Any depression kino recs? Extra points for deep cuts. I got an anon to watch picrel recently, maybe 6 or 7 days ago, and I never got to hear how he liked it, are you here anon? I will post a few more and write brief descriptions, but in the meantime, here are some NOT so deep cut kino off the top of my head that I think anyone interested in becoming a fan of the genre would like; like a starter pack of more core, accessible films per se:Hamnet, Manchester by the Sea, Sentimental Value, The Road, Blue Valentine, Good Will Hunting (obviously), Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Train Dreams, Lost in Translation, and Dead Poet's Society just to list a few off the dome.Okay, I will now post a handful that hopefully some anons here haven't yet seen or heard of. I'm socially an autismo so I may accidentally post something that actually everyone on the planet has seen and I just thought it was less known due to retardation and not having friends to talk to about kino. Post your own, and don't forget your spoiler tags when needed, because I will probably watch them!!!
>>218991781Oh, and OP picrel is technically a horror film, but it’s not really horror in the traditional sense. It’s only labeled that way because of the cannibal premise, but it’s not focused on scares or shock value at all. It’s closer to something like Midsommar; more of a bleak, atmospheric character piece than a genre film. Premise: After 18 year old Maren (Taylor Russell) is abandoned by her father when she starts to lose control of her biological need to eat people, she embarks on a journey to find and meet her mother. She quickly learns that there are other people out there with the same cannibalistic sickness she has, first revealed by creepy old man Sully, that could literally smell her hunger from half a mile away. Shortly after, she meets another one named Lee (Timothee Chalamet, but don't let that stop you; it's Russell who is really stealing the show here, and Timmy isn't so bad in this one), who she immediately trusts and relates to far more than Sully.Lee ends up joining her, and the movie becomes a kind of road-trip love story between two people who are completely cut off from normal society. The cannibalism itself is not used in a very flashy way, I think there are only 2.5 scenes where you see the actual act of it. It is mostly a literary device used to frame the 2 leads as isolated from society but magnetic to one another. It's dark and beautifully shot, and the score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross really reinforces that sense of melancholy and isolation. I watched it for my first time this year but now it's one of my GOATs. I've watched it a dozen times and read the screenplay. I love it.
Blue ruin
AFTER YANG (2021)Yang is an android purchased by a family to act as an older brother and cultural connection for their adopted daughter, Mika. When Yang suddenly malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) tries to get him repaired, but the damage appears more serious than expected.While searching for a solution, Jake is given access to the device that stores Yang’s memories, allowing him to experience fragments of Yang’s life from his perspective.The movie is very quiet and introspective, dealing with themes of family, grief, identity, and what it actually means to love and remember someone.Oh and you guys are welcome to critique my writing; I'm trying to practice. No AI was used in the making of these summaries.
Me earl and the dying girl
YOU'RE NOT YOU (2014)This movie is a relatively straightforward tragedy. Kate Parker, played by Hilary Swank, is diagnosed with ALS. She and her husband Evan (Josh Duhamel) interview several applicants to be her full-time caretaker while Evan works. The woman they end up hiring, Bec Cartwell (Emmy Rossum), is a full-time college student and a part-time degen and party animal with a thin and mostly irrelevant resume, but Kate sees something in her and hires her anyway.Kate and Bec are extremely different people, but they grow close and help each other confront their blind spots, namely Bec’s lack of accountability and Kate’s deep insecurity, balancing out each others' neuroses in a sometimes confrontational but always loving fashion.It’s sweet and cathartic, and maybe a bit cliché at times, but the performances really carry it, especially as Swank has to progressively portray the physical decline that comes with ALS.
>>218992095This is actually on my list too I just haven't gotten to writing it yet!
A GOOD PERSON (2023)This one is pretty brutal. It stars Florence Pugh as Allison, her fiancée Nathan (Chinaza Uche), and his father Daniel (Morgan Freeman).This one is harder to discuss without giving away key details you ought to find out for yourself, but the premise boils down to Allison causing a great tragedy in her and Nathan’s life, and the story mostly follows Allison and Daniel’s response to that tragedy. They both struggle with addiction in different ways. It’s touching and feels very personal. Written and directed by Zach Braff, it almost plays like a spiritual successor to Garden State in tone. Themes include guilt, addiction, grief, and the necessity of community.
