"Should he watch Chariots of Fire?"
"That's a matter for the Committee."
"We are the Committee."
"That's a matter for the Committee."
"We are the Committee."
Looking for sad (or any good) movies...
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It is anime but Grave of the Fireflies is a depressing and good film. Basically about a couple of Japanese children trying to survive during WWII while Japan is being bombed.
Yi Yi by the late and much lamented Edward Yang, a three-hour epic about the common man, our remembrances, the choices we do and do not take, the ties that bind (and destroy) us to our families,our environment and how wonderful it is to just be alive and breathing, simply put, a masterpiece of world cinema, that (stealing Mr. Yahtzee's analogy) reminds me that, regardless of the CGI abusing robot slug fest, refference-per-second, commitee designed garbage that plagues movie theatres, cinema is still worth defending.
Try Pan's Labyrinth. It's a very dark, depressing, mature fantasy film. As long as you can handle a few bloody scenes, it's an absolutely beautiful film, and despite its dark nature, actually is rather hopeful in the end (which is still something you want right now).
Schindler's List? The Pianist? Nothing like the holocaust for some good ol' depression. Requiem for a Dream is perhaps the most depressing film i've ever seen.
That said though, over all of these i recommend you stop being so depressed.
That said though, over all of these i recommend you stop being so depressed.
There's a Cold War movie called The Lives of Others. It's a German film about life in the GDR, and it's a work of art. There are so many layers of detail and the actors are mostly from theatre, so they can act in a most superbly emotive manner. I would call it a moving film, rather than a depressing one, deeply emotional, and wonderfully executed.
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Its a Singapore produced film, so you're stuck to reading subtitles.
A bit is chopped off here and there, but you won't miss too much I think.
Its a Singapore produced film, so you're stuck to reading subtitles.
A bit is chopped off here and there, but you won't miss too much I think.
Someone already said it, but Grave of the Fireflies is the ultimate depressing movie movie.
Of course The Fountain and Pan's Labyrinth are always good, too.
If you can follow the sometimes confusing plots, alot of wuxia films (House of Flaying Daggers, Hero, etc.) can be fairly sad.
Of course The Fountain and Pan's Labyrinth are always good, too.
If you can follow the sometimes confusing plots, alot of wuxia films (House of Flaying Daggers, Hero, etc.) can be fairly sad.
It's obvious, isn't it? If you're feeling tired, don't go run a marathon. If you're feeling hungry, don't throw out all your food.lambsheep said:
And if you're feeling 'depressed', for the love of fuck don't watch depressing bloody movies. Put something fun on and have a laugh.
Honestly, some people mumble mumble...
While having plotholes the size of The Grand Canyon.Gaz6231 said:
OT: The Pianist. Oh, and Chinatown!