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down our picks for the top 10 mind-bending moments in sci-fi movies
for this list we’re picking big screen
for this list we’re picking big screen twists and turns that left our minds
twists and turns that left our minds
twists and turns that left our minds blown and our eyes doubting what they
blown and our eyes doubting what they
blown and our eyes doubting what they just see in other words shocking and
just see in other words shocking and
just see in other words shocking and memorable revelations for moments that
memorable revelations for moments that
memorable revelations for moments that kept us thinking and thinking and
kept us thinking and thinking and
kept us thinking and thinking and thinking you send someone in the room
thinking you send someone in the room
thinking you send someone in the room with us
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with us warning this list contains spoilers
number ten Soylent Green is people
number ten Soylent Green is people Soylent Green detective thorn 14th
Soylent Green detective thorn 14th
Soylent Green detective thorn 14th precinct see what we said about spoilers
precinct see what we said about spoilers
precinct see what we said about spoilers in a world where industrialization has
in a world where industrialization has
in a world where industrialization has turned everything into an overpopulated
turned everything into an overpopulated
turned everything into an overpopulated wasteland with a steadily declining food
wasteland with a steadily declining food
wasteland with a steadily declining food supply the Soylent corporation creates
supply the Soylent corporation creates
supply the Soylent corporation creates Soylent Green your young people were
Soylent Green your young people were
Soylent Green your young people were better no not people were always rotten
better no not people were always rotten
better no not people were always rotten when the world was beautiful this
when the world was beautiful this
when the world was beautiful this water-based green stuff is advertised as
water-based green stuff is advertised as
water-based green stuff is advertised as a great source of nutrition because of
a great source of nutrition because of
a great source of nutrition because of its enormous popularity Soylent Green is
its enormous popularity Soylent Green is
its enormous popularity Soylent Green is in short supply remember Tuesday is
in short supply remember Tuesday is
in short supply remember Tuesday is Soylent Green Day so on the surface it
Soylent Green Day so on the surface it
Soylent Green Day so on the surface it appears to be the answer to human
appears to be the answer to human
appears to be the answer to human starvation but unfortunately it is later
starvation but unfortunately it is later
starvation but unfortunately it is later revealed to be made out of the actual
revealed to be made out of the actual
revealed to be made out of the actual remains of human corpses
the phrase you are what you eat has
the phrase you are what you eat has never been more true or more disturbing
never been more true or more disturbing
never been more true or more disturbing its people Soylent Green is made out of
its people Soylent Green is made out of
its people Soylent Green is made out of people number nine
people number nine
people number nine ash is a robot alien ash can you see
ash is a robot alien ash can you see
ash is a robot alien ash can you see this yes I can
I’ve never seen anything like it as if
I’ve never seen anything like it as if dealing with a deadly chest bursting
dealing with a deadly chest bursting
dealing with a deadly chest bursting alien wasn’t enough the crew of the
alien wasn’t enough the crew of the
alien wasn’t enough the crew of the Nostromo is in for one heck of a twist
Nostromo is in for one heck of a twist
Nostromo is in for one heck of a twist when it’s revealed that their science
when it’s revealed that their science
when it’s revealed that their science officer Ashe is really an Android
unbeknownst to the crew his first
unbeknownst to the crew his first priority was to bring the
priority was to bring the
priority was to bring the extraterrestrial life-form back alive
extraterrestrial life-form back alive
extraterrestrial life-form back alive for research purposes making the human
for research purposes making the human
for research purposes making the human crew expendable assets
luckily for Ripley she saved at the last
luckily for Ripley she saved at the last possible moment by Parker
possible moment by Parker
possible moment by Parker which leaves Ashe headless and our minds
which leaves Ashe headless and our minds
which leaves Ashe headless and our minds below
number eight dream or reality Total
number eight dream or reality Total Recall you’re dreaming sit vampires in
Recall you’re dreaming sit vampires in
Recall you’re dreaming sit vampires in the world of Total Recall customers can
the world of Total Recall customers can
the world of Total Recall customers can purchase memories and live out their
purchase memories and live out their
purchase memories and live out their wildest dreams without ever having to
wildest dreams without ever having to
