Synopsis
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.
1998 Directed by Todd Solondz
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.
愛我就讓我快樂, Счастье
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.
"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.
Seriously, don't eat while watching this. I'll never…
Dylan Baker gives one of the most undervalued
performances of the 20th century in this marvel.
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If you identify with any of the characters or storylines in this film seek medical help IMMEDIATELY!
If you laughed or snickered at the totally Politically Incorrect elements of this film... Congratulations you are one sick puppy! Welcome to the club!
It was so unbelievably inappropriate it was funny! This film slaughtered sacred cows as if it were a sport!
😁 • 🎞 • ☎️ • 💼 • 😐 • 🔞 • 📝 • 💊 • ☹️
{Bill} I wake up happy, feeling good... but then I get very depressed, because I’m living in reality.
FINDING HAPPINESS CAN BE A TRAGIC COMEDY.
Well this was an experience. From the title you would think that something happy would happen but it never did. Instead, you end up watching an interconnected tale of miserable (and horrid) characters trying to find ways to not be sad. I understand that this was meant to be dark and grim, but some of the scenes were way too disturbing for me to actually enjoy the movie as a whole. If cringing for 2 hours and 20 min sounds fun, be my guest.
Definitely lived up to its title, Happiness is such a nice, quirky little gem to watch with your family. Give it a try.
Todd Solondz has a keen eye for the sick and twisted picture of the American middle-class. The string of subplots and characters that fill the ironically miserable Happiness establish the theme’s pursuit of self-fulfillment, achieved through some of the most wicked and disturbing methods. The film’s use of dark comedy is hit-and-miss in this regard, as there are bouts of awkward humor splashed in the dialogue that are also interlaced with some really clever ones. The way this film is written feels naturally odd, yet naturally funny. Characters, though acted out in a mixed bag, create this sense of strangeness that you can’t help but laugh despite realizing how these things could very well exist in real life. It’s true…
Pedophilia and bad are words I would associate with this movie, Phil see hoe did a great job as always, but others wise pretty bleak and not worth the watch
I fucking hate this movie, but I think that’s the point. Decided to rewatch this and see if it clicked differently, and I guess I’m slowly becoming able to appreciate it for how,,, darkly comedic it allows itself to be.
It’s just nice to see a father taking an interest in his son and who he’s hanging around with.
I wake up happy, feeling good... but then I get very depressed, because I'm living in reality.
I feel like there's a certain type of itch to see a certain type of awful characters exist that Solondz shares with like Ottessa Moshfegh, and I feel like this movie was the first dose of that I ever had
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