As title, what movies did you have no chance of getting the first time around and had to watch 2, 3, 4 more times to fully grasp what is going on?

Ill start off with some

2001: A Space Odyssey: Well I mean they had to make the other movie to try and tell people what it was about ^^
A Clockwork Orange: Your not ment to understand it all I think since it is about drugs and nutters
X-men 3: I mean what the hell
K-Pax: They made a story and just didnt answer anything from it :/
donnie darko: Good Film and Its good to watch it to understand it properly but it takes a few viewings.

Mullholland Drive.

Quote from: SamMullholland Drive.

The movie that made me make the post when you posted it 5 mins ago ^^

That One I gave up and did not even finish watching I was that lost, nearly as bad as the X-files latter series, blink and you had no clue what was going on for 5 episodes

Sometimes youre not supposed to grasp whats going on.    If Mullholland Drive made you scratch your head a bit try Eraserhead.

HURRAH. DOUBLEPOSTORAMA.

Not really convinced Clockwork Orange falls into this category.

Memento definitely needs more than one watch though.

Quote from: BigSoyNot really convinced Clockwork Orange falls into this category.

Memento definitely needs more than one watch though.

I suppose your right, you could expand the thread to be in 3 forms

1. Was the film just so complicated you need to watch it again to follow it correctly.

2. Was the film made for you to have to watch it again?

3. Was the film ment to be understood?

Suppose the thing about Clockwork Orange is that its linguisitically a bit wacky but on one level at least the plot is relatively straight-forward.

Quote from: BigSoyNot really convinced Clockwork Orange falls into this category.

Memento definitely needs more than one watch though.

Whats confusing on memento? I thought it was quite clear that the cop hadnt killed his wife, but Guy Pearce had realised this (at the start, which is the end) and so set himself false clues in order to kill him as revenge for the cop using him to do his dirty work.

Fight Club.

Clockwork Orange was just worth the watch again, not to work it out or anything just worth a good few watchs

Quote from: neXusK-Pax: They made a story and just didnt answer anything from it :/

K-Pax is one of those films thats just open to interpretation anyhow, I think he probably was an alien, not a nutter...

Although you get the basics the first time you need to watch bladerunner several times to pick up all the issues in there.

Monty Pithons the meaning of life? I still havent worked it out and dont want to either. Was nearly bored to death after watching it the first time...

Meaning of Life: easy
Fight Club: just pay attention
Mulholland drive: Just treat it as a noir mood piece and walk away slowly.

identity.

Quote from: redidentity.

Thats all explained at the end. Its all in the mental guys imagination.