Seriously upset by a film

[torene03]

I cry at the drop of a hat, so it's not unusual for me to tear up at something sad or happy or whatever, but I absolutely LOST it during the movie Selma. When they were crossing the bridge and getting beaten, I was just sobbing uncontrollably in my living room and couldn't stop. Dog probably thought I was nuts lol.

And I will also never watch House on Haunted Hill (remake) again as it gave me nightmares for a week (I was 16 btw) and would probably still upset me.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I've never seen Schindler's List. And I doubt I will. I KNOW it will affect me so much that I won't recover for days.

We had to watch it in school so there was no avoiding that movie..but yeah it's a hard one.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

In my mind, there is a difference between sad movies (like Ttanic, PS I Love You, Terms of Endearment) and those mentioned as deeply disturbing. I have watched the first category fine, but avoid a lot of true-life movies, any horror, and gory war movies no matter how good they are supposed to be. Fantasy violence is OK for me, things like superhero movies or sci fi. The last 4 movies I saw in a theater were Moana, La La Land, Hidden Figures, and Star Wars Rogue One.

I totally agree there is a difference (and I myself purposely avoid certain types of movies). As a generality there are movies or scenes from movies that just cut you deep down; some are more of a psychological aspect and some are more of an emotional aspect. IMO each can be quite disturbing or create anger in their own rights depending on the person and sometimes a movie evokes both responses in a person.

 

[aprilchem]

I usually avoid films that will upset me. I prefer to watch movies for light-hearted entertainment and escapism.

This. There is so much sadness and heartbreak in this world that I have no desire to watch something that makes me even more sad. Heck, I can't even get through the first scene of Guardians of the Galaxy (when his mom dies) - I have to get the kids to skip past it. I don't go to see movies with sadness in them at all, if I can help it.

 

[Deffenm]

My husband made me watch Clock work Orange and Full Metal Jacket. These 2 are both very disturbing movies. I will never watch either of them again. I lost it during a scene of Hidden Figures where she was explaining why it took her so long to use the restroom. Great movie though and I will watch it again.

 

[phorsenuf]

I watch a lot of movies! Since I work from home, I'm either watching movies or TV seasons, so I'm always looking for new movies to watch. There are quite a few here I have never seen,

OK, so in theory it's my favourite film, but only because it is the most powerful film I've ever seen and I gauge films by their emotional impact.

I dared to watch it again.

And it brought me to tears. Just to watch mere kids' lives disintegrate around them at the hands of drugs and prostitution is too much to take.

Now I remember why I swore never to watch it again.

It's Requiem for a Dream, by the way.

Just finished watching this since I had never seen it. Very emotional and powerful.

American History X is a great film, but VERY hard to watch. A Time To Kill as well.


The very end of Saving Private Ryan gets me every time - when the now aged Ryan asks his wife if he was a good man. That 50 years later, the sacrifices others made on his behalf still haunt him even more than his own personal losses. Sold out theatre filed out in dead silence after that one.

Watching American History X now. Will check out A Time To Kill as well.

 

[jetskigrl]

I've still got some images from Titanic burned into the back of my eyes and how many years has it been since that came out? I only saw it once, the week it premiered.

I saw Titanic when I was pregnant with my DD (first child, DH felt her move for the first time while sitting in the theater).

So of course the scene that got me was the mother holding the baby in the water, both dead (earlier she had asked the Captain where they should go and the Captain was too messed up to help her).

I watched What Dreams May Come about a week after my daughter was born. I cried like I had never cried before and I swore I'd never watch it again. It was on tv about two years ago and I flipped over to it, just to see where it was, and it was one of the most emotional scenes of the movie. I watched it, bawled again, and I don't think I could do it again. Oddly enough, I own it on DVD and it still sits unopened.

Robin Williams death really hit me hard so that may be another reason I don't want to see it again.

That was the first movie that came to mind when I saw this thread too

 

[BonnieA]

Old Yeller

 

[Domo]

Isn't the classic tear jerker Bambi?

 

[awalker1015]

I have a couple movies that are one and done movies, but the top of my list is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas... watched it once and can't handle watching it again.

I will never watch that again. Horribly disturbing.

 

[WDWBarb]

Life is Beautiful. Had to watch it for a college class. Glad I didn't watch it IN class because I lost it. Changed me. I didn't speak for hours after. I felt like something broke inside me.

 

[gemini2727]

Clockwork Orange - despised that film, so disturbing to me

 

[brockash]

One of the films is Dangerous Minds..now I think it's a great movie but it also makes me upset/sad too. It's the scene where LouAnne is told about Emilio death and it chokes me up every dang time. In my mind I'm just thinking "if only the Principal realized exceptions to rules exist and perceptions of people can be changed he might have lived" and I just can't help but think somewhere that situation where someone isn't listened to because of their perceived image something bad happened to them because of it.

Funny you mentioned that movie. I watched it as a teenager and as a teenager decided I wouldn't watch it again. I really liked it, but hated the mood to put me in (not really sad, just something), and I never did watch it again.

One movie I couldn't even make it through was pride and glory. I was so disgusted, sad, and angered by it. I got to the part with colin farrell in the apartment with the baby and that was it -not that there weren't a bunch of other things that were horrible, but I just couldn't take it.

 

[nj disney family]

Another vote for American History X.
One I haven't seen mentioned is Basketball Diaries with Leonardo DiCaprio. It's a true story about a group of kids growing up in NY who get addicted to drugs. It made me feel physically ill watching some of the scenes.

 

[goofyernmost]

I've still got some images from Titanic burned into the back of my eyes and how many years has it been since that came out? I only saw it once, the week it premiered.

I still remember the first Titanic movie... "A Night To Remember". An old black and white movie, but, it scared the snot out of me. I only watched it once, I was a kid at the time, even as an adult, with very few things that scare me, I cannot watch that same one again. The most recent one to me was more of a comedy then a drama. (Yea, I know it wasn't, it just seemed a lot more like a love story then a dramatic recreation of a tragedy.)

 

[MinnieMouse84]

The Lion King upset me so much as a child that I couldn't watch it for a long time. It was only last month that I watched it for the first time in 22 years. I'm really glad I did. It was just as horrifying as I remembered, but a lot easier to handle as an adult. Plus I was finally able to appreciate what a great movie it is.

 

[Lehuaann]

War Horse. Specifically, the barbed wire scene. Very hard to compose myself in the theatre.

 

[superme80]

War Horse. Specifically, the barbed wire scene. Very hard to compose myself in the theatre.

So glad I watched that one at home. Fantastic movie.
Now for Bambi...these kids I gave birth to thought that watching it on Mother's Day was a fantastic idea.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Trainspotting
Absolutely love the director but have tough time watching people shoot up couple that with the baby scene and well not watching again.

 

[karen1987]

American History X.

I always go back and watch it a few times a year, but it's so tragic each time.