Did you know that we can also stimulate intelligence by watching TV and movies from time to time? Of course, we have to be selective about it. What are the movies that can increase our IQ? PS: No. 5 is a real test for our intellect.
Educational content such as documentaries and current news, are the best chance to improve our general knowledge and conversational repertoire. Sometimes this kind of content can help us discover new interests that we may want to turn into a hobby later on. In addition, we can occasionally treat ourselves to one of the following 8 movies, which can make us interested in new content and teach you valuable life and business lessons.
8. Bustle in my head (Inside Out, 2015)
Charlie Jane Adams, author of the bestselling book All the Birds in the Sky, says that the story of Riley, a young girl adjusting to living in a new city, is "an extended metaphor for the changes that take place in our hearts and minds as we grow up." The film also explores "the complexity of emotions as they interact with each other." Although it is a children's film, these are invaluable lessons that are useful for adults as well.
7. Unlocked (Limitless, 2011)
The thriller follows writer Edward Morra, who starts taking a nootropic called NZT-48. This mysterious pill gives him the ability to fully utilize his brain, which drastically improves his life. Although such a drug does not exist (well, not legal at least, or at this stage), perhaps the film will make you think smarter. According to Psychology Today, this 'preparation' (psych. priming) is “an unconscious form of human memory that deals with the perceptual identification of words and objects. It refers to the activation of certain representations or associations in memory immediately prior to the performance of an action or task.” In other words: if you see the word "yellow", you might recognize the word "banana" a little faster. This is because "yellow and banana are closely related in memory".
6. The Imitation Game (2014)
The film tells the story of mathematician Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, who helped the British Army decipher the messages of the German Enigma cipher during World War II. In addition to introducing you to the life of Turing and how he laid the foundations for today's computers and artificial intelligence with the invention of the "universal machine", the film also celebrates human ingenuity, encourages us to think and makes us want to learn more about everything.
5. Memento (2000)
Christopher Nolan's gripping detective story follows Leonard, a man who is unable to form new memories while searching for his wife's killer. The film starts somewhere in the middle and follows the story to the very beginning, so the viewer can feel what Leonard feels. Juggling between these non-linear narratives can improve our attention and imagination by forcing us to create the film's ending for ourselves. More importantly, Memento illustrates the importance of memory training techniques.
4. Good Will Hunting (1997)
The Oscar-winning film follows a janitor with a troubled past and the intellect of a genius who works at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to the appearance of a real professor from MIT for complex mathematical equations, we are also treated to excellent literary and philosophical discussions between Will and Dr. Sean Maguire. The film teaches us that education can actually come from anywhere, that "perfection" does not exist and how important emotions and relationships are.
3. Example (2014)
An example is a science fiction drama about two engineers who accidentally discover how to travel through time. Shane Carruth, who graduated in mathematics and previously worked as an engineer, signed the script, direction and starring role. This film also has no linear structure, but explores the philosophical implications of time travel and discusses complex physical and scientific theories (the Meissner effect and the Feyman diagram).
2. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The film is inspired by the best-selling book by Nobel Prize-winning economist and mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. It focuses on the Nash equilibrium, which occurs when none of the players wants to change their moves or decisions in the game - if they reach a state where no change benefits them, a Nash equilibrium is established. Economists use it when they want "to understand how competing companies determine their prices, how authorities should design auctions to get the most out of bidders and how to explain the self-destructive decisions sometimes made by certain groups."
1. π (Pi, 1998)
Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, this surreal psychological thriller follows Max, an unemployed number-crunching theorist who suffers from cluster headaches, paranoia, hallucinations and social anxiety. The film deals with religion, mysticism and the relationship of the universe to mathematics. Max becomes obsessed with these topics in order to find the key to the chaos that surrounds us. The main idea of the film is the danger of constantly looking for something that may not be there. No matter how educated and informed we are, we can never predict what will happen.
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