you may remember them but their memories
are no longer their own how do I fit in
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
brainwashed characters in movies okay
then if I’m with me who the hell am I
for this list we’re choosing big screen
characters whose minds were altered
either partially or completely against
their wills and taking into account how
important they’re wiped minds are to the
story there will be spoilers in this
list so continue at your own risk what
you’ll feel is a little discomfort in
the form of pressure and also a loud
vibrating noise in your head
number 10 Myles Munroe Sleeper subject
prepared for a total brainwash after 200
years in a state of involuntary
cryopreservation Myles is woken up and
dropped in the middle of a rebellion
he’s forced to fight in look you’ve got
to be kidding I want to go back to sleep
if I don’t get at least 600 G’s I’m
grouchy all day though he gets out of it
he’s soon captured by the authorities
who brainwash him into obedience but
that also means memories of the woman he
loves have also been wiped clean
who are you Who am I Luna before long
the rebels get him back and reverse
brainwash him which restores his former
memories and beliefs sex and death to
things that come once in life
but at least after death you’re not
nauseous miles makes the list not only
because of the entertaining results of
his brainwashing but also because he got
the treatment twice your brain will be
electronically simplified my brain it’s
my second favorite organ number nine max
Renn Videodrome the battle for the mind
of north america will be fought in the
video arena the video drum max is the
CEO of a small television station that
broadcasts shocking and unique content
max Renn your television station offers
as fewer is everything from softcore
pornography to hike or violence after he
starts to air a series that shows what
he believes are staged killings of human
beings he doesn’t only learn these
images are real but also experiences
violent hallucinations something to do
with the effects of exposure to violence
and nervous system it opens up receptors
in the brain and the spine and that
allows the Videodrome signal sinking
turns out that the Videodrome show has
altered his mind to see things that
aren’t there and the repercussions are
deadly
Videodrome is dead with stunningly
unique visuals and a hypnotic atmosphere
david cronenberg’s body horror flick is
one that’ll stay with you for days
number eight the Baroness GI Joe The
Rise of Cobra her name is Ana decobray
Baroness if you’re feeling formal as ana
Lewis
she was the fiancee of main protagonist
Duke but when their relationship ended
she was captured and her mind was
altered by nano mites
nano my perfect little soldier which led
her to take on the persona of the
Baroness and join Kobra under her new
identity she fights willingly against
her former lover and even takes him
captive while the military sci-fi movie
wasn’t particularly well received the
mind altered Baroness was certainly one
of the bright spots after all she kicked
ass in skin tight clothing what’s not to
love nice shoes number seven Bucky
Barnes
the Winter Soldier Captain America the
Winter Soldier best friends since
childhood Bucky Barnes and Steven Rogers
were inseparable on both schoolyard and
battlefield at the end of the first
Captain America film Bucky Barnes has
fallen off a cliff and was presumed dead
but that assumption would come back to
haunt the captain in the sequel okay
who the hell is Bucky captured by their
enemies his former best friend has been
brainwashed into becoming an assassin
who now repeatedly attempts to kill
Steve Rogers and his allies having their
friendship prominently featured in the
first film lens this betrayal in the
second film a great deal more gravity
and impact okay you’re known me your
whole life your name is James you Canton
for job number six Winston Smith 1984 we
make his brain perfect before we blow it
out in a world run by Big Brother Where
your very thoughts can be considered a
crime Winston spends his days erasing
people deemed criminals by the
government from history despite his job
he still chooses to rebel and this
eventually lands him within the clutches
of the thought police they can talk to
you make you say anything they can’t
make you believe it he undergoes so much
torture that his mind is completely
broken down and purged of any thoughts
of rebellion I near 1984’s end we find
Winston sitting in a cafe and a shell of
his former self it’s a truly sad and
affecting moment revealing the
protagonist as someone you can truly
empathize with wonderful news number
five Cesare the cabinet of dr. Caligari
in this early silent horror classic when
were first introduced to Cesare he’s
being controlled hypnotically by dr.
