I DON’T GET IT
I recently saw Under The Skin, which features Scarlett Johansson as an alien wearing a real person skin, luring human males to a sort of weird place where they disappear forever. I liked it! And yet- I realized quite quickly I had no clue what the movie was getting at. 
Then it occurred to me that there are lots of movies I actually like but didn’t understand at all. So it’s confession time. Mr. Movie is here to admit that he’s a mainstream guy and that often I JUST DON’T GET IT!
The Life Of Pi (2012) features a young Indian boy marooned in a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker. They drift awhile, then come to an island populated by a million meerkats. Then the tiger leaves and Japanese officials find and question Pi, who has an alternative story all ready. I didn’t get the book, either!
Blue Jasmine (2013) has Cate Blanchett as a clueless and homeless drug addict who lands at the home of her more traditional sister (Sally Hawkins) and her thuggish husband (Andrew Dice Clay). Things go from bad to worse and never really get resolved. Shoot, Blanchett won the Oscar and Hawkins was nominated. But- I just don’t get it!
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012) features the youngest ever Oscar nominee who also sports the weirdest name. Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane’ Wallis) was only seven years old when this was shot. She lives in a remote area of the Louisiana bayou called The Bathtub. She sees all sorts of strange creatures, some of which might be real. There’s something about ice caps melting and a big storm. Then the home area floods and they float away but come back. Then Hushpuppy might or might not find her mother, then leave again for the swamp. 
Natalie Portman won the Academy Award for her portrayal as a ballet dancer in Black Swan (2010). She is an accomplished ballerina who lacks the passion to dance the Black Swan. Through bad drugs, she not only fills the role but grows black feathers (don’t ask). Then she sees her double and kills her, but then it really isn’t her but her competitor.
The Tree Of Life (2011) at least openly admits it is an experimental drama. It has heavy hitters like Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, and Brad Pitt. It is a breathtakingly beautiful film. It is also breathtakingly not understandable. Childhood scenes are interspersed with scenes of the beginnings of life on earth and that sort of thing. 
There’s a lot more of these that I didn’t get- watch this space! All of the films in this post are available on DVD and for streaming. All are for confused grown-ups.