Powerful Movies?

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Its supposed to be, due to the subject matter and the purpose behind those events.

The same could be said for some horror films.

[The_Deacon]

Prometheus-(about who may have created us.)
The Exorcist-(about how one should not use a Ouija unless you are trained to.)

[aiman04]

Films

JFK
SE7EN
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II

TV

Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

The same could be said for some horror films.

Not many of them; most include way too much blood and gore than could ever be contained in the human body.

[theater dreamer]

The Deer Hunter
Requiem For a Dream
A Clockwork Orange
The Pianist
Million Dollar Baby
Munich

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

The Deer Hunter

I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned. Thinking about it, that's probably the most impactful film I've ever seen.

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned. Thinkibg about it, that's probably the most impactful film I've ever seeb.

The Deer Hunter is one of those movies that rips at your insides for so many different reasons. I mean, not only are the goings on in the film itself intense (I won't spoil any of the details), but there's the realization that John Cazale is about to lose his fight with cancer, too. And, to top it off, if you watch Meryl closely in the scenes she's in, every so often, there's an underlying sadness to her performance that's just barely perceptible. She loved John, and fought like hell to keep him in the movie. As far as I know, that was one of the first times she really asserted herself in Hollywood, and she's been an absolute powerhouse since. But De Niro, Streep, and especially Christopher Walken gave clinics on acting. The Deer Hunter should be in every film collection. It's absolutely essential.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned. Thinking about it, that's probably the most impactful film I've ever seen.

Agreed. It was like a blow to the head when I watched it (granted I was pretty young at the time).

[Pondosinatra]

I'll throw in a couple Oliver Stone movies:

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