sleepysparrow
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Chihiro said:
I love Amelie!
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lars and the Real Girl
movies about SA/loneliness...
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I love Amelie!
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lars and the Real Girl
Ursula
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In Mike Leigh's first film, Bleak Moments more or less all the characters seem to suffer from severe social anxiety!! Needless to say it's one of his least popular films and I'm not sure if it's even available. One of his later films, Career Girls, is worth a look as one of the main female characters is really shy and though she recovers a bit as she gets older there isn't a total transformation so it's one of the most realistic portrayals of 'one of us' that I've seen.
PhantomPod
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I watched "Dead Poet's Society" tonight. Damn is that a good movie! And yeah, one of the main characters does seem to have a bit of SA. Very good movie!
And that video clip posted from "Punch-Drunk Love," is my favorite scene. I can't even count how many times I've done that whole walking in and out of the door thing, before just going in. hah.
I agree with ljwwriter though, in that I have never seen a movie where the main character has truly had SA. Sure, there have been movies where the characters are shy, geeky, awkward, don't like reading aloud in class, etc, but I have never seen one where it was clear that the character was truly suffering from SA.
And that video clip posted from "Punch-Drunk Love," is my favorite scene. I can't even count how many times I've done that whole walking in and out of the door thing, before just going in. hah.
I agree with ljwwriter though, in that I have never seen a movie where the main character has truly had SA. Sure, there have been movies where the characters are shy, geeky, awkward, don't like reading aloud in class, etc, but I have never seen one where it was clear that the character was truly suffering from SA.
playthepsychedelic
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Tx for all the responses
movies I'm gonna watch:
trainspotting
dead poet society
taxi driver
movies i'd like to add (because I think it's a wonderful emotional superb film)
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
The fountain
Pi
(sunshine)
all movies directed by Darren aronofsky
Pi is especially a movie most of you will like...'bout a lonely guy who is overly obsessed with math and stuff...
movies I'm gonna watch:
trainspotting
dead poet society
taxi driver
movies i'd like to add (because I think it's a wonderful emotional superb film)
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
The fountain
Pi
(sunshine)
all movies directed by Darren aronofsky
Pi is especially a movie most of you will like...'bout a lonely guy who is overly obsessed with math and stuff...
typewriterx
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Oh goodness. Darren Aronofsky films are THE best.
Although, Requiem doesn't fall under SA. But soo good.
In fact, it is my favourite movie.
Haven't seen the Fountain yet though.
Although, Requiem doesn't fall under SA. But soo good.
In fact, it is my favourite movie.
Haven't seen the Fountain yet though.
playthepsychedelic
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requiem for a dream= my favourite tootypewriterx said:
really should see the fountain if you like DA
Helyna
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ljwwriter said:
I think it would make an excellent story. After all, everyone loves outcasts, so is this so much different? We seem to have some difficulty distinguishing them on this topic. I have mentioned a few times that I really do plan to try to change the lack of stories about us. Really. This is one of my main long-term goals right now. I hope I'll sometime be a good enough author to do it.
I went into more detail about this in another topic. The Glass Menagerie is an excellent but extremely depressing story involving SP or extreme shyness. Has anyone else seen or read it? It's a very famous play that has been made into three movies. Watch the movie with Katherine Hepburn as Amanda.
I'm sure there are more than we're mentioning, but we haven't seen them or don't define the characters as being "us".
sleepysparrow
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Rodox said:
Yeah it's a great movie isn't it? He plays the part so well.
cannotbefound
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the one i really like is "Dedication"..one of my favorites.
GloomySunday
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Some great ideas here. I can definitely agree with 'Dead Poets Society', 'Amelie' and 'Adaptation'.
Although they're teen orientated and rather of their time, the Christian Slater movies 'Pump Up The Volume' and 'Heathers' are also worth a watch if you fancy more of an entertaining movie.
However, the best film I have ever seen about low self esteem, hiding from the world and longing for acceptance is 'The Enchanted Cottage'. The 1945 version. It is spellbinding, romantic and dark in equal turns. It remains my favourite film of all time for many reasons. You can read a little more about it here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enchanted_Cottage_(1945_film)
Although they're teen orientated and rather of their time, the Christian Slater movies 'Pump Up The Volume' and 'Heathers' are also worth a watch if you fancy more of an entertaining movie.
However, the best film I have ever seen about low self esteem, hiding from the world and longing for acceptance is 'The Enchanted Cottage'. The 1945 version. It is spellbinding, romantic and dark in equal turns. It remains my favourite film of all time for many reasons. You can read a little more about it here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enchanted_Cottage_(1945_film)
NormanBates
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Definitely Lars and the Real Girl. It's a new movie.
If you're into anime, there's a good series called Welcome to the NHK about a modern-day japanese hermit
Oh, and any Mad TV skit with "Susan Whitfield"
If you're into anime, there's a good series called Welcome to the NHK about a modern-day japanese hermit
Oh, and any Mad TV skit with "Susan Whitfield"
Noooooooooo that's a terrible movie.