this is one of mine. another is children of men. both are so grim, almost painful to watch. maybe also stalingrad, although it isn't as good a film as the other two. watching all 3 in a row would require prozac.
sharei can't believe no one has mentioned american history x!!!
i have seen it three times now. i LOVE it, its fantastic and i own it. but everytime i watch it i think oh no... why did i?
i cry every single time, so far.
and i'll agree withe majority of you... requiem. for sure. :( i got it for christmas from a friend and i havent watched it since we first watched it together. you need to be in the right frame of mind, i guess.
I probably won't watch The Pianist again. But I agree with others that The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is much more depressing. That's one that I could never watch twice.
shareREQUIEM FOR A DREAM !!! AMAZING BUT NEVER WATCH IT TWICE!!
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Bambi. I know it sounds stupid, but I only got through the mother's death scene once when I was 18 (couldn't watch it at all when I was a kid), and I don't think I could ever watch it again. Yes, it's animation, but it still got to me.
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Hotel Rwanda.
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Maybe I'm a sadist or a depressive but there's honestly not a single movie that I find to be good I would never watch again (including the ones mentioned by everyone else). In fact, I enjoy watching these types of movies. Maybe "enjoy" isn't the right word, but I find it hard to not want to give something another look when I appreciate its artistic or emotional value so much, no matter how depressing it is.
In a way, it's nice to delve into the deepest, darkest corners of humanity. To me, when I feel low, there's nothing worse than listening to a happy song or watching a comedy. That's because the message doesn't sympathize with my current predicament. I don't want to hear about how great love is after I just broke up with my girlfriend. But when I'm having a crappy day and come home to watch a movie like Schindler's List, it puts things in perspective and reinforces the belief that things could be worse and to be appreciate of what I'm given. Cliched idea, but it holds truth for me.
"There's no point living if you can't feel alive."
I agree with you Jack. I really enjoy the dark stuff as well. Even if a film disturbs me, I will usually go back for at least a second dip. I can safely say that after watching Bully (2001) for a second time I will never watch it again, despite it being a film I enjoy discussing and recommending to friends.
A Serbian Film (2010) will not get a second viewing though. Complete waste of time.
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