what? with all the death and addiction already mentionedIf any of you are old enough to remember it, "The Pawnbroker" starring Rod Steiger. Woof! Some of the ones already mentioned have uplifting endings, but not this baby.
The opening montage in Up is just tremendously heartbreaking. Not sure if it’s depressing, but touching nonetheless.
Marly and Me is a tearjerker, especially for dog lovers.
Similar to The Deer Hunter, other Vietnam movies are pretty dark and depressing - Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Born on the 4th of July, Apocalypse Now - all pretty heavy/deep plot lines.
Saw it, and agreed - excellent choice. The Pixar people just get it when it comes to layered storytelling. We could probably name dozens of other such moments woven throughout their entire catalog.Since you're nominating a Pixar film, I'll add another: Onward.
I've talked to nobody else who has seen it, because it just got thrown on Disney+ instead of theaters at the beginning of covid, but man...this movie breaks me in the final five minutes. Like Up, I guess it isn't "depressing" per se, but it tore me apart.
That’s weird. I’ve watched it all the way through many times. It’s a beautiful production. It’s not the happiest story in the world but it’s a classic of American cinema.The Deer Hunter: I tried twice to make it to the end. No Can Do.
Even great films can be difficult to watch. I don’t believe anyone in this thread has disputed the greatness of The Deer Hunter.That’s weird. I’ve watched it all the way through many times. It’s a beautiful production. It’s not the happiest story in the world but it’s a classic of American cinema.
I was addressing someone who said they couldn’t even finish watching the film. I don’t get that.Even great films can be difficult to watch. I don’t believe that anyone in this thread has disputed the greatness of The Deer Hunter.
It can be an overwhelming film. I’ve seen people run out of the theater crying. We each have our own one film which hits us especially hard, wipes us out.I was addressing someone who said they couldn’t even finish watching the film. I don’t get that.
Damn, I had forgotten this one. Definitely a tearjerker.Marly and Me is a tearjerker, especially for dog lovers.
Must be me but I thought Kingdom of heaven was really good.
Adding to my praise of Pixar, I just watched - and absolutely enjoyed- Luca tonight. Certainly not their best effort, but really, really good. Again, they just get the core tenants of storytelling better than most other studios out there.Saw it, and agreed - excellent choice. The Pixar people just get it when it comes to layered storytelling. We could probably name dozens of other such moments woven throughout their entire catalog.
The one in Liam Neeson: A Life of Being Tall for an Irish Guy when the Queen's thugboots drive ontah the rugby piatch with a sherman tank
Easy. Requiem for a Dream.