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Permalink Reply by I.Koval on February 6, 2011 at 11:58pm

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Permalink Reply by Prio on February 7, 2011 at 12:01am

Existentialism is bullshit.

Adaptation, Being John Malkavich, Donnie Darko, Shutter Island, The Machinist, ZA: Zombies Anonymous.

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Permalink Reply by DL42 on February 7, 2011 at 5:39am

Memento!

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Permalink Reply by Lab Rat on February 7, 2011 at 6:26am

Since i watch a lot of sci-fi the ones that come to mind for me are Blade Runner,Total Recall, Brazil, Robocop, The Lawnmower Man, A clockwork Orange, and GATTACA.

 

You might even want to try Face-Off or The Island.

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Permalink Reply by Morgan_Hiller on February 7, 2011 at 7:32am

Identity with John Cusack. Not really a good film though.

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Permalink Reply by Lab Rat on February 7, 2011 at 5:41pm

The greatest? I don't know about that. It's a great film and one of my favourites, but would you say it's a better exploration of identity than, say, Imitation of Life?

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Permalink Reply by FearlessVampireKiller on February 7, 2011 at 9:38am

Memento

Mulholland Drive

Black Swan

In Bruges

1999 and 2001 were both great years for films about identity: Memento and Mulholland both came out in 2001.  They are probably the two best depictions of identity in film. The recent Black Swan is similar to Mulholland Dr., but its more linear and not as deep.

 

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Permalink Reply by FearlessVampireKiller on February 7, 2011 at 9:41am

Honestly, you could also say The Lion King, though you've probably already seen it.

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Permalink Reply by MrArmistice on February 7, 2011 at 2:33pm

'99 was a great year, which is ironic because 2000 was one of the worst years ever. In any case, here are my suggestions.

 

Gattaca - Under-appreciated, but really great film

Memento - Although everyone's already suggested it, they're dead-on.

Lawrence of Arabia - There's nothing I could say about this that hasn't already been said.

The Wind That Shakes The Barley - More about political ideology as a function of social identity, but it follows an existential bent.

Boyz N The Hood - Snapshot of Black America in the early 90's. Pretty much a perfect film in my book.

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Permalink Reply by DarkProphet94 on February 7, 2011 at 3:03pm

thanks for the recommendations, guys. of the movies u suggested, i did see:

 

Eyes Wide Shut - i didnt really see this as a film about identity but more about sexual nature and where it draws the line between a shared experience between two people or just something of pleasure. still really good, though

Adaptation - i loved this movie. this film made me fall in love with Charlie Kaufman's writing style and makes me wanna see Being John Malkavich and Synechdoche, New York.

Brazil - i really need to rewatch this whenever i can. i recently got into George Orwell's work and id love to find more allagories to Orwell that i missed the first time i saw Brazil.

A Clockwork Orange - Kubrick's awesome. thats all i can say

Shutter Island - i saw this one on a bad date with a girl, so i couldnt really pay attention to the plot when my arm around her shoulder was losing blood flow by the second

Black Swan - again, really great film and well deserved Oscar contender, but not really about identity. i saw it as more about insanity and art-through-adversity.

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Permalink Reply by The Leo of Costa Rica on February 7, 2011 at 6:35pm

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