Elondriel
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Post by Elondriel on Oct 16, 2004 20:23:02 GMT 11
i need a movie (to show at uni) that has an older person die and high levels of grief. I am having a mind blank and the best my friend can think of is Beaches, but i don't think she is old enough.
Older in this case being over 50.
i would appreciate any responses.
Elondriel
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Post by avra on Oct 16, 2004 20:47:54 GMT 11
Eeek.. it's surprising how tought it is to think of movies that fit those criteria... So far all I can think of is Forrest Gump, The Hours and Stepmom, but I don't know if the people are old enough, or if they're really the type of movies yer after  |
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Post by brydie on Oct 17, 2004 12:20:30 GMT 11
eek!! only one i can think of atm is whats eating gilberts grapes (JOHNNY DEPP!!) but i've only seen the last half hour of that movie. sorry, i wish i could help!
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Post by Rilla on Oct 17, 2004 12:28:15 GMT 11
All i can think of is Macbeth, but i'm not sure if that has been made in to a movie...
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Elondriel
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Post by Elondriel on Oct 17, 2004 14:40:03 GMT 11
Wow, you guys are great! I havn't seen the hours, macbeth or Stepmom, but i might go and check them out.
Have seen gibert grape and forrest gump, i like the latter.
I don't have to choose till tuesday night, so if you think of any more it would be great.
Thanks heaps for the sugesstions and i'll tell you later what i chose.
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Post by Cat-Eyes on Oct 17, 2004 16:08:25 GMT 11
Hmmmmm.... hard... All I can think of is Titanic, but she only dies at the end and no grief is shown cause it just goes back to her being on the ship...
I'll see if I can think of any more *thumbs up*
Cat
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Post by avra on Oct 17, 2004 17:12:09 GMT 11
She dies at the end? I don't remember that...
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Post by Miska on Oct 17, 2004 18:05:01 GMT 11
lol yea she does! and i mentioned ledgends of the fall in the dinning hall...but i cant member who dies! i jsut remember beign sooo emotional!
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Post by avra on Oct 17, 2004 19:14:37 GMT 11
lots of people die in legends of the fall, but I can't remember if Anthony Hopkins' character (i.e. the oldest character in the whole damn movie) actually dies at the end.... I cant remember the ends of movies anymore! What's wrong with me? That's usually the only bit I remember....
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Elondriel
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Post by Elondriel on Oct 17, 2004 19:49:15 GMT 11
lol yea she does! and i mentioned ledgends of the fall in the dinning hall...but i cant member who dies! i jsut remember beign sooo emotional! i took it in too, and plan to check it out. Thanks for the ongoing! |
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Post by Miska on Oct 17, 2004 21:25:24 GMT 11
coolness! 
adn avra i no wat u mean! i was having trouble rememberin too:P
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Post by HeartoftheDarkness on Oct 17, 2004 23:21:04 GMT 11
what about Dantes Peak? when the old lady saves her family by jumping into the acid water and pulling her boat to shore? that was damn sad  |
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Post by Elondriel on Oct 18, 2004 9:35:05 GMT 11
what about Dantes Peak? when the old lady saves her family by jumping into the acid water and pulling her boat to shore? lol, thanks for the suggestion, but i don't think i could use that for a natural death, i think that would be a little bit too sensationalised. New question, just in case i don't find a suitable movie with an old person dying, although i do seriously like your suggestions thus far...
if i decide to take a tangent and concentrate on grief, or decide to show two clips of film..., what would be the saddest grief scene, for example, i think all the death scenes in Romeo and Julliet are heaps sad.
Anything else? |
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Post by Dameon on Oct 18, 2004 10:07:46 GMT 11
Romeo and Juliet made me cry!!!
Who'm I kiddin', I always cry!!!
Um... I always get uber sad when Boromir dies in LotR, but that's probably not quite right!!! I'll have a think!
KSL
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Post by Dameon on Oct 18, 2004 10:14:19 GMT 11
That's not a death!!!
THAT'S MURDER!!!
Da.mn that Scar and his evil ways!!!
*ahem*
KSL
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Post by Dameon on Oct 18, 2004 10:17:38 GMT 11
Always with the pedantics!
KSL
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Post by Elondriel on Oct 18, 2004 10:19:19 GMT 11
little women... nice choice, i'll add that to the possibles.
Can't do lion king for two reasons:
1) it has to be a human death
2) i'll never watch it again, too sad!
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Post by avra on Oct 18, 2004 12:20:56 GMT 11
Blah spolier warning for anyone who hasnt seen Forrest Gump. And a brief warning about this whole thread which could potentially contain spoilers to lots of movies, blah. That'll do.. Forrest Gump again! Particularly when Forrest goes to visit Jenny's grave.. |
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Post by Min on Oct 19, 2004 0:00:22 GMT 11
Hey Elondriel, Try Radiance, an Aussie play (by Louis Nowra?), turned into a film. From memory, I believe it deals with 3 sisters getting together to deal with the death of their older mother? Don't quote me, it's been a while. Or for a NZ Film, Once Were Warriors. A particular grief scene I can think of that's probably too odd (in that it's not a human death) is when Wilson 'dies' in Castaway. I was up there bawling with Tom Hanks, I hate to admit. And personally, I hate hate hate the death in Moulin Rouge of Satine. You know it's going to happen the entire movie, but it's still heart-wrenching...*sobs and hugs Ewan* it's ok Ewan!!!!!! Wait, more Ewan-ness - what about the death in Big Fish? It's different, in that it's not sad - it's like a celebration of his life...it's a very different way of dealing with it... ...now I'm just getting off topic |
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Post by Lucy on Oct 19, 2004 8:39:11 GMT 11
What about Four Weddings and a Funeral - the guy in that must be 50 plus and it's so sad when John Hannah reads the poem *sniff*
I don't really do sad films cos I cry, and that's never good.
Goodbye Mr Chips is said at the end.
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Post by brydie on Oct 19, 2004 12:28:11 GMT 11
yeah, Big Fish is a good one!!
i think satine in moulin rouge is a bit young...don't you need old people?
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Post by brydie on Oct 19, 2004 12:30:50 GMT 11
oh, sorry, i didnt see your post back there. ok, hows gladiator? i always cry in that!! or braveheart (if its not too gory) or the last samurai or any of those tragic movies where they fight for good and always end up dying. *sob*
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Post by Dameon on Oct 19, 2004 12:42:04 GMT 11
Big Fish is a good one, but maybe not so griefy.
But Four Weddings and a Funeral is an EXCELLENT suggestion. I wholeheartedly support the idea. I suggest, nay I DEMAND you use Lucy's suggestion!
*gives Lucy a thumbs up*
KSL
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