I realized those type of thrillers are goated any recommendations?
Truman Show I guess is one
I watched The Devils Advocate the other day and that was great
Recommendations?

ill never truly understand gaslight

Gaslight (1944)

The movie or the idea of what it means?

2nd part

too confusing for me

Ohh i think it’s basically manipulating someone by making them question their own senses/judgement/sanity

Like in a horror movie if the killer murders someone, got caught by his girlfriend and then the next morning was like ‘are you sure that’s what you saw? You must’ve been tired or delirious’

That’s a silly film example though, it happens a lot in abusive relationships

I feel like mother (aronofsky) and invisible man from 2020 are the gaslighting horror/thriller movies

Changling

Yeah this it ☠️

Oldboy (korean not USA) ?

Invisible man is a perfect example,
When it’s a woman in that role it just doubles down on that frustration
Candyman another one I just thought of

midsommar

the invisible man (newer)
midsommar

if you said "youre acting like this is a big deal" is that gaslighting?

i was thinking more relationship/friendship level when i read "you were gaslighting me" but its hard to understand

in a movie sense i think i get it, like momento where that girl from the matrix takes advantage of him.

yeah that can be considered gaslighting. downplaying someones emotions, trying to make them convinced as if something that matters to them doesn't matter to the world, basically just emotional manipulation and manipulation in general is gaslighting. "it didn't happen that way" "you're making that up" "you need help" "you're over-reacting" "i wouldn't have done that to you, what are you talking about?"

even simply telling someone to calm down puts them in a false sense that what they feel isn't valid to what's happening around them, making them question if they do over-react. it teaches that person that they should just accept subtle forms of emotional distraught and potential abuse.

hope that helps

if someone is acting over the top or if someone is over reacting you arent supposed to honestly speak on that? feels werid to honestly not speak on something important

if something literally didnt happen that way or if they are making it up, whats the difference between calling out a liar and gaslighting someone?

telling someone to calm down or be quiet is always triggering i get that

Malcolm & Marie

i think the way you say it definitely affects it. my wife told me i had broken a dish that i know i didn't, i just told her that i'm not sure how it broke but it's freaky that neither of us broke it and left it at that. if i kept fighting, telling her she's crazy for accusing me, clearly it was her if it wasn't me, that's gaslighting.

context is everything and the way you go about it, if it's in an abusive sort of way, makes it gaslighting too

does Rosemary's Baby count

classic