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   Adam F. Lawton (adam_cadmon1@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 07-May-2024 00:06:35 JST Adam F. Lawton

   Are there any films or TV shows thay you found interesting but don't necessarily want to revisit?

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 07-May-2024 00:06:35 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Many of the films in the replies — e.g. Dancer in the Dark, The Lobster — I thought were not worth seeing even the first time: cynicism and/or cruelty dressed up as profundity, trying to make a point about humanity while being indifferent to the humanity of their own characters, who exist only to serve the purpose of a sadistic storyteller. Meh.

     Your OP is a real challenge for me! I thought of Audition, but tbh not sure I’m glad I saw it the first time.

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     NaClKnight (naclknight@mstdn.games)'s status on Tuesday, 07-May-2024 00:46:05 JST NaClKnight

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     If we're counting anime and cartoons as TV shows
     Death Note
     Gode Geass
     Death Parade
     Ergo Proxy
     Monster
     Pluto
     Adventure Time
     Bojack Horseman

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 07-May-2024 02:40:38 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Aha! I finally thought of a clear answer: Anomalisa. Subtly, deeply disturbing; the movie left me feeling like a had a thin film of grime all over my brain for days. I don’t need to experience it again. Got it, thanks. BUT: it gave me a genuinely useful window into a particular kind of psychological brokeness, a numb, narcissistic disconnection from every possible human relationship, that is a thing that exists and is useful to know exists.