Worf
I'll Lock Up
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As I age, I realize I've seen some great movies in my life. Films that affected me greatly and struck me to the core. I've also come to realize that there are some I can only watch once. Every time these films come up again on TCM or some streaming service I have to pass them by. While I admire them... I simply cannot relive said trauma again. Here's a list off the top of my head.
"12 Years a Slave" - A wonderful film. Well made but too traumatizing to watch once more.
"Storm Warning" - My Mom wouldn't let me watch it as a child. I finally saw it as an adult and realized why.
"Mississippi Burning" - Same reasons as No. 1.
"Come and See" - Perhaps the rawest depiction of the hell of war ever made.
"Shindler's List" - For obvious reasons.
"Do the Right Thing" - I lived through this while growing up in the Projects of NY City. No need to reopen that wound. Google Clifford Glover.
"Judas and the Black Messiah" - Been there done that in REAL time.
"Salo" - Some things people aren't meant to see.
As you can tell most of these have to do with racism in America. Problem is I watched the Civil Rights Marches and assassinations' in real time. It's just something you carry and cannot shake.
Worf
"12 Years a Slave" - A wonderful film. Well made but too traumatizing to watch once more.
"Storm Warning" - My Mom wouldn't let me watch it as a child. I finally saw it as an adult and realized why.
"Mississippi Burning" - Same reasons as No. 1.
"Come and See" - Perhaps the rawest depiction of the hell of war ever made.
"Shindler's List" - For obvious reasons.
"Do the Right Thing" - I lived through this while growing up in the Projects of NY City. No need to reopen that wound. Google Clifford Glover.
"Judas and the Black Messiah" - Been there done that in REAL time.
"Salo" - Some things people aren't meant to see.
As you can tell most of these have to do with racism in America. Problem is I watched the Civil Rights Marches and assassinations' in real time. It's just something you carry and cannot shake.
Worf