Time is money. Time is finite for everyone and cannot be bought no matter how much money you have. Everyone knows this, but in the hustle and bustle of daily life, we often forget the value of time. If you could use time to go back to the past when would you want to go back to? If you are craving a time slip, why not try watching a movie about time and vicariously satisfy your desire? Here are ten of the most rewatchable movies.
Tenet
The movie *Tenet* uses time as a crucial element in its narrative. The film revolves around a secret agent who traverses space and time to prevent World War III. Forces from the future use time to simultaneously attack the past, present, and future, and the protagonist counters this by using time in his operations. This movie with its unique premise and time travel elements is highly recommended for those who enjoy physics-related films.
*Memento*
The movie *Memento* is a memory-chasing thriller about a man suffering from short-term memory loss who can’t remember anything longer than 10 minutes after his wife is murdered. He relies solely on the records left in photos, notes, and tattoos to hunt down the killer. The movie cleverly changes the details in overlapping scenes such as the number of knocks and the place where the photo is checked. If you lose focus for even a moment, you might lose track of the film’s plot.
*Will You Be There?*
The movie *Will You Be There?* is about Soo-hyun (Kim Yoon-seok), who was doing medical volunteer work abroad accidentally obtaining ten pills that can take him back to the past. Through the pills, he meets his younger self (Byun Yo-han) from 30 years ago and changes an event he has regretted all his life. Like most time slip movies, it follows a basic narrative structure, but this film adds an interesting element by using ‘two actors for one role’. The excellent performances of the actors further enhance the immersion.
*The Time Traveler’s Wife*
The movie *The Time Traveler’s Wife* is a time-slip romance that tells a touching love story that transcends time and space. It depicts the love and longing of a man Henry who must travel through time without knowing where he will go and a woman named Clare who loves him for a lifetime. The perfect blend of the fantastical element of time travel and the romantic element of eternal love between a man and a woman has earned it the reputation of being a time slip masterpiece.
*About Time*
The movie *About Time* begins when Tim a lifelong bachelor hears a secret from his father on his 21st birthday that all the men in their family can time travel. This absolute power makes it possible for Tim a lifelong bachelor to achieve a miracle of love. Tim embarks on time travel to achieve a perfect love with Mary whom he fell in love with at first sight. Can he achieve love?
*The Butterfly Effect*
The movie *The Butterfly Effect* tells the story of a man who experiences drastic changes in reality as he changes his past. Evan, who carries the horrible scars of his childhood discovers a portal to time travel through his diary one day when he becomes a college student. He goes back to the past to erase the memories he wants to forget, but a shocking reality awaits him. From the beginning to the end, the movie draws the audience into the maze of the ‘butterfly effect’.
*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
The movie *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* features a man-child Benjamin Button who was born with the appearance of an 80-year-old and was abandoned by his parents at birth. Benjamin realizes that he is getting younger as time passes and falls in love with a girl named Daisy. Benjamin gets younger and Daisy gets older, but their love which cannot succumb to time resonated with many audiences.
*Predestination*
The movie *Predestination* is an Australian SF reversal thriller released in 2014. It is based on Robert Heinlein’s short story ‘All You Zombies’. The story revolves around time travel to catch a bomber who terrorized New York. The movie provides shocks and twists as it moves through time, past, present, and future. It has been praised as a time travel masterpiece for dramatically unraveling parallel universes and time paradoxes.
*Il Mare*
The movie *Il Mare* tells the love story of two men and women who transcend time and space. The melodrama captures the process of ‘Sung-hyun (Lee Jung-Jae)’ and ‘Eun-ju (Jun Ji-Hyun)’, who live in different time zones, falling in love with each other. The film is praised for its outstanding visual beauty in addition to its fantasy story. Although it did not achieve significant success at the box office at the time of its release, it has been praised for its solid story, beautiful visuals, and serene OST, and it continues to be discussed to this day.
*Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*
The movie *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* depicts the deepening love between two ex-lovers as they erase their memories of each other. Joel (Jim Carrey) decides to erase his memories of his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) by visiting Lacuna Inc., which promises to erase only painful memories. However, as his memories fade away, Joel doesn’t want to erase the moments when love began, the happy memories, and the memories etched in his heart. The movie leaves the famous quote “Even if the memory is erased, the love remains,” and is considered a must-see movie before you die.
By. Hye In Oh
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