Breaking the Waves is Bleaky McBleakerpants. Also the film 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days [link] It was brilliant and I am glad I saw it, but it explores violence against women, repressive regimes, personal isolation in a completely believable and heartbreaking way. Hard to watch and powerfully inspiring all at once.
Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
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Scrappy - Jul 15, 2010 11:28:15 am PDT #9924 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Aims - Jul 15, 2010 11:32:00 am PDT #9925 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I thought of a bleak movie and another movie-I-hate movie! The Glass of House and Sand.
Fuck what a horrid movie.
Sean K - Jul 15, 2010 11:33:02 am PDT #9926 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The House of Sand and Fog?
Aims - Jul 15, 2010 11:35:04 am PDT #9927 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
looks at post
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!
I blame the Advil Sinus. I'm very high.
Atropa - Jul 15, 2010 11:35:11 am PDT #9928 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But it was FABULOUSLY WONDERFULLY PERFECT IN ITS BLEAKNESS. And NOT ENTIRELY WITHOUT MOMENTS OF LIGHT.
Yeah, I loved Dark Knight.
The bleakest movie I ever saw was Blindness and that *was* too much.
Whoo, yeah. In no rush to see that again, ever.
It occurs to me that Pan's Labarynth was pretty bleak, and yet I loved it. Have I watched our copy of it since we bought it? Noooo, but I'm sure I will someday.
Sean K - Jul 15, 2010 11:36:12 am PDT #9929 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I blame the Advil Sinus. I'm very high.
Yay drugs!
Daisy Jane - Jul 15, 2010 11:37:02 am PDT #9930 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
The Glass of House and Sand
I am trying not to cry laughing at my desk. I would love a synopsis of this movie.
Steph L. - Jul 15, 2010 11:39:36 am PDT #9931 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The Glass of House and Sand
I am trying not to cry laughing at my desk. I would love a synopsis of this movie.
I was just about to say: I would SO go see this movie!
Atropa - Jul 15, 2010 11:40:01 am PDT #9932 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The Glass of House and Sand
I am trying not to cry laughing at my desk. I would love a synopsis of this movie.
It's a really fucked-up movie about a glassblower who has a nervous breakdown and tries to turn himself into replica of a Chihuly piece. The scene where he replaces his feet with glass spirals? Freaky.
Burrell - Jul 15, 2010 11:43:05 am PDT #9933 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Breaking the Waves is Bleaky McBleakerpants.
Bleak yes. Not really an action film, 'though. Or have we just moved on to bleak movies? I'm not against bleak necessarily.
It occurs to me that Pan's Labarynth was pretty bleak, and yet I loved it.
Oh but such a beautiful film! And so wonderfully realized.