Most depressing movie of all time?
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The Bucket List, because friends dragged us to see it shortly after my mom passed. It opened up too many recent scars way too soon. I should have walked out.
what? with all the death and addiction already mentioned
I will have to check it out on a day when my eyes are dry 😢
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.
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.
As many hv offered:
“ Requiem For A Dream”
though another that disturbs and depresses me is “Reservoir Dogs”.
Turned it off and never have watched it again.
“ Requiem For A Dream”
though another that disturbs and depresses me is “Reservoir Dogs”.
Turned it off and never have watched it again.
Movies with unhappy endings do not depress me. In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised when I run across those, simply because it's generally rare when the creative folk win out over the suits.
In terms of a surprisingly unhappy ending flick, I have a Gen-X sleeper: The Last American Virgin. With that one, you were expecting a raunchy teen comedy, a la Porky's, but midstream, the film morphs into a somber unrequited love tearjerker.
In terms of a surprisingly unhappy ending flick, I have a Gen-X sleeper: The Last American Virgin. With that one, you were expecting a raunchy teen comedy, a la Porky's, but midstream, the film morphs into a somber unrequited love tearjerker.
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.
A few years back, there was a film competition where the contestants had to create a short film using only these six lines of dialogue.
"What is that?"
"It's a unicorn"
"Never seen one up close before."
"Beautiful"
"Get away"
"I'm sorry"
This was the winner. Hadn't thought if this for years. It's precisely 3 minutes long and well worth a viewing:
"What is that?"
"It's a unicorn"
"Never seen one up close before."
"Beautiful"
"Get away"
"I'm sorry"
This was the winner. Hadn't thought if this for years. It's precisely 3 minutes long and well worth a viewing:
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.
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.
A few come to mind…
Brian’s Song
Beaches
Bang the Drum Slowly
Not sure if American Beauty has a place, but it had some hysterically funny scenes intertwined with some disturbing and depressing ones. Overall brilliant movie, though not one for everybody. Probably the only movie I initially hated, but then loved after a second viewing.
Brian’s Song
Beaches
Bang the Drum Slowly
Not sure if American Beauty has a place, but it had some hysterically funny scenes intertwined with some disturbing and depressing ones. Overall brilliant movie, though not one for everybody. Probably the only movie I initially hated, but then loved after a second viewing.
Even great films can be difficult to watch. I don’t believe anyone in this thread has disputed the greatness of The Deer Hunter.
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I was addressing someone who said they couldn’t even finish watching the film. I don’t get that.
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.
Marty about a fat guy looking for love and his mom pushing him
A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
Made in the U. S . A
2 guys from Mont Carmel leave to head to California via Centriala. Long the way they find many more environmental problems that make the one before look not so bad
A naked at times Lori Singer makes it almost watchable
A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
Made in the U. S . A
2 guys from Mont Carmel leave to head to California via Centriala. Long the way they find many more environmental problems that make the one before look not so bad
A naked at times Lori Singer makes it almost watchable
The Champ. Scene when champ died and kid is yelling get up champ! Had an uncle die of massive sudden heart attack. When his brother got to hospital he started yelling Get up! Get up! That scene brought it all back. Brutal.
Damn, I had forgotten this one. Definitely a tearjerker.
I’m embarrassed to admit I saw The Joy Luck Club, and more embarrassed to say I cried at the end.
Yep, one of my favorites. But when I watched it for the second time I looked up some of the history. Saladin did not just let all the Christians go free - they had to buy their way out and I believe some that couldn't were taken as slaves.
And I don't see anything depressing about it......
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.
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
Also... dont ask Santy for a 2 year old 3.foot tree gremlin for Xmas if you didnt want 2 to be careful wut you wish 4
I don't know what #2 is but it isn't particularly close. Aronofsky really outdid himself with his realistic depiction of drug addiction and its consequences. Should be required watching for every high school senior.
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