In modern cinema, the marketing strategy plays an important role in the perception of the film. Promotional paintings increase the interest of the audience, and a well-made trailer is considered half the success of the novelty.
Of course, the plot should also be exciting, otherwise during the release, the cinema will simply be criticized and give it low ratings. But there are times when critics, to whose opinion the majority listens, make a mistake.
Not always an assessment shows an adequate opinion of the film. Various factors can influence this: a person’s mood, his tastes and preferences, moral qualities, and much more. In order to make sure of this, we present to you the top of the most underrated films of world cinema according to the IMDb website.
10. Inhabited Island (2008) - IMDb rating 5.7
The famous film adaptation of the famous book of the Strugat Brothers of Russian production. The film immediately received negative reviews in the world of critics, but most viewers would not agree with this. Many were glad to see their favorite heroes of the fantasy world on the screens of movie theaters.
The plot tells the story of the pilot of the starship of the Earth, which plows the endless expanses of space in search of a new civilization. His ship is wrecked, and the boy finds himself on a planet where dictatorship, poverty and hatred of people for the government rules. On the way to saving the whole planet, the main character, unexpected twists of fate and difficult obstacles await.
9. Farewell, speech 3D (2014) - 5.9
A rather interesting picture that did not find response in the soul of most critics. The film was shot by French director Jean-Luc Godard in 2014 at the age of 83. Cinema touches on philosophical topics that it is customary not to talk about in modern society. Actions are developing in the present, the main characters are a guy, a girl and a dog.
The director, showing the life of a couple in love and their connecting link - a dog, is trying to show us how important silence is in the pulse of the rhythm of modern cities. Godard puts into the film the idea of how often our words are empty. Society pays too much attention to false values and forgets to talk about the truly important moments of life.
8. Stay in my shoes (2013) - 6.3
The 2013 film, which received extraordinary reviews from film critics. Some called it the worst movie in history, and some said it was the best psychedelic movie of the 2000s. This film adaptation was the only film in which Scarlett Johansson played such a role.
The film tells the story of a strange sexy girl who constantly drives around in her old car and drives up fellow travelers. Men who got into the car and do not suspect what awaits them in front. The plot tells about many human vices that modern society prefers to simply not notice.
7. Antichrist (2009) - 6.6
The seventh line of the rating of the most underrated films is occupied by the controversial picture "Antichrist" with William Defoe in the title role. You probably thought that the film is closely related to religious topics. However, it is not. The film is based on the tragic story of a young family.
At one point, mother and father lose their baby. The psyche of a woman is on the verge of destruction. Whatever treatment a heartbroken father tries, nothing helps. He decides to take extreme measures and takes his son's mother to a country house, where strange things begin to happen.
6. Uncle Bunmi, who remembers his past lives (2010) - 6.7
The 2010 film, which touches on the philosophical and religious themes of the South Asian people, was considered by film critics as yet another propaganda of Buddhism, despite the fact that the film is based on a real story told by the director from a grandfather who lived in the neighborhood.
The film is about an ordinary city dweller who buried his son and wife. Suddenly, Bunmi falls ill with an incomprehensible disease. Having moved to the village with relatives, his deceased mother and son unexpectedly appear to him. The main character decides to go on a journey to the grief of his ancestors in search of knowledge of the meaning of life and himself.
5. Babaduk (2014) - 6.8
The psychological thriller with elements of the Babaduk horror takes the fifth line of our rating. This picture combines the elements of family melodrama and chilling horrors.
The director shows us the events that occur in the family after the death of his father. A newly made widow, a few months after the tragic events, gives birth to a small son. Several years pass, the boy grows up and monsters begin to seem to him everywhere.
One day he asks his mother to read a book found in the house about a monster that he had not seen before. At this moment, all his fantasies gain material embodiment. The borders of the real world are erased, and everything around turns into one continuous nightmare.
4. The Tree of Life (2011) - 6.8
Another film not recognized by IMDB, The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malik. The film was released at the box office in 2011, but still did not find a response in the eyes of the public. The main role in the film went to the talented actor Bred Pete.
The plot of the film is based on the story of a little boy who, due to his age, sees the world in pink. His mother personifies in the eyes of the child everything that is beautiful that exists around him.
However, his father considers it his duty to teach his son to perceive harsh and inexorable reality. The child completely opposes the instructions until he himself is faced with the bitterness of loss and other surprises of real life.
3. The enemy (2013) - 6.9
Opens the top three leaders of the most underrated films of the movie Enemy starring handsome Jake Gyllenhaal. Cinema is recognized as one of the best works of David Lynch. The premiere of the film in the world took place in 2013, but in Russia the picture was released only a year later.
Despite all the efforts of the director, not all fans of modern cinema liked the film. The plot tells about strange and mystical events with a man who went in search of his double.
2. Hope will not fade away (2013) - 7.0
An interesting embodiment of the story of a man who falls into a storm, but miraculously turns out to be alive. Robert Redford copes with his solo role in the disaster film. The director has been trying all the time to say that there are no restrictions in front of a person. He invents all the frames himself.
The film caused mixed opinions. Many said that the movie is full of kinolapami, but this picture takes the 2nd line of the rating. The director managed to reveal the topic of the possibilities of a person who suddenly found himself in a difficult, even fatal situation.
1. Through the snow (2013) - 7.1
The most underrated cinema film “Through the Snow” gets first place in the ranking. The picture of the South Korean director in 2013 becomes the most discussed film in the world of film critics.
The plot takes us to the near future of the year 2030 in times that survived a global technological disaster. Only those who get on the train, which is carried along a huge highway through ice and snow, survive.
In his film adaptation, the director touched upon the general problem of modern society of differences between people of different origin. He also showed that any revolutionary desire requires inevitable sacrifices and is not always the right decision.
