I watched the movie Coherence tonight and wanna talk about it (no/tagged spoilers)

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

was looking for a random movie and this one caught my eye (mainly because for a second I thought it was Contact which I still haven't seen) and I'm very glad I watched it.

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So without getting into spoilers it's an indie drama/sci-fi/thriller set during a comet. At first it was kind of disorienting, the cinematography wasn't working for me at all cause it was constantly shaky, some of the expository dialog was super clunky and there's some weird scene transitions and the dialog can be hard to hear at times. But oh man am I glad I stuck with it. It ramps up a lot after the first 30 or so minutes and the last 10 minutes are absolutely fucking amazing and will probably stick in my mind for a long time.

I really don't want to mention much because it's best on a blind watch. One of the rotten tomatoes reviews actually mentions the full concept and that's pretty odd considering it doesn't reveal itself until like an hour in so I won't even link it here, but it got rave reviews as well.

Anyone else see it? What did you guys think?

chefbags · May 5, 2020

Saw this a few years ago with a group of friends. Literally screaming when shit got real lol and things slowly got revealed. Truly a mind blowing movie that I've always recommended people to watch.

I'm glad you watched it and enjoyed it as much as I did OP :)

hjort · May 5, 2020

I saw it a couple of years back when I was in a perpetual mood for mindfucks and plot twists. I liked it, especially the earlier parts where everyone is trying to figure everything out, but the later parts of the movie didn't make as big of an impression on me. Actually had to look up how it ended just now.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

chefbags said:
Saw this a few years ago with a group of friends. Literally screaming when shit got real lol and things slowly got revealed. Truly a mind blowing movie that I've always recommended people to watch.

I'm glad you watched it and enjoyed it as much as I did OP :)

Yeah like I said one of the rotten tomatoes reviews just straight up mentions it features

parallel universes

so it would have been much nicer to discover that myself but as soon as Em goes outside near the end my jaw was on the floor.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

hjort said:
I saw it a couple of years back when I was in a perpetual mood for mindfucks and plot twists. I liked it, especially the earlier parts where everyone is trying to figure everything out, but the later parts of the movie didn't make as big of an impression on me. Actually had to look up how it ended just now.

Seeing

the main girl just look through reality after reality realizing she's never getting back to her original one and then deciding to fucking kill another version of herself twice just to live a "happier" life was insaaaane. And then the phone call stinger at the end

chefbags · May 5, 2020

Psychoward said:
Yeah like I said one of the rotten tomatoes reviews just straight up mentions it features

parallel universes

so it would have been much nicer to discover that myself but as soon as Em goes outside near the end my jaw was on the floor.

Dang yeah that sucks that got spoiled for you. I think I enjoyed it when the characters slowly discovered that everything isn't right and also Em going all in was just awesome.

They really dived deep into what would be plausible in a situation like this.

hjort · May 5, 2020

Psychoward said:
Seeing

the main girl just look through reality after reality realizing she's never getting back to her original one and then deciding to fucking kill another version of herself twice just to live a "happier" life was insaaaane. And then the phone call stinger at the end

It's a good ending for sure. I honestly don't know why it didn't make a bigger impression on me, but perhaps it has to do with me liking the mystery aspects and the unraveling of the events more than anything else.

EDIT: At times during the middle of the movie I felt that the movie would have worked great as a stage play, and I kind of like movies like that. Plots that are confined to one small space in some way, primarily. Like, say, Night of the Living Dead or the first Saw or something like that. There are probably much better examples than those, but I think you get what I'm saying.

Scarecrow · May 5, 2020

This was a pretty good one. Saw it back to back with Circle (not The Circle). Good movies to see people turning against each other.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

Scarecrow said:
This was a pretty good one. Saw it back to back with Circle (not The Circle). Good movies to see people turning against each other.

I liked Circle too even if it was a bit cheesy at times. Was just super enjoyable and engaging from minute 1.

uzipukki · May 5, 2020

This didn't click with me at all. Probably more to do with the characters and acting. Just wasn't my jam at all.

Shy · May 5, 2020

Saw it a few years ago. Fucking loved it.

ItchyTasty · May 5, 2020

Yeah thank you for reminding of this movie, I quite liked it

such mindfuck with the different glow sticks and numbers

edo_kid · May 5, 2020

Yep saw it some years ago it was great.

Can i recommend you a film op? I watch The Invitation (it's on netflix) a couple weeks ago and if you liked this I think you gonna like it too. It's a slow burn like this one so buckle up.

Fallout-NL · May 5, 2020

Have you seen Primer, OP?

edo_kid · May 5, 2020

Fallout-NL said:
Have you seen Primer, OP?

Primer is great, but it remember it made my brain hurt lol things get complicated.

Also Predestination with Ethan Hawke is good too.

Fallout-NL · May 5, 2020

edo_kid said:
Also Predestination with Ethan Hawke is good too.

Oh yeah! I should see that.

yumms · May 5, 2020

Great movie.

Also try The Man From Earth. It's a similar one location movie that is all conversations.

