Whilea new season is underway, many fans may find themselves in need of filling theSeverance-shapedhole in their hearts.
LikeSeverance,Total Recallfollows ordinary people with hijacked memories.
Additionally, both stories are meditations on how tyrannical forces can take advantage of chaos.
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Severanceand1984are both examples of mind-bending stories that will have viewers questioning their own perception of what’s really happening.
MementoandSeverancefeature protagonists who search for clues about their identities.
These two protagonists are motivated by love and a sense of justice to find the truth of their existence.
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A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife’s murderer.
Sorry to Bother YouandSeveranceuse unsettling workplaces to comment on modern American workplace culture.
PersonaresemblesSeverancein that it explores identity, disassociation, and the merging of two different personalities quite well.
From the writing to the stunning black-and-white cinematography, there are tons of great aspects of this Bergman masterpiece.
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After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
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In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they’re transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
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A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife’s murderer.
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Being John Malkovich is a 1999 surreal comedy that tells the story of puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), who discovers a portal that leads directly into the mind of real-life actor John Malkovich. Directed by Spike Jonze and featuring an all-star cast that includes Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener, the film explores themes of identity, obsession, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.
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