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I can't quite get past the monolith of bleakness that The Dark Knight was
Can you calibrate for me? What else is bleak like you found TDK?
I'm trying to think of bleak movies, and maybe I just like them. I found A Clockwork Orange very compelling, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a tragedy for me and one of my favourite movies.
Huh. I don't know who I am right now. I don't think I think of TDK as as bleak as either of those, but I kinda think Clockwork Orange has some real upbeat bits.
Oh, I thought The Dark Knight was perfect in its bleakness. That's what Batman is to me, and it was wonderful. Not *easy* to watch, but wonderful.
Children of God was bleak, as was V for Vendetta and I loved both.
I can't quite get past the monolith of bleakness that The Dark Knight was
Can you calibrate for me? What else is bleak like you found TDK?
Let me think on that.
Children of God was bleak
Children of God or Children of Men. Because Children of Men was hella bleak, with maybe a tiny light at the end.
Oh yes, thanks! Definitely "Men".
I should add that I also love it, but not a fun night out at the movies.
Bleak House.
Heh. Sorry.
I can't watch A Clockwork Orange. For some reason in high school and college, that (and Blue Velvet) was always playing whenever there were psychoactive substances at a party and...no. Just no.
The bleakest movie I ever saw was Blindness and that *was* too much. Just relentless. Not watching that one again anytime soon.
What about Shoot'em Up? The one with Ryan Reynolds. I was so mad at that movie, for starting off in one tone, all happy joyful bang bang, and then completely shifted gears.