Caligari and displayed as an attraction
in a coffin customers are told his
continual slumber allows him to know the
future but we find out soon enough that
this is the least of Cesare eyes
problems Caligari is actually making him
kill people while under the doctor’s
control as one of the best and earliest
examples of a mind control story on film
the cabinet of dr. Caligari is
groundbreaking exceptionally well told
and a must for any film buff
number four Derek Zoolander Zoolander
you’re a killing machine Derek they’ve
programmed you but I won’t do it I won’t
kill anybody this comedy features a
protagonist that’s brainwashed through a
combination of electric shocks visuals
of Will Ferrell donning various outfits
hello Derek and Frankie Goes to
Hollywood’s relaxed I like this song
course you do
the corrupt fashion executives plan is
to push the famous fashion model to
assassinate the Prime Minister of
Malaysia and if one thing certain its
how unique this comedies take on the
brainwashing gimmick is it’s packed to
the brim with hilarious jokes and
memorable scenes do not be distracted by
the beautiful celebrities
number three Douglas Quaid Total Recall
shit audiences were left guessing what’s
real or what’s not from beginning to end
of this science fiction film you think
this is the real Quaid it is it’s 2084
and a construction worker is haunted by
dreams of another life and a mysterious
woman on Mars since he can’t afford to
travel there he gives his mind over to a
company that tricks you by giving you
fake memories you went to those brain
butchers let me finish what did they do
to you tell me I could a trip to Mars as
a result of the procedure Quaid
discovers that he may or may not be a
secret agent who needs to save Mars from
the grasp of a corrupt system a fun ride
of action cool devices and crazy
creatures Total Recall is endlessly
rewatchable and engrossing I just had a
terrible thought what if this is a dream
well then kiss me quick before you wake
up
number two Alex de large a Clockwork
Orange
Rio this extreme pleasure sir when we
first meet our fearless narrator alex is
an unrepentant criminal who relishes the
fun of violence sex women and drugs his
friends have lived under his thumb for
too long though
and one day they leave him to get
arrested following a woman’s death come
on let’s go creature coming on Manila
Judi while in prison Alex quickly
volunteers for a behavior modification
treatment and is released praise God
what he didn’t realize was that now even
thoughts of sex violence or his beloved
Ludwig van will make him overwhelmed by
sickness with Alex director Stanley
Kubrick managed to depict a character
with many of humanity’s most
reprehensible attributes and yet still
have audiences pity him at least for a
little while when I was all smashed up
you know and half awake and unconscious
like I kept her in this dream and like
all these doctors were playing around
with me Gulliver you know like the
inside of my brain before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions Kali ma protects
we are her children we pledge our
devotion to her I fight the users
Granta it’s a new morning in America
fresh vital the old cynicism is gone we
have faith in our leaders we’re
optimistic as to what becomes of it all
it really boils down to our ability to
accept may I present the famous Raymond
Shaw number one Raymond Shaw The
Manchurian Candidate allow me to
introduce our American visitors I must
ask you to forgive their somewhat like a
day circle matters but I have
conditioned them or brainwashed them
which I understand is the new American
word when an American platoon is
captured during the Korean War and taken
to communist China
Staff Sergeant Shaw is hailed a hero in
reality however he was programmed to
follow orders in Manchuria through the
use of a queen of diamonds playing card
and is now under the control of his very
own mother whose political agenda
includes setting him up to assassinate a
presidential nominee my mother Benton is
a terrible woman
with commentary on the Red Scare The
Manchurian Candidate is sharp and
gripping at the same time that was up
your hand it’s a pistol sir
that a silencer yes sir
while the 2004 remake was also well
reviewed it doesn’t hold a candle to
this imaginative oscar-nominated
suspense thriller 52 Red Queen’s of Mia
telling you you know what we’re telling
you it’s over the links that beautifully
condition links are smashed do you agree
with our list who is your favorite
brainwashed movie character for more
film top 10s published every day be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com we have
come almost to the end one last step and
then when I take power they will be
pulled down and grounding to death
