Melancholia

[ysi]

Odd movie, I wouldn't recommend it, but it was a fascinating artistic depiction of depression. Total downer. At the end their lives ended the way a suicidal person probably fantasizes it will.

[kgb18]

I was going to start a thread about this movie. Glad I scrolled down.

I watched it last week. I usually avoid Lars von Trier. He's a masochist and a misogynist. However, this movie intrigued me.

It's totally depressing and disturbing, as I expected. But I was disappointed that I couldn't really connect with any of the characters. There was only one moment where Claire, in a moment of panic, grabs her young son and tries to drive off. Who knows where she was going to go. The whole planet was about to be wiped out. But I could identify with the panicked feeling a mother must have making a desperate attempt to do something, anything.

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Thanks for saving me two hours !

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I have lived through a suicide in my family. So, sometimes movies come to close to reality.

[kgb18]

It's not really a movie about suicide. The whole planet is going to be destroyed. No one can do a thing to stop it. They just have to watch and wait. Still horribly depressing.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Isn't Melancholia the name of the planet that's headed toward earth and about to destroy it? The movie itself isn't about melancholy.

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I saw this on my TV guide tonight. Don't know if i will get to watch it. But, it sounds more like an end of the world scenario and how people react. Could be interesting.

[kgb18]

Isn't Melancholia the name of the planet that's headed toward earth and about to destroy it?

Yes.

The movie itself isn't about melancholy.

Yes it is. I think the name of the planet is symbolic of the people in the movie. And, in particular, the character of Justine. If she isn't melancholy, I don't know who would be.

Shooby, It was interesting. It's not the kind of movie where I was upset I wasted my time watching it. It's not exciting. It's more of a character study. I was just disappointed that I couldn't find any characters I really connected to. I enjoy a character study movie more if I can identify with at least one of the characters. That just didn't happen for me in this movie.