[Film] What's the most thought provoking/controversial film you've watched?

[Talby]

Festen (the celebration) - Danish and blood brilliant.

Dark family secrets.

 

[Bodian]

Schindlers List

In a packed cinema in Holland. Quite a surreal experience given their relationship to the Germans and to the Jewish Community. I have never felt an atmosphere like it anywhere.

 

[Zeberdi]

Don’t Look Up.

A good film yet fundamentally depressing because in the real context of all the known existential threats to planet Earth, if leaders and politicians are not listening to those that are warning us the world is in crisis, especially due to climate change, then we are all doomed.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Threads

I can remember watching it with the rest of the lads in the mess. I was serving on a front line Junglie squadron at the time. It was a somber viewing interspersed with some very dark humour ( apparently nuking Sheffield could only be seen as an improvement). The major view was that we’d be in Norway or Germany, so chances are we’d be taken out shortly there after and so wouldn’t be worried about survival. Grimm viewing and considered depressingly accurate.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Zone of Interest

 

[jackalbion]

When I was at college we watched some mad Soviet War Film at film club, about Belarusians and some young soldier, pretty bleak and depressing, quite disturbing actually, very good though, can’t remember what it was called. Other than that probably Jackass 4D.

 

[nevergoagain]

Bad Boy Bubby ? just bizarre.

 

[dannyboy]

When I was at college we watched some mad Soviet War Film at film club, about Belarusians and some young soldier, pretty bleak and depressing, quite disturbing actually, very good though, can’t remember what it was called. Other than that probably Jackass 4D.

i was going to suggest that one its called 'come and see' 1985 saw it quite recently

Ill also add one which stayed with me for a long time which is Beasts of no nation

 

[Talby]

Son of Saul

Passion of The Christ

Life is Beautiful

The Captain

The Photographer of Mauthausen

Four of them are about WW2 and, whilst great films, show the depravity of humans against others. Given that events and characters are based on reality it’s shocking .

 

[jackalbion]

i was going to suggest that one its called 'come and see' 1985 saw it quite recently

Ill also add one which stayed with me for a long time which is Beasts of no nation

Just looked it up following your post, and yes that was it. Bleak!

 

[WASH]

Also, although not a film, Chernobyl the Sky multi episode drama representation was bloody incredible viewing. Binge watched from episode 1.

 

[Randy McNob]

12 years a slave

 

[Cordwainer]

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Rope

 

[Comrade Sam]

Aguirre, wrath of god. In fact most of Werner Herzog's films.

 

[Gwylan]

Most disturbing is definitely Salo: 120 days of Sodom (bit surprised it's not been mentioned as it's out on its own, not a film I'm in a hurry to see again)

Most thought provoking is possibly Minority Report, particularly in the light of recent AI claims that it will be possible to predict crimes before they happen. It may be something else by tomorrow though

EDIT: I've thought of another - Metropolis, Fritz Lang's vision of the future

 

[hart's shirt]

Lars von Trier's Dogville

In a world where human nature is fundamentally flawed beneath a thin veneer of respectability, rejecting Grace will only lead to destruction.

(Admittedly that may well not have been the message that the problematic von Trier was looking to convey, but it's the one that I took from it.)

 

[Me and my Monkey]

The Woodsman was a great movie, and a brave and sympathetic performance from Kevin Bacon playing the part of a paedophile. Very thought provoking.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Pixote

 

[Dorset Seagull]

The Exorcist