are no longer their own how do I fit in
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
brainwashed characters in movies okay
then if I’m with me who the hell am I
for this list we’re choosing big screen
characters whose minds were altered
either partially or completely against
their wills and taking into account how
important they’re wiped minds are to the
story there will be spoilers in this
list so continue at your own risk what
you’ll feel is a little discomfort in
the form of pressure and also a loud
vibrating noise in your head
number 10 Myles Munroe Sleeper subject
prepared for a total brainwash after 200
years in a state of involuntary
cryopreservation Myles is woken up and
dropped in the middle of a rebellion
he’s forced to fight in look you’ve got
to be kidding I want to go back to sleep
if I don’t get at least 600 G’s I’m
grouchy all day though he gets out of it
he’s soon captured by the authorities
who brainwash him into obedience but
that also means memories of the woman he
loves have also been wiped clean
who are you Who am I Luna before long
the rebels get him back and reverse
brainwash him which restores his former
memories and beliefs sex and death to
things that come once in life
but at least after death you’re not
nauseous miles makes the list not only
because of the entertaining results of
his brainwashing but also because he got
the treatment twice your brain will be
electronically simplified my brain it’s
my second favorite organ number nine max
Renn Videodrome the battle for the mind
of north america will be fought in the
video arena the video drum max is the
CEO of a small television station that
broadcasts shocking and unique content
max Renn your television station offers
as fewer is everything from softcore
pornography to hike or violence after he
starts to air a series that shows what
he believes are staged killings of human
beings he doesn’t only learn these
images are real but also experiences
violent hallucinations something to do
with the effects of exposure to violence
and nervous system it opens up receptors
in the brain and the spine and that
allows the Videodrome signal sinking
turns out that the Videodrome show has
altered his mind to see things that
aren’t there and the repercussions are
deadly
Videodrome is dead with stunningly
unique visuals and a hypnotic atmosphere
david cronenberg’s body horror flick is
one that’ll stay with you for days
number eight the Baroness GI Joe The
Rise of Cobra her name is Ana decobray
Baroness if you’re feeling formal as ana
Lewis
she was the fiancee of main protagonist
Duke but when their relationship ended
she was captured and her mind was
altered by nano mites
nano my perfect little soldier which led
her to take on the persona of the
Baroness and join Kobra under her new
identity she fights willingly against
her former lover and even takes him
captive while the military sci-fi movie
wasn’t particularly well received the
mind altered Baroness was certainly one
of the bright spots after all she kicked
ass in skin tight clothing what’s not to
love nice shoes number seven Bucky
Barnes
the Winter Soldier Captain America the
Winter Soldier best friends since
childhood Bucky Barnes and Steven Rogers
were inseparable on both schoolyard and
battlefield at the end of the first
Captain America film Bucky Barnes has
fallen off a cliff and was presumed dead
but that assumption would come back to
haunt the captain in the sequel okay
who the hell is Bucky captured by their
enemies his former best friend has been
brainwashed into becoming an assassin
who now repeatedly attempts to kill
Steve Rogers and his allies having their
friendship prominently featured in the
first film lens this betrayal in the
second film a great deal more gravity
and impact okay you’re known me your
whole life your name is James you Canton
for job number six Winston Smith 1984 we
make his brain perfect before we blow it
out in a world run by Big Brother Where
your very thoughts can be considered a
crime Winston spends his days erasing
people deemed criminals by the
government from history despite his job
he still chooses to rebel and this
eventually lands him within the clutches
of the thought police they can talk to
you make you say anything they can’t
make you believe it he undergoes so much
torture that his mind is completely
broken down and purged of any thoughts
of rebellion I near 1984’s end we find
Winston sitting in a cafe and a shell of
his former self it’s a truly sad and
affecting moment revealing the
protagonist as someone you can truly
empathize with wonderful news number
five Cesare the cabinet of dr. Caligari
in this early silent horror classic when
were first introduced to Cesare he’s
being controlled hypnotically by dr.