wildest dreams without ever having to leave the building Arnold Schwarzenegger
leave the building Arnold Schwarzenegger
leave the building Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Douglas Quaid a man who freaks out
plays Douglas Quaid a man who freaks out
plays Douglas Quaid a man who freaks out while getting his Mars vacation implant
while getting his Mars vacation implant
while getting his Mars vacation implant dreaming and all this is part of the
dreaming and all this is part of the
dreaming and all this is part of the delightful vacation your company has
delightful vacation your company has
delightful vacation your company has sold me
sold me
sold me not exactly what your experience it is a
not exactly what your experience it is a
not exactly what your experience it is a free-form delusion based on our memory
free-form delusion based on our memory
free-form delusion based on our memory tapes but you’re inventing it yourself
tapes but you’re inventing it yourself
tapes but you’re inventing it yourself as you go along if it is my delusion who
as you go along if it is my delusion who
as you go along if it is my delusion who the hell invited you we made her
the hell invited you we made her
the hell invited you we made her discover that Quaid is actually a man
discover that Quaid is actually a man
discover that Quaid is actually a man named Houser who’s had his memory
named Houser who’s had his memory
named Houser who’s had his memory switched out so that Quaid would
switched out so that Quaid would
switched out so that Quaid would unknowingly lead the bad guys straight
unknowingly lead the bad guys straight
unknowingly lead the bad guys straight to their rebel leader you paid to be a
to their rebel leader you paid to be a
to their rebel leader you paid to be a secret agent bullshit coins defense but
secret agent bullshit coins defense but
secret agent bullshit coins defense but wait is his adventure on Mars even real
wait is his adventure on Mars even real
wait is his adventure on Mars even real or a Schwarzenegger actually in the
or a Schwarzenegger actually in the
or a Schwarzenegger actually in the simulation he signed up for talking
simulation he signed up for talking
simulation he signed up for talking about a mind bender that keeps on
about a mind bender that keeps on
about a mind bender that keeps on bending I just had a terrible thought
bending I just had a terrible thought
bending I just had a terrible thought what if this is a dream number seven
what if this is a dream number seven
what if this is a dream number seven intersecting timelines driver and
intersecting timelines driver and
intersecting timelines driver and shoving an odd number of Lord and
shoving an odd number of Lord and
shoving an odd number of Lord and backward trips if we’ve learned anything
backward trips if we’ve learned anything
backward trips if we’ve learned anything over the years it’s that time travel
over the years it’s that time travel
over the years it’s that time travel isn’t all fun and games all right we
isn’t all fun and games all right we
isn’t all fun and games all right we start the machine with weeble at the
start the machine with weeble at the
start the machine with weeble at the a.m. it travels 14 oh we got to write
a.m. it travels 14 oh we got to write
a.m. it travels 14 oh we got to write this down and there’s nothing to write
this down and there’s nothing to write
this down and there’s nothing to write down well then I’m writing okay fine
down well then I’m writing okay fine
down well then I’m writing okay fine look sure you might be able to travel to
look sure you might be able to travel to
look sure you might be able to travel to the past and fix a crucial mistake or
the past and fix a crucial mistake or
the past and fix a crucial mistake or journey to the future to benefit from
journey to the future to benefit from
journey to the future to benefit from knowing what’s to come but there’s no
knowing what’s to come but there’s no
knowing what’s to come but there’s no denying the dangerous risks you’re
denying the dangerous risks you’re
denying the dangerous risks you’re taking
taking
taking come here for
come here for
come here for you’re bleeding this blood turn around
you’re bleeding this blood turn around
you’re bleeding this blood turn around soon where’s I coming from in one of the
soon where’s I coming from in one of the
soon where’s I coming from in one of the most complex sci-fi films ever made the
most complex sci-fi films ever made the
most complex sci-fi films ever made the characters of primer learned the
characters of primer learned the
characters of primer learned the repercussions of time travel with each
repercussions of time travel with each
repercussions of time travel with each decision they make encountering doubles
decision they make encountering doubles
decision they make encountering doubles of themselves experiencing health
of themselves experiencing health
of themselves experiencing health problems and much much more
problems and much much more
problems and much much more making us think twice about tampering
making us think twice about tampering
making us think twice about tampering with time no no so it would have
