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Schindler’s List. A masterpiece, but I don’t need my soul shattered twice.
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Grave of the Fireflies.
Life is Beautiful with Roberto Benigni makes me ugly cry. It’s an absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful movie about love and sacrifice and I just don’t know if I can do it again.
Any truly outstanding film is not only emotions whileviewing, but also, as they say, an “aftertaste.” And this aftertaste can be actually very different.
Boy In The Striped Pajamas.
The green mile.
Requiem for a Dream—brilliantly made but absolutely devastating.
Earlier, at thedawnof cinema, it was perceived exclusively as pureentertainment- well, five-minute “films” with a catchy plot, often absurd and sometimes just cringy, were not perceived any other way.The theater was a place where serious dramas were played out, where genuine masterpieces were shown, where true connoisseurs used to take their seats. And cinema was just a stupidshowfor every day, as they wrote then. Who said “looks like TikTok nowadays?..“And only then, with the development of technical capabilities, did the chance arise to really create large-scale masterpieces, demonstrate outstanding acting, and evoke truly strong emotions in viewers. Cinema has seriously supplanted theater as a real art. And it remains so to this day - you just need to know which films to watch.
Earlier, at thedawnof cinema, it was perceived exclusively as pureentertainment- well, five-minute “films” with a catchy plot, often absurd and sometimes just cringy, were not perceived any other way.
The theater was a place where serious dramas were played out, where genuine masterpieces were shown, where true connoisseurs used to take their seats. And cinema was just a stupidshowfor every day, as they wrote then. Who said “looks like TikTok nowadays?..”
And only then, with the development of technical capabilities, did the chance arise to really create large-scale masterpieces, demonstrate outstanding acting, and evoke truly strong emotions in viewers. Cinema has seriously supplanted theater as a real art. And it remains so to this day - you just need to know which films to watch.
What Dreams May Come. Absolutely wrecked me.
Hotel Rwanda.
“In fact, ‘powerful’ but incredibly difficult-to-watch films exist in any genre, from drama to comedy, from biopics to cartoons,” says Dmytro Kosygin, afilm directorand cameraman from Ukraine, whomBored Pandaasked for a comment here.
“If the screen shows really difficult life situations, tragic moments, or simply reflects theunsightly realityof the surrounding world, not every person is actually able to bear it. Especially if we do not encounter something similar everyday, or, on the contrary, have experienced it before.”
American History X.
The Elephant Man. I cried at that movie. It was just a very brutal film emotionally.
Hachi: a dog’s tale, its an incredible story, but seeing that movie broke something inside of me, cried for hours.
“There are many films on this list that are incredibly difficult to watch, after which tears literally well up in your eyes. Some of them people can’t even finish watching. Not because they are bad or senseless - it’s just that the world they show is too far from perfect. And outstanding directing oractingonly emphasizes this.““And yes - most of this list can indeed be found in the IMDbTop-250, which only means that these are real pieces of art,” Dmytro sums up. “It’s just that art can be completely different. And the emotions it evokes are also very different.”
“There are many films on this list that are incredibly difficult to watch, after which tears literally well up in your eyes. Some of them people can’t even finish watching. Not because they are bad or senseless - it’s just that the world they show is too far from perfect. And outstanding directing oractingonly emphasizes this.”
“And yes - most of this list can indeed be found in the IMDbTop-250, which only means that these are real pieces of art,” Dmytro sums up. “It’s just that art can be completely different. And the emotions it evokes are also very different.”
Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri.I saw it in theaters and was really invested. So invested. I was really wanting a conclusion…. House lights go up. I literally said “what the f**k???” very loudly along with some other people. The fact there will never be a conclusion literally makes the movie 10/10, but I can’t set myself up like that again.
12 Years a Slave.
The 2022 version of All Quiet on the Western Front. It is a fantastic movie but I don’t have any desire to see it again.
The Whale. Great story and acting, but don’t want to experience that again.
My wife feels that way about *The Pianist.*Excellent movie, but she will never ever subject herself to that again.
The Road.Un rewatchable now that I’m a Dad.
Misery.Once was more than enough for me.
The Father. Anthony Hopkins' best performance.My mother’s Alzheimer’s mirrors his so much that I can’t watch it again.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.Really great movie but severely destroyed me after having a recent tough breakup when I watched it a few years ago. Also Jim Carry really delivers in a more serious role here.
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We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Dear Zachary: A letter to a sonIt was absolutely soul crushing. Fk that woman and fk the judicial system that let that s**t happen.
Dancer in the Dark.
Wind River. It’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen, and I would prefer never to see it again. At the same time, I will recommend it to anyone who will listen. Sharing the trauma.
I don’t know if I would say quite a 10, but Oldboy isn’t getting rewatched. .
Prisoners.Denis Villeneuve thriller about a child being abducted.Jake Gyllenhall and Terence Howard are at their best. Paul Dano is amazingHugh Jackman is a force of Nature, there scene where he is interrogating someone and allegedly goes off script to smash a sink.Had me on the edge of my seat for the entire run through but could never watch it again, just because of how uncomfortably tense In wasthat said, 11 years on, nothing has ever made me as tense as going into the cinema and watching this.
I watched Melancholia at exactly the wrong time, and it threw me into an existential crisis.
- GREAT MOVIE, I just get in my feels when watching it.
I really loved Midsommer, especially the ending. But I don’t want to take the gorey, cringey ride to get to that pay off again.
Come and see.
Uncut Gems. Clearly a very good movie. But I’m never putting myself through that again, no thank you.
Zone of Interest.
Wolf of Wallstreet. Amazing movie, but 0 wolfs seen….
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