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL (2015)Thomas Mann plays Greg Gaines, an oddball high school student and aspiring filmmaker who becomes reluctantly involved with Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a classmate diagnosed with leukemia. Greg initially befriends her as a favor to his mom, but over time they grow closer, even as he struggles to actually let himself connect with her.Greg doesn’t anticipate how emotionally involved he’ll become, and the tension of her illness forces him to confront some uncomfortable, universal truths about life and death and love. At times, it even puts a strain on their relationship.The narration and performance from Thomas Mann can come off a bit corny at times, as it leans into YA / coming-of-age territory, but Olivia Cooke’s performance is a standout, and this movie got me hooked on her filmography. See also: Thoroughbreds
>>218991781I’m the anon that you convinced to watch it, I am here. The initial thread was gone and I don’t think my overall thoughts on the film warranted me making a thread on it. There was a lot to like about it. A Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score is almost always gonna be kino and I do think they were perfect to create a soundtrack for a movie so bizarre and weirdly romantic as this. Very well shot too. Nebraska’s never looked so beautiful. In no way did I connect with the film as much as you did so I can’t give it a rave review, though I can absolutely see why it would strike a chord very deeply with people. There’s something about Luca’s films that don’t do much for me, even Call Me By Your Name which should resonate with me more as a fag.This movie was popping up on my radar recently and you gave me the final push to watch it, so thank you. It was definitely unique and overall I liked it. One of Timmy’s better performances and it’s the closest a major motion film that I’ve seen has taken place in the Minnesota town that I’m from. So that was pretty neat.
20th Century Women (2016)A semi-autobiographical film written and directed by Mike Mills, 20th Century Women follows Jamie, a teenage boy growing up in late 1970s California, being raised by his single mother and surrounded by a group of women who all influence him in different ways.It’s technically a coming-of-age story, but it’s much more about trying to understand people; especially the people who raise you, and realizing you never fully can. Jamie forms deep, sometimes co-dependent relationships with the women in his life, all of whom shape him in ways he doesn’t completely grasp at the time.The performances are incredible across the board, and the film has a very specific, nostalgic atmosphere that feels more like a memory than a story. It touches on things like feminism, identity, and generational disconnect, but in a very personal, grounded way rather than anything heavy-handed.This one is quieter than most of the others I’ve listed, but it has a lot of heart and a kind of lingering emotional weight that sticks with you.
>>218991781>Hamnet, Manchester by the Sea, Sentimental Value, The Road, Blue Valentine, Good Will Hunting (obviously), Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Train Dreams, Lost in Translation, and Dead Poets Society. All of these films can be considered girl's movies with the approval of hoes
>>218993248Hey man good to hear from you. I'm glad you enjoyed it even if it didn't blow you all the way out of the water! I figured not everybody would like it as much as me considering the relatively average scores, but it sounds like it was at the least aesthetically pleasing to you, which I think is probably its greatest strength. I think when I watched it the first time I was feeling extra lonely and vulnerable, so I kind of imprinted on it. but I have that experience with a lot of movies. For instance, You're Not You, one of the films I shared above, if you look it up it has dog shit reception. Like a low F. I probably have some kind of mood disorder where things affect me extremely differently depending on how I feel when I begin, if that makes sense. I am also part retarded.Thanks for watching it and reporting back!! I wish I had more friends to talk about it with. I'm glad you didn't hate it.
>>218993635Thanks for the meaningful contribution to my thread, anon!!!
>>218991781What Dreams May Come?
The first scene of Bones and All is very deattached from how the cannibalism is depicted in the rest of the movie and I considered it bad writing that was only done for shock value.
>>218993834I was just pointing out that you have decidedly feminine taste. A depressing film is Aguirre, when a man's dreams are bigger than himself. The ones you mentioned are melodramas.
>>218994344so... Manchester by the Sea isn't depressing? I hadn't realized... also there aren't even women in Dead Poets Society lol and I've never heard anyone refer to The Road as feminine.
>>218994344You don't have a soul.
>>218993798No worries anon. Thanks for the rec. I relate to the feeling of really loving a film/TV series and wanting to discuss it with someone but no one you know either cares to watch it, or has good taste. Probably both.
>>218991781AmourThe Piano TeacherCode UnknownDark Horse (2011)PalindromesHeaven Knows WhatLe Feu Follet