with time no no so it would have
with time no no so it would have happened if he hadn’t been there number
happened if he hadn’t been there number
happened if he hadn’t been there number six
six
six fantasy ending Brazil now this is what
fantasy ending Brazil now this is what
fantasy ending Brazil now this is what we call a brain tease the ending of
we call a brain tease the ending of
we call a brain tease the ending of Terry Gilliam’s 1985 science fiction
Terry Gilliam’s 1985 science fiction
Terry Gilliam’s 1985 science fiction classic is a head-spinner okay chuckles
classic is a head-spinner okay chuckles
classic is a head-spinner okay chuckles call me Harry what was thought to be a
call me Harry what was thought to be a
call me Harry what was thought to be a happy ending for Sam Laurie is quickly
happy ending for Sam Laurie is quickly
happy ending for Sam Laurie is quickly revealed to be the product of his own
revealed to be the product of his own
revealed to be the product of his own delusions
in reality Sam is still strapped to the
in reality Sam is still strapped to the chair in which he was being tortured
chair in which he was being tortured
chair in which he was being tortured following treason charges Jacqueline and
following treason charges Jacqueline and
following treason charges Jacqueline and mr. Helpmann declare him to be a lost
mr. Helpmann declare him to be a lost
mr. Helpmann declare him to be a lost cause and leave Sam alone to smile and
cause and leave Sam alone to smile and
cause and leave Sam alone to smile and sing Brazil all to himself the rewind
sing Brazil all to himself the rewind
sing Brazil all to himself the rewind function on your VCR has never been more
function on your VCR has never been more
function on your VCR has never been more appreciated number 5 neo wakes up in the
appreciated number 5 neo wakes up in the
appreciated number 5 neo wakes up in the real world the matrix you take the blue
real world the matrix you take the blue
real world the matrix you take the blue pill the story ends you wake up in your
pill the story ends you wake up in your
pill the story ends you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want now
bed and believe whatever you want now
bed and believe whatever you want now that’s what you call sugarcoating you
that’s what you call sugarcoating you
that’s what you call sugarcoating you take the red pill you stay in Wonderland
take the red pill you stay in Wonderland
take the red pill you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole
and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole
and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes
goes
goes after deciding to take the red pill to
after deciding to take the red pill to
after deciding to take the red pill to go down the rabbit hole neo wakes up to
go down the rabbit hole neo wakes up to
go down the rabbit hole neo wakes up to a startling reality the real world is a
a startling reality the real world is a
a startling reality the real world is a cold wasteland run by machines welcome
cold wasteland run by machines welcome
cold wasteland run by machines welcome to the real world
to the real world
to the real world humans are no longer born but grown that
humans are no longer born but grown that
humans are no longer born but grown that my good far from it everyone is
my good far from it everyone is
my good far from it everyone is connected to the matrix which is a world
connected to the matrix which is a world
connected to the matrix which is a world that’s been created to hide them from
that’s been created to hide them from
that’s been created to hide them from the truth and prevent them from rising
the truth and prevent them from rising
the truth and prevent them from rising up to take back what’s theirs this can
up to take back what’s theirs this can
up to take back what’s theirs this can be what
be what
be what be real certainly makes you think twice
be real certainly makes you think twice
be real certainly makes you think twice about the future of video games now
about the future of video games now
about the future of video games now doesn’t it
doesn’t it
doesn’t it world as it was at the end of the
world as it was at the end of the
world as it was at the end of the twentieth century it exists now only as
twentieth century it exists now only as
twentieth century it exists now only as part of a neural interactive simulation
part of a neural interactive simulation
part of a neural interactive simulation that we call the matrix number four the
that we call the matrix number four the
that we call the matrix number four the truth about the planet Planet of the
truth about the planet Planet of the
truth about the planet Planet of the Apes to suggest that we can’t learn
Apes to suggest that we can’t learn
Apes to suggest that we can’t learn anything about the simian native of a
anything about the simian native of a
anything about the simian native of a study of man your notches in this sci-fi
study of man your notches in this sci-fi
study of man your notches in this sci-fi flick the main characters crash land on
flick the main characters crash land on
flick the main characters crash land on a planet in which highly evolved apes