Caligari and displayed as an attraction
in a coffin customers are told his
continual slumber allows him to know the
future but we find out soon enough that
this is the least of Cesare eyes
problems Caligari is actually making him
kill people while under the doctor’s
control as one of the best and earliest
examples of a mind control story on film
the cabinet of dr. Caligari is
groundbreaking exceptionally well told
and a must for any film buff
number four Derek Zoolander Zoolander
you’re a killing machine Derek they’ve
programmed you but I won’t do it I won’t
kill anybody this comedy features a
protagonist that’s brainwashed through a
combination of electric shocks visuals
of Will Ferrell donning various outfits
hello Derek and Frankie Goes to
Hollywood’s relaxed I like this song
course you do
the corrupt fashion executives plan is
to push the famous fashion model to
assassinate the Prime Minister of
Malaysia and if one thing certain its
how unique this comedies take on the
brainwashing gimmick is it’s packed to
the brim with hilarious jokes and
memorable scenes do not be distracted by
the beautiful celebrities
number three Douglas Quaid Total Recall
shit audiences were left guessing what’s
real or what’s not from beginning to end
of this science fiction film you think
this is the real Quaid it is it’s 2084
and a construction worker is haunted by
dreams of another life and a mysterious
woman on Mars since he can’t afford to
travel there he gives his mind over to a
company that tricks you by giving you
fake memories you went to those brain
butchers let me finish what did they do
to you tell me I could a trip to Mars as
a result of the procedure Quaid
discovers that he may or may not be a
secret agent who needs to save Mars from
the grasp of a corrupt system a fun ride
of action cool devices and crazy
creatures Total Recall is endlessly
rewatchable and engrossing I just had a
terrible thought what if this is a dream
well then kiss me quick before you wake
up
number two Alex de large a Clockwork
Orange
Rio this extreme pleasure sir when we
first meet our fearless narrator alex is
an unrepentant criminal who relishes the
fun of violence sex women and drugs his
friends have lived under his thumb for
too long though
and one day they leave him to get
arrested following a woman’s death come
on let’s go creature coming on Manila
Judi while in prison Alex quickly
volunteers for a behavior modification
treatment and is released praise God
what he didn’t realize was that now even
thoughts of sex violence or his beloved
Ludwig van will make him overwhelmed by
sickness with Alex director Stanley
Kubrick managed to depict a character
with many of humanity’s most
reprehensible attributes and yet still
have audiences pity him at least for a
little while when I was all smashed up
you know and half awake and unconscious
like I kept her in this dream and like
all these doctors were playing around
with me Gulliver you know like the
inside of my brain before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions Kali ma protects
we are her children we pledge our
devotion to her I fight the users
Granta it’s a new morning in America
fresh vital the old cynicism is gone we
have faith in our leaders we’re
optimistic as to what becomes of it all
it really boils down to our ability to
accept may I present the famous Raymond
Shaw number one Raymond Shaw The
Manchurian Candidate allow me to
introduce our American visitors I must
ask you to forgive their somewhat like a
day circle matters but I have
conditioned them or brainwashed them
which I understand is the new American
word when an American platoon is
captured during the Korean War and taken
to communist China
Staff Sergeant Shaw is hailed a hero in
reality however he was programmed to
follow orders in Manchuria through the
use of a queen of diamonds playing card
and is now under the control of his very
own mother whose political agenda
includes setting him up to assassinate a
presidential nominee my mother Benton is
a terrible woman
with commentary on the Red Scare The
Manchurian Candidate is sharp and
gripping at the same time that was up
your hand it’s a pistol sir
that a silencer yes sir
while the 2004 remake was also well
reviewed it doesn’t hold a candle to
this imaginative oscar-nominated
suspense thriller 52 Red Queen’s of Mia
telling you you know what we’re telling
you it’s over the links that beautifully
condition links are smashed do you agree
with our list who is your favorite
brainwashed movie character for more
film top 10s published every day be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com we have
come almost to the end one last step and
then when I take power they will be
pulled down and grounding to death
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