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Finding happiness can be a tragic comedy.
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.
Happiness
1998 Directed by Todd Solondz
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Счастье, 愛我就讓我快樂
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It's like unintentionally burping mid-conversation.
It's like having to go to the bathroom really badly while you're stuck in traffic.
It's like walking in on your parents while they're doing the nasty.
It's like misreading an invitation and mistakenly thinking you're going to a costume party.
It's like watching porn with your grandparents.
And I love every single second of it.
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"I'm not laughing AT you. I'm laughing WITH you."
"But I'm not laughing."Is it fucked up that I laughed my way through all of this?
Is it fucked up that I think the line "I'm champagne. YOU'RE shit!" is the greatest way to tell off your ex I've ever heard?
Is it fucked up that I thought that scene of the kid asking his dad "What does cum mean?" is the strangest and funniest thing I've seen in a movie?
Is it fucked up that I think the Russian Guy is one of the coolest motherfuckers put on screen?
And when Philip Seymour Hoffman came on the wall...I puked a little.
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Dylan Baker gives one of the most undervalued
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A network narrative that doesn't shy away from some very dark and controversial subjects, ideas and themes. More than simply depicting these contentious moments, the film embodies them. Fully embracing the mood and mindset of characters engaged with such disturbing fantasies.
Unlike the majority of network narratives there isn't one singular event or location that ties characters together. Instead their connection is somewhat abstract. Joined not by their self-destructive qualities but by their apparent lack of happiness. It makes for an uncomfortable experience - these are people that are seeking happiness in the most morally and ethically reprehensible of situations. Yet somehow the film is able to forge a level of sympathy between spectator and character.
It's not that we…
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Happiness is the most realistic and “behind the curtain” form of irony and everything about this film is perfect.
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I actually think that this is going to be a hearth-warming kind of film(Sometimes I just hit click when the title interests me...) I didn't know there would be an irony beginning to the end. Coincidence like life itself....
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A quiet, sexually explicit (in the weirdest, unimaginable way) black comedy that feels more deep than it is at first but later turns out to be an insensitive crude joke. I mean in a good way! It features two absolutely brilliant performances; Philip Seymour Hoffman's & Dylan Baker's.
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I know this movie was going for a black comedy vibe but I didn't find any part of it funny. It was just dark which isn't necessarily bad and the parts that were supposed to be funny weren't for me. Not sure if that's because I don't like comedies in general or it just wasn't funny. Could also be that I don't really like/care about movies that examine upper middle class white people and their "problems" that only happen because they have enough money to not have any real world problems and have to make their lives complicated to feel alive.
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