tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post7458456229242742515..comments2023-05-26T09:57:54.187+01:00Comments on Ever So Ethnically Confused: Thursday Movie Picks: Devastating Crushing EndingsKatie Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-759872261761126282015-08-22T22:20:44.631+01:002015-08-22T22:20:44.631+01:00Thanks :) I've had The Boss of It All in my to...Thanks :) I've had The Boss of It All in my to watch pile for years and that's meant to be a comedy of sorts, but yes, his other work is very, well, melancholic.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-58328879525228031792015-08-22T22:18:23.339+01:002015-08-22T22:18:23.339+01:00I can see what you mean, the drug effect is off pu...I can see what you mean, the drug effect is off putting. You can probably guess the end from just reading about it. It is a good well made film but the subject isn't something you can enjoy. Oh man Breaking the Waves, if you're heard this, you know what to expect and maybe it won't be such a punch in the gut when you watch it.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-54142448897758908722015-08-22T22:15:49.292+01:002015-08-22T22:15:49.292+01:00You feel that sinking feeling and need to just tak...You feel that sinking feeling and need to just take a breather after seeing it. I felt that way after Happiness too.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-87352532515730107622015-08-19T22:46:14.453+01:002015-08-19T22:46:14.453+01:00All of these are great picks! I wanted 21 Grams to...All of these are great picks! I wanted 21 Grams to hit me harder than it did. The shifty narrative trick just didn't totally work for me. I cried like crazy at Breaking the Waves. It's the only von Trier I've been able to handle at this point. Requiem for a Dream is purely devastating.Kevin Powershttp://www.speaksinmovielines.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-81791566348805242422015-08-19T20:31:31.007+01:002015-08-19T20:31:31.007+01:00Oh I've heard of Breaking the Waves being very...Oh I've heard of Breaking the Waves being very depressing somewhere before...gonna have to check them out. Requiem for a Dream I've watched like half. It wasn't the depressingness that made me not continue, I think it was the manic/druggy effect of the scenes.Wandering through the Shelveshttp://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-7080334806132402402015-08-14T17:05:24.141+01:002015-08-14T17:05:24.141+01:00YES about Requiem For A Dream. Truly the most depr...YES about Requiem For A Dream. Truly the most depressing movie I've ever seen. I too have seen it twice, and never again. I mean, it is a really poignant film, and definitely a great anti-drug message, but wow. It is hard to be happy for a bit after watching it.Kayhttp://www.myopensketchbook.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-2345107032818106592015-08-13T23:34:36.187+01:002015-08-13T23:34:36.187+01:00I agree, a 'weepie' isn't the same as ...I agree, a 'weepie' isn't the same as feeling your heart weighing you down from the crushing sadness. Breaking the Waves is one of those films that stayed with me and I can't shake that crushing feeling when I think about the film. It's the same with any disturbing story or character, you can't get it out of your head despite only seeing the film once, its like a haunting.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-54979131678788280742015-08-13T23:31:48.934+01:002015-08-13T23:31:48.934+01:00I can never watch it again. Its everything after h...I can never watch it again. Its everything after her tragic end too. Can't be buried next to the church where she loved to go and Jan seems better? Its just despairing.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-74904355592084506832015-08-13T23:30:07.647+01:002015-08-13T23:30:07.647+01:00Usually I would say, yes seek them out, but they a...Usually I would say, yes seek them out, but they are pretty darn depressing. So encouragment with caution.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-82766112195741210482015-08-13T23:29:23.148+01:002015-08-13T23:29:23.148+01:0021 Grams I did, but Requiem for a Dream was just d...21 Grams I did, but Requiem for a Dream was just difficult to watch throughout.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-15907958982338574312015-08-13T23:28:41.444+01:002015-08-13T23:28:41.444+01:00It would work. It would surely put them off any ki...It would work. It would surely put them off any kind of drug too. It's hard hitting throughout too with actually no resolution, they're all stuck where they are, no where to go.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-16890068258834516352015-08-13T19:10:41.818+01:002015-08-13T19:10:41.818+01:00All very good picks! I had forgot to consider any ...All very good picks! I had forgot to consider any of them. I will never forget how heart-wrenching Breaking the Waves was.Matthttp://www.assholeswatchingmovies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-14003276600458231202015-08-13T16:02:06.143+01:002015-08-13T16:02:06.143+01:00Interesting picks but too me they were all TOO sad...Interesting picks but too me they were all TOO sad if you know what I mean. But I think it comes down to interpretation of this weeks theme, a movie with a devastating ending doesn't usually make me want to weep, although I'm not a crier so I rarely do that. A movie that I think of as a weepie is more along the lines of one that is sorrowful but connects on a more emotional level that doesn't leave you with a feeling of despair afterwards something like Imitation of Life say.<br /><br /><br />That said these are films with good to great acting that evoked despair in me and that I'd never watch again. I thought Emily Watson in particular was brilliant in Waves even though I loathed the film and thought her character was a pathetic fool. Ellen Burstyn in Requiem was equally great but lordy was I depressed when it was over.joelnoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-76438424355324653412015-08-13T15:29:58.517+01:002015-08-13T15:29:58.517+01:00Heard nothing but praises for 21 Grams and Requiem...Heard nothing but praises for 21 Grams and Requiem for a Dream. I should check these films quickly.keziarhhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-48828645228165412492015-08-13T11:06:05.261+01:002015-08-13T11:06:05.261+01:00Requiem for A dream and 21 Grams were excellent! I...Requiem for A dream and 21 Grams were excellent! I just felt sympathize to their ending though :)Sinekdokshttp://sinekdoks.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-39477258814750090292015-08-13T04:25:39.197+01:002015-08-13T04:25:39.197+01:00I've only seen Requiem for a Dream and it'...I've only seen <i>Requiem for a Dream</i> and it's a doozy. I've been saying for years that they should play this in schools as an anti-drug PSA.Wendellnoreply@blogger.com