H2Yo · May 5, 2020

Psychoward said:
was looking for a random movie and this one caught my eye (mainly because for a second I thought it was Contact which I still haven't seen) and I'm very glad I watched it.

So without getting into spoilers it's an indie drama/sci-fi/thriller set during a comet. At first it was kind of disorienting, the cinematography wasn't working for me at all cause it was constantly shaky, some of the expository dialog was super clunky and there's some weird scene transitions and the dialog can be hard to hear at times. But oh man am I glad I stuck with it. It ramps up a lot after the first 30 or so minutes and the last 10 minutes are absolutely fucking amazing and will probably stick in my mind for a long time.

I really don't want to mention much because it's best on a blind watch. One of the rotten tomatoes reviews actually mentions the full concept and that's pretty odd considering it doesn't reveal itself until like an hour in so I won't even link it here, but it got rave reviews as well.

Anyone else see it? What did you guys think?

An amaZing film.

Box · May 5, 2020

Psychoward said:
was looking for a random movie and this one caught my eye (mainly because for a second I thought it was Contact which I still haven't seen) and I'm very glad I watched it.

I watched Contact last night for the first time in years. Still an amazing film with some great long takes and one of my favourite 'shit gets real' moments, but holy shit there's some nonsense disguised as science in it.

I loved this film when I saw it and had totally forgotten about it. I'll watch this tonight. Cheers!

Graefellsom · May 5, 2020

Caught it at Grimfest in Manchester a few years ago, was a really nice surprise. Probably the best film at the festival that year. Not a particularly hard feat, but still it was has at least a couple pretty good films.

Grimfest was a shitshow the last couple times I went though. Horror film fans and people who made films featuring at the festival constantly talking through everything and shitting on everything.

edo_kid · May 5, 2020

Fallout-NL said:
Oh yeah! I should see that.

Its good, if you like time loop based sci fi films i also suggest you the spanish film Timecrimes.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

edo_kid said:
Yep saw it some years ago it was great.

Can i recommend you a film op? I watch The Invitation (it's on netflix) a couple weeks ago and if you liked this I think you gonna like it too. It's a slow burn like this one so buckle up.

I loved that

edo_kid said:
Its good, if you like time loop based sci fi films i also suggest you the spanish film Timecrimes.

I loved that too lol

Mr. Bad Example · May 5, 2020

edo_kid said:
Timecrimes

Seconded. You're one of the few people I've run into who've seen it. It's a neat little film with a not-so-great title.

Mezentine · May 5, 2020

Yeah this is a good one of these, especially ironically if you've got a group of friends over to watch it lol

Deleted member 4247 · May 5, 2020

I loved this movie, been wanting to watch it again.

Nome · May 5, 2020

Low budget single-setting sci-fi mindfucks are the best!

medyej · May 5, 2020

Nome said:
Low budget single-setting sci-fi mindfucks are the best!

Agreed! Any one got any good recommendations of ones that fit into this?

Cipherr · May 5, 2020

I liked this movie, watched it on a recommend from someone here too. Wonderful sci fi that takes place mostly on a small set. Just a house and outside and a cast, and yet it was great.

Another sci fi movie to do alot with a little like this is The Man From Earth.

edo_kid said:
Primer is great, but it remember it made my brain hurt lol things get complicated.

Also Predestination with Ethan Hawke is good too.

Predestination however is like one of my favorite watches in the last 5 years. This movie is fucking great. ESPECIALLY as a blind watch if you know nothing going in. Holy fuck....

grandwizorb said:
Agreed! Any one got any good recommendations of ones that fit into this?

Definitely "The Man from Earth".

medyej · May 5, 2020

Cipherr said:
Definitely "The Man from Earth".

I love that one, the sequel that finally got made not so much

take_marsh · May 5, 2020

I've been meaning to rewatch it for probably years now. Haven't found the right mood yet, but it is a pretty great movie. Takes a while to get going but that's mumblecore for ya.

Weeats · May 5, 2020

edo_kid said:
Yep saw it some years ago it was great.

Can i recommend you a film op? I watch The Invitation (it's on netflix) a couple weeks ago and if you liked this I think you gonna like it too. It's a slow burn like this one so buckle up.

The Invitation has one of the best "god-damn!" endings ever.

Cipherr · May 5, 2020

Weeats said:
The Invitation has one of the best "god-damn!" endings ever.

Okay I gotta pin this thread and watch these I havent seen yet, lol.

grandwizorb said:
I love that one, the sequel that finally got made not so much

I had no idea there was a sequel, lol

Weeats · May 5, 2020

For another low budget, sci-fi indie with temporal fuckery, check out The Endless.

Nome · May 5, 2020

grandwizorb said:
Agreed! Any one got any good recommendations of ones that fit into this?

I think Coherence is near the best of the bunch, so it's mostly downhill from there. Here are some good ones that *roughly* fit the formula and haven't already been mentioned here:

Enemy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316411/)
Circle (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3118452/)
Cube (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/)
Moon (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/)

teruterubozu · May 5, 2020

Yeah Enemy is great, very similar.
Melancholia also kind of fits in this "mundane sci-fi" genre.

edo_kid · May 5, 2020

Psychoward said:
I loved that

I loved that too lol

Mr. Bad Example said:
Seconded. You're one of the few people I've run into who've seen it. It's a neat little film with a not-so-great title.

