It's also a criticism of the behavior that Michael Douglas' character exhibits. He's angered by the loss of his statuses, as a breadwinner, a valued customer, an English speaker, a husband and a father, and he feels entitled to use violence as a means to regain those things. He longs for a 1950s that doesn't exist, when soda was 50 cents, the customer was always right, and men came home to waiting wives. Then by the end of the film, he realizes and accepts that he's a piece of shit and commits suicide-by-cop in a Western showdown with Robert Duvall's character.
The 1992 L.A. Riots happened during the shooting of Falling Down.
I watched the accused with my parents when I was a kid and the amount of victim blaming my dad did informed how I’d react after I went through the same thing
Unfortunately we have a lot of edgelords who think that only the most extreme of the extreme should be talked about here.
I don't care for that attitude because its gatekeepy by nature and if we only talked about the most extreme shit, we'd be talking about the same 4 or 5 movies forever.
I’m sure most would consider these some of the most disturbing, I just got The Passion of the Christ on dvd I’m going to give it a watch and see where I would personally rank it on disturbing movies.
That description has been there for years. The previous mod was an edgelord who only wanted to talk about the most extreme of the most extreme.
This caused everyone to talk about serbian film, Salo, human centipede and martyrs nonstop, and all other films were gatekept by everyone as "nope not disturbing". It was insufferable.
So yes, those movies have been mentioned actually and they do fit the sub. Just because movies are "mainstream" or talked about elsewhere as well it doesn't mean they don't belong here.
I only left that description there to respect the history of the sub, even if it feels irrelevant now.
Great movies all, and I've found it really interesting to see how my reaction to them has changed upon rewatching them (well, minus TPOTC, which I've only seen once). They've become more disturbing to me over time, either because of age/life experience or because of current events etc. Probably a combination of both!
We get it everyone, you're all so hardcore that these movies dont work for you.
Great. Chill out with all the gatekeeping.
Be civil please.
Falling down is an absolute classic
It's also a criticism of the behavior that Michael Douglas' character exhibits. He's angered by the loss of his statuses, as a breadwinner, a valued customer, an English speaker, a husband and a father, and he feels entitled to use violence as a means to regain those things. He longs for a 1950s that doesn't exist, when soda was 50 cents, the customer was always right, and men came home to waiting wives. Then by the end of the film, he realizes and accepts that he's a piece of shit and commits suicide-by-cop in a Western showdown with Robert Duvall's character.
The 1992 L.A. Riots happened during the shooting of Falling Down.
These have been a part of the conversation for quite a while.
I watched the accused with my parents when I was a kid and the amount of victim blaming my dad did informed how I’d react after I went through the same thing
People are terrible.
That movie is a really hard watch, but its needed.
Jodie Foster’s performance of a lifetime, for sure
It is.
I was 8 or 9 when I saw that movie and its never left my head.
Yeah, it lingers. Love when movies are capable of that
I think they all fit in the disturbing category
They do.
Unfortunately we have a lot of edgelords who think that only the most extreme of the extreme should be talked about here.
I don't care for that attitude because its gatekeepy by nature and if we only talked about the most extreme shit, we'd be talking about the same 4 or 5 movies forever.
There's a list? Like IMDb top 250?
None that i personally know of.
There's that terrible iceberg thats filled with rl gore and weird porn, and i have my DB essentials section, but thats about it I believe.
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I’m sure most would consider these some of the most disturbing, I just got The Passion of the Christ on dvd I’m going to give it a watch and see where I would personally rank it on disturbing movies.
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They do fit the subreddit and have been talked about here.
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That description has been there for years. The previous mod was an edgelord who only wanted to talk about the most extreme of the most extreme.
This caused everyone to talk about serbian film, Salo, human centipede and martyrs nonstop, and all other films were gatekept by everyone as "nope not disturbing". It was insufferable.
So yes, those movies have been mentioned actually and they do fit the sub. Just because movies are "mainstream" or talked about elsewhere as well it doesn't mean they don't belong here.
I only left that description there to respect the history of the sub, even if it feels irrelevant now.
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Let it go please.
arlington road too,the horror and disturbing that plays in your mind bruv
Never saw The Accused. Found another film with the same title from 1936. Gonna watch both now. Thanks for posting-
Oops, ‘The Accusing Finger’ 1936
Seven is mentioned all the time lol
Great movies all, and I've found it really interesting to see how my reaction to them has changed upon rewatching them (well, minus TPOTC, which I've only seen once). They've become more disturbing to me over time, either because of age/life experience or because of current events etc. Probably a combination of both!
Seven is and always will be in my Top 10 Films of all Time, Fantastic Film!