Thought Provoking Movies

On this Memorial Day Weekend you may be looking for some movies to make you think. Here are a couple that will do just that as they present moral dilemmas and make you wonder what you would have done or what you would do.

The first is "Lions for Lambs". It looks at the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of three different moments happening on the same day. Although the happening never intersect they overlap. At the end of the film there are no neat and tidy clean ups of the different parts, just questions that we all are faced with.

The second is "Gone Baby Gone". This is an often crude (in terms of language) detective drama about the kidnapping of a little girl. The first 80% of the movie follows the story in a rather predictable fashion, but the last 20% suddenly thrusts us into ethical dilemmas about whether one would obey the letter of the law, the spirit of the law or just ignore the law for the possible good of others.

Neither of these movies are family oriented by any stretch of the imagination. These are movies made for adults who want to struggle with some hard issues and are willing to put up with language, violence, and uncomfortable morality to delve into those issues. If you are up for the challenge you'll "enjoy" these films.