Cipherr said:
Predestination however is like one of my favorite watches in the last 5 years. This movie is fucking great. ESPECIALLY as a blind watch if you know nothing going in. Holy fuck....

Great so see a lot of love for those films, they are very underrated. More people should see them.

Weeats said:
The Invitation has one of the best "god-damn!" endings ever.

Yep it's amazing.

Until the end climax i spent most of the film switching between "this is a cult the guy is 100% right" and "maybe it's a cult but the guy is 100% going crazy".

Bold One · May 5, 2020

If it isn't the annual Coherence thread.

Welcome to the fold, friend.

What a terrific film this is.

If anyone has any recent films like please make suggestions.

Also, people should check out 'The Discovery'

edo_kid · May 5, 2020

I leave another 2 suggestions for time loop films:

- Triangle (British-Australian film);
- Resolution, and its sequel, The Endless;

Nome said:
I think Coherence is near the best of the bunch, so it's mostly downhill from there. Here are some good ones that *roughly* fit the formula and haven't already been mentioned here:

Enemy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316411/)

Circle (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3118452/)

Cube (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/)

Moon (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/)

Watched all those except Circle, those all all good so im definitely gonna watch it.

mbpm · May 5, 2020

This movie triggered great existential dread in me when I saw it.

The idea of

being forever lost amongst an ocean of universes got me.

Also the way the husband saying at one point that he could never mistake their love for someone else's only to be wrong was great too.

Bold One · May 5, 2020

If you haven't seen British Film - FREQUENCIES

Check it out.

kvetcha · May 5, 2020

Movie totally slaps. Glad you discovered it!

Was bummed to find the writer/director hasn't done anything since.

Aphotic · May 5, 2020

I saw Coherence recommended on Era a while back and loved it! It has really stuck with me.
I also agree with those who recommended Resolution (Prime Video), The Endless (Netflix), The Invitation (Netflix), and Triangle (Prime Video).

Tya · May 5, 2020

Fallout-NL said:
Oh yeah! I should see that.

100% you should.

LakeEarth · May 5, 2020

Great movie, although you can certainly feel the budget at times.

Good to see Xander (Nicholas Brendon) in something. It makes sense that they'd cast him in this, considering he has a big advantage over most actors....

He has an identical twin. Though I am not 100% certain they used his brother in this film, he isn't credited.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

mbpm said:
This movie triggered great existential dread in me when I saw it.

The idea of

being forever lost amongst an ocean of universes got me.

Also the way the husband saying at one point that he could never mistake their love for someone else's only to be wrong was great too.

Yeah it has some of the best existential horror ever and it's delivered very cleanly, no jump scares or crazy gore or anything like that.

teruterubozu said:
Yeah Enemy is great, very similar.
Melancholia also kind of fits in this "mundane sci-fi" genre.

Enemy is my least favorite Villemeuve film unfortunately, for a similar concept I preferred The Double with Jesse Eisenberg.

Fallout-NL said:
Have you seen Primer, OP?

I have and I was too stupid to get a lot of it during my first watch although I've looked up the diagrams and explanations afterwards and appreciate the film for what it is. Tried watching Upstream Color (Shane Currath's other film) though and was not a fan at all.

And thanks everyone will definitely check out the recommendations I haven't seen yet.

Weltall Zero · May 5, 2020

Psychoward said:
I really don't want to mention much because it's best on a blind watch.

OK, say no more. I'll abandon thread and watch it blind.

Another such movie I loved is Spring, but unfortunately it's impossible to watch entirely blind because the trailer and even cover spoil some of the tone / genre / setting twists. I had seen them before watching it, and I still loved the movie anyway, but it must be a pretty amazing experience watching it completely blind, hahah.

Abraxas · May 5, 2020

I love smaller movies like these. Time Trap was one I enjoyed recently. Some people are searching a cave and get stuck.

Cipherr · May 5, 2020

Abraxas said:
I love smaller movies like these. Time Trap was one I enjoyed recently. Some people are searching a cave and get stuck.

Oh yeah I saw this one too. Small budget and was a liiiiiiiiittle corny but Im a sucker for anything sci fi. Still watched it and loved the ending.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

hjort said:
EDIT: At times during the middle of the movie I felt that the movie would have worked great as a stage play, and I kind of like movies like that. Plots that are confined to one small space in some way, primarily. Like, say, Night of the Living Dead or the first Saw or something like that. There are probably much better examples than those, but I think you get what I'm saying.

Hateful 8 is a great recent example of that, it even has an intermission lol.

Deleted member 31817 · May 5, 2020

Oh man I completely forgot about this one until tonight but I really enjoyed it as well, saw it after it came out in 2014

3 friends discover a machine that is able to take a picture 24 hours into the future and things to awry. A lot of fun and very clever.

I watched the movie Coherence tonight and wanna talk about it (no/tagged spoilers)

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