Though nothing even close to the impact of books, a few films have really made me think. 'Lost in Translation' stuck with me a long time. It made me think about the transitive state of loneliness and how certain things just aren't meant to be, no matter how right they feel in a vacuum. Nothing is without circumstances.

'Rashomon' forced me to think about the nature of truth and how impossible it is to really know. Sometimes truth is nothing more than which story you decide to believe.

'Grave of the Fireflies' totally destroyed the glorified image of war for me that kids in the U.S. are inundated with. Necessity is a different question, but there should be no celebration in anything where children are dying.

'Serial Experiments Lain' takes the cake for me, though. Probably the deepest piece of visual media I've ever come across.

"City of God" in English. It's a Brazilian movie and probably one of my favorite ones. It made me realize how difficult some people live and how to survive in a cruel world. It also shows how mess up some people can be from a very young age.

This movie changed my perception on religion, Muslims and the world in general.

The main plot about the love story and the kid is, without a doubt, masterful; however, this phrase in this little scene changed everything:

“There are only two kinds of people in this world, good people who do good deeds, and bad people who do bad.”

This phrase carried on through the whole movie and impacted me in a way no book, speech or any form of media could have. Hell, my recent views towards religion were heavily influenced by this movie alone.

I also had this pretty distorted view about the Muslims before watching this masterpiece, which also changed dramatically. After all, there are good Muslims and bad Muslims, as well as good Christians and bad Christians.

the first time I saw the movie my mom and dad made of the night I was born had a deep and profound effect on the way I lived my life.
the second time...mmm.. not so much.

Wow, that's the first time I've seen anyone else who knows of that series. Lain left a big impression on me too.

Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka made a big impact on me. All the beauty, ugliness, diversity, regularity, chaos and monotomy of life. Not a single word is spoken yet it gives you so much to think about.

I never had a glorified image of war. I grew up in the Netherlands and the story of Anne Frank was pretty much required material in school. We watched the 1985 Dutch version with the whole school. That left quite an impact at 11 years old.

Stop spreading this propaganda! We are all horrible, evil people who hate freedom. How dare you attempt to make us look like good people!

The movie Eurotrip improved upon my obsession of girls. But really not many forms of media directly changes the way I think. I am sure all of it has pierced my subconscious though. I tried thinking of my favorite movie, but it did not change my life or anything.

The Matrix - "Welcome to the real world."

I love that movie.

The Matrix made me think of life as a temporary dream and that when I wake I will find out what truly is real!

Yes, "What the bleep do we know".  A lot of it is speculation but does make some great points and why to be happy in life.