Sad movies.

[HeartlessNinny]

Synecdoche, New York

This movie will break your mind and soul --and its absolutely beautiful.

Agreed. Probably one of the best movies I've seen in the last 5 years (if not the best).

 

[evil son]

Wow as long as I been here never noticed this thread props to whoever bumped it being a movie buff I'm gonna go thru this whole thread watch some good movies.

 

[Xian Xi]

Synecdoche, New York

This movie will break your mind and soul --and its absolutely beautiful.

Looked this up on imdb and it sounds interesting. I have to check this one out. Thanks.

 

[aria]

recently, I should also add:

The Road

though I didn't see it as bleak as others did

Looked this up on imdb and it sounds interesting. I have to check this one out. Thanks.

It was written by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, etc), and it was his first directorial effort.

This is basically as wild and creative as his other work, but waaay more serious.

Here's what I wrote in the movie thread after first seeing it:

Synecdoche, New York -- Charlie Kaufman's new film, this time both written and directed. Wow, what can I say? Most reviews had a hard time explaining what exactly happens in this movie, and with good reason: it's like watching someone's vivid dream of existential dread put on film. The movie is quite awesome, but its also sad, creepy and will not make you smile or laugh in the way Being John Malcovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine, etc. did. There is some humor in it, but its main focus is on putting into tangible terms man's frustration with a life that's likely to disappoint and not amount to anything of significance or interest. It's a movie about regret, despair and hopelessness. The plot, and this shouldn't ruin anything, is thus: a regional theater director faces emotional frustration at home, received a major national grant in recognition of his work, then attempts to put on the most "brutally honest" play about the human condition ever staged --in the process he builds a replica of New York in a warehouse and falls down under the weight of the truth (or, possibly, his success) --the story is much, much more layered and complex, but it all falls within that scope. It takes place over a long period of time. The film gets gradually more surreal as it goes, but stops short of going into total abstraction. It works for the following reasons: Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the supporting cast are able to carry some very complicated and difficult roles, Kaufman's script has many strong moments and keeps it together, but --more importantly-- Kaufman's direction is able to keep the story from getting convoluted (a very difficult task here); if any of these items had been substandard this movie would've collapsed under its own weight. I hope Kaufman gets light-hearted again because I don't know if I could take these movies. 4.5/5

 

[Rade K]

Green Mile. Damn is that a sad ass movie.

I thought this movie was pretty hilarious. Another terrible movie based on a Stephen King book.