a planet in which highly evolved apes
a planet in which highly evolved apes are the dominant species that the a
are the dominant species that the a
are the dominant species that the a evolved from a lower order primate
evolved from a lower order primate
evolved from a lower order primate possibly man possessing the ability to
possibly man possessing the ability to
possibly man possessing the ability to speak and having vast human-like
speak and having vast human-like
speak and having vast human-like intelligence these Apes easily capture
intelligence these Apes easily capture
intelligence these Apes easily capture the humans and prove to be formidable
the humans and prove to be formidable
the humans and prove to be formidable folks did your stinking paws off me you
folks did your stinking paws off me you
folks did your stinking paws off me you damn dirty ape
damn dirty ape
damn dirty ape however when Taylor manages to free
however when Taylor manages to free
however when Taylor manages to free himself from captivity he learns the
himself from captivity he learns the
himself from captivity he learns the terrifying truth this alien planet isn’t
terrifying truth this alien planet isn’t
terrifying truth this alien planet isn’t actually an alien planet at all but
actually an alien planet at all but
actually an alien planet at all but earth which has been devastated from a
earth which has been devastated from a
earth which has been devastated from a nuclear war that has long since passed
truly a shocker to end all shockers
truly a shocker to end all shockers finally really did it yo you blew it up
finally really did it yo you blew it up
finally really did it yo you blew it up damn you number three the spinning top
damn you number three the spinning top
damn you number three the spinning top inception this is your first lesson in
inception this is your first lesson in
inception this is your first lesson in shared namely stay calm in the world of
shared namely stay calm in the world of
shared namely stay calm in the world of dreams
dreams
dreams each extractor must have a personal
each extractor must have a personal
each extractor must have a personal totem for which only he or she knows
totem for which only he or she knows
totem for which only he or she knows it’s distinct characteristics in the
it’s distinct characteristics in the
it’s distinct characteristics in the real world such as its weight you need a
real world such as its weight you need a
real world such as its weight you need a small object potentially heavy something
small object potentially heavy something
small object potentially heavy something you can have on you all the time that no
you can have on you all the time that no
you can have on you all the time that no one else may explain no needs to be more
one else may explain no needs to be more
one else may explain no needs to be more unique than that knowing this allows the
unique than that knowing this allows the
unique than that knowing this allows the extractor to determine if there in
extractor to determine if there in
extractor to determine if there in someone else’s dream that way when you
someone else’s dream that way when you
someone else’s dream that way when you look at your totem you know beyond a
look at your totem you know beyond a
look at your totem you know beyond a doubt that you’re not in someone else’s
doubt that you’re not in someone else’s
doubt that you’re not in someone else’s dream Cobbs totem is a spinning top that
dream Cobbs totem is a spinning top that
dream Cobbs totem is a spinning top that will only topple over if he’s in the
will only topple over if he’s in the
will only topple over if he’s in the real world
real world
real world smalls actually this
smalls actually this
smalls actually this this one was hers she’s spinning the
this one was hers she’s spinning the
this one was hers she’s spinning the dream it would never talk just spin and
dream it would never talk just spin and
dream it would never talk just spin and spin
spin
spin however the sci-fi heist thriller ends
however the sci-fi heist thriller ends
however the sci-fi heist thriller ends with Cobbs tops still spinning leaving
with Cobbs tops still spinning leaving
with Cobbs tops still spinning leaving us to question whether or not he’s still
us to question whether or not he’s still
us to question whether or not he’s still in a dream or conscious which makes
in a dream or conscious which makes
in a dream or conscious which makes repeat viewings of the film’s a must by
repeat viewings of the film’s a must by
repeat viewings of the film’s a must by the way do you see that wobble at the
the way do you see that wobble at the
the way do you see that wobble at the end number 2 extra dimensional tesseract
end number 2 extra dimensional tesseract
end number 2 extra dimensional tesseract interstellar we must confront the
interstellar we must confront the
interstellar we must confront the reality of interstellar travel we must
reality of interstellar travel we must
reality of interstellar travel we must reach far beyond our lash paths director
reach far beyond our lash paths director
reach far beyond our lash paths director Christopher Nolan gives us yet another
Christopher Nolan gives us yet another
Christopher Nolan gives us yet another thinker with this 2014 science fiction
thinker with this 2014 science fiction
thinker with this 2014 science fiction epic interstellar the story follows a
epic interstellar the story follows a
epic interstellar the story follows a group of astronauts traveling through a
group of astronauts traveling through a
group of astronauts traveling through a wormhole in an attempt to find another
wormhole in an attempt to find another
wormhole in an attempt to find another planet that can sustain human life I
planet that can sustain human life I
planet that can sustain human life I think prospects are at the edge of what
think prospects are at the edge of what
think prospects are at the edge of what might sustain human life after Cooper
might sustain human life after Cooper
might sustain human life after Cooper sacrifices himself to ensure brand
sacrifices himself to ensure brand
sacrifices himself to ensure brand survival he’s pulled back in time by an
survival he’s pulled back in time by an
survival he’s pulled back in time by an extra dimensional tesseract which allows
extra dimensional tesseract which allows
extra dimensional tesseract which allows him to communicate with his daughter and
him to communicate with his daughter and
him to communicate with his daughter and give her the solution to brans equation
give her the solution to brans equation
give her the solution to brans equation I know because the book babies are
I know because the book babies are
I know because the book babies are closing a tesseract
closing a tesseract
closing a tesseract even though explaining all this is quite
even though explaining all this is quite
even though explaining all this is quite the mouthful this barely scratches the
the mouthful this barely scratches the
the mouthful this barely scratches the surface of Nolan’s complex film don’t
surface of Nolan’s complex film don’t
surface of Nolan’s complex film don’t you get it yet – and that beings
you get it yet – and that beings
you get it yet – and that beings nuts
I’ve been good for math account for me
I’ve been good for math account for me before we unveil our top pick here are a
before we unveil our top pick here are a
before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions so what do I call
few honorable mentions so what do I call
few honorable mentions so what do I call you anyway I am a try Maxine dropship
you anyway I am a try Maxine dropship
you anyway I am a try Maxine dropship prime axiom affirmative okay I’ll call
prime axiom affirmative okay I’ll call
prime axiom affirmative okay I’ll call you max it’s easier
you max it’s easier
you max it’s easier you had me cloned yes where you cloned
you had me cloned yes where you cloned
you had me cloned yes where you cloned the wrong man once in a while one of us
the wrong man once in a while one of us
the wrong man once in a while one of us wakes up while they’re changing things
wakes up while they’re changing things
wakes up while they’re changing things it’s not supposed to happen but it does
it’s not supposed to happen but it does
it’s not supposed to happen but it does it happened to me that come looking for
it happened to me that come looking for
it happened to me that come looking for you Murdoch hey tell the truth
you Murdoch hey tell the truth
you Murdoch hey tell the truth always doing again
number one star child 2001 a Space
number one star child 2001 a Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is a film
Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is a film that still leaves viewer stunned
that still leaves viewer stunned
that still leaves viewer stunned regardless of how many times they’ve
regardless of how many times they’ve
regardless of how many times they’ve watched it
though many scenes will leave you with
though many scenes will leave you with thought-provoking questions the ending
thought-provoking questions the ending
thought-provoking questions the ending leaves your mind forever bent hey
my mind is calling I can feel it as
my mind is calling I can feel it as moment approaches the monolith near
moment approaches the monolith near
moment approaches the monolith near Jupiter he’s pulled into a vortex
Jupiter he’s pulled into a vortex
Jupiter he’s pulled into a vortex transporting him across space at
transporting him across space at
transporting him across space at tremendous speeds as his journey ends
tremendous speeds as his journey ends
tremendous speeds as his journey ends he’s transformed into a fetus inside a
he’s transformed into a fetus inside a
he’s transformed into a fetus inside a glowing orb hovering near the earth the
glowing orb hovering near the earth the
glowing orb hovering near the earth the mind can only absorb so much information
mind can only absorb so much information
mind can only absorb so much information at a given time and this most certainly
at a given time and this most certainly
at a given time and this most certainly is a brain full
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impressed what’s your favorite
impressed what’s your favorite mind-bending sci fi moment something for
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