Grave of the Fireflies was such an amazing movie, but yes, profoundly saddening. A beautifully coloured picture, one that so easily seems to encapsulate both everything that’s best about human beings, whilst simultaneously also conveying everything that’s wrong with our species.
I’d love to watch it though again, but every time I’ve tried, I’ve not been able to because what kept me going through the first viewing, i.e. hope for both of them, just isn’t there anymoe because we all know how it will end for them both.
One of the most viscerally tragic movies I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of them.
I thought The Fountain was known for being off puttingly pretentious, though it’s been so long since I’ve seen it. All I can remember is a space tree orb
+1
Dune?
I’M GONNA BE ON TELEVISION HARRY!
Read the book, especially the intro, it’s even bleaker. Last Exit To Brooklyn, both book and film, are great as well.
What book is this referring to?
edit: Nvm, figured it out. For anyone else who hasn’t seen this movie, the book/movie is Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby.
Most of Black Mirror
Totally agree first couple seasons of Black Mirror and especially the Christmas special.
But then it got the Netflix treatment and kinda felt more like another Twighlight Zone reboot attempt
Black Mirror is great, but I can’t watch it because it makes me so sad. Same with rewatching Grave of the Fireflies.
Grave of the Fireflies was such an amazing movie, but yes, profoundly saddening. A beautifully coloured picture, one that so easily seems to encapsulate both everything that’s best about human beings, whilst simultaneously also conveying everything that’s wrong with our species.
I’d love to watch it though again, but every time I’ve tried, I’ve not been able to because what kept me going through the first viewing, i.e. hope for both of them, just isn’t there anymoe because we all know how it will end for them both.
One of the most viscerally tragic movies I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of them.
Even on the first watch you find out that there’s no hope for them, but because that moment passes you delude yourself and forget about it
The later ones are a bit too happy. Charlie Brooker is going soft with all that lovely Netflix cash.
I thought The Fountain was known for being off puttingly pretentious, though it’s been so long since I’ve seen it. All I can remember is a space tree orb
It is, and also not particularly bleak. Especially compared to some of Aronofsky’s other films.
How could i forgot about Pan’s Labyrinth?? So beautiful