:
Quentin: Somebody has to take responsibility around here.
Worth: And that somebody has to be you?
Quentin: Not all of us have the luxury of playing nihilist.
Worth: Not all of us are conceited enough to play hero.Worth: There is no conspiracy. Nobody is in charge. It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan. A must-see.
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