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What's your favourite emotionally devastating movie? (lemmy.world)
submitted 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by khannie@lemmy.world to c/movies@piefed.social
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The Virgin Suicides for me. I bought it last week and haven't been able to work up the gumption to watch it yet. Maybe tonight.

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[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe I just didn't give it enough of a chance, but I really just didn't get this film honestly. For me it just felt like a sort of 'depression porn' without really much substance to it.

[–] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

The movie is an adaptation of the book by Cormac McCarthy. The book won the Pulitzer and the James Tait Memorial Prize.

"Depression Porn without substance" is a funny way to characterize the movie.

[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm very aware! I mean it when I say I really don't get it lol.

[–] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Have you seen some of the other film adaptations? Or read the novels?

  • All the Pretty Horses
  • No Country for Old Men
  • The Counselor
